Laurence Hanray, (16 May 1874 – 28 November 1947), sometimes credited as Lawrence Hanray, was a British film and theatre actor born in London, England. He is also credited as the author of several plays and music hall songs.
Laurence Hanray was born Lawrence Henry Jacobs in St John's Wood on 16 May 1874, the son of Angelo Jacobs (c. 1851-1910), a glass manufacturer, and Leah (née Nathan; 1850/1851 - 1946).
His father changed his name to Angelo Jacobs Hanray, and with it the family name, after becoming bankrupt in 1897, although Laurence had been using the name Hanray professionally from at least 1892, when he appeared as a member of the Hermann VezinTheatre Company in supporting roles in Hamlet and Macbeth at Her Majesties Theatre, Dundee.
Australian newspapers show he was in Australia and New Zealand from around 1901-04, appearing as Carraway Bones the undertaker in the farce Turned Up at the Theatre Royal, Perth, in May 1901, and subsequently at most of the main cities until June 1904. Travel records show him departing Sydney for Auckland in August 1901, and sailing from Sydney for London on 7 October 1904. He then resumed touring in Britain. In the 1911 census, Laurence Hanray (36), actor, is listed as residing at the Woolton Hall Hydropathic Hotel, Much Woolton, Lancashire, England.
Hanray married Dorothy Mary Chambers Farnsworth (1884-1918) in the Birkenhead district during the first quarter of 1914. She petitioned for divorce in 1917, but then died suddenly in London on 16 August 1918. Hanray married Lois Grace Heatherley (1892-1966) in Paddington during the same quarter his first wife died.[8] Lois was also an actress and performed with Laurence at the Booth Theatre, Broadway, in 1921. They were also together in The Faithful Heart, she as Ginger and Laurence as Major Lestrade, at the Comedy Theatre, Haymarket. Travel records then show the couple arriving in New York in September 1922. He appeared in John Galsworthy's play Loyalties at the Gaeity Theatre on Broadway.[9] They arrived in Liverpool in May 1923. The couple also played together in Escape at the Booth Theatre, Broadway in 1927, she as Miss Grace and he in multiple roles (the Fellow Convict, the Old Gentleman and the Farmer).
Laurence and Lois had a daughter, Ursula Susan Edith Hanray, on 16 November 1923. According to travel records, the family visited America from September 1927. Laurence also went on his own to Canada in September 1931, and also during 1939-1940. Ursula became a child actress, playing the title role in the first televised production of Alice Through The Looking Glass in 1937, and the young Queen Victoria in a London theatre in 1940.
Hanray worked almost up to his death; The Times reported in early September 1947 that he was to appear in a play at Dunfermline Abbey Theatre. He died at age 73 on 28 November 1947, following an operation at the Middlesex Hospital, London. Lois Grace Hanray died aged 74 on 25 April 1966.
Laurence Hanray was born Lawrence Henry Jacobs in St John's Wood on 16 May 1874, the son of Angelo Jacobs (c. 1851-1910), a glass manufacturer, and Leah (née Nathan; 1850/1851 - 1946).
His father changed his name to Angelo Jacobs Hanray, and with it the family name, after becoming bankrupt in 1897, although Laurence had been using the name Hanray professionally from at least 1892, when he appeared as a member of the Hermann VezinTheatre Company in supporting roles in Hamlet and Macbeth at Her Majesties Theatre, Dundee.
Australian newspapers show he was in Australia and New Zealand from around 1901-04, appearing as Carraway Bones the undertaker in the farce Turned Up at the Theatre Royal, Perth, in May 1901, and subsequently at most of the main cities until June 1904. Travel records show him departing Sydney for Auckland in August 1901, and sailing from Sydney for London on 7 October 1904. He then resumed touring in Britain. In the 1911 census, Laurence Hanray (36), actor, is listed as residing at the Woolton Hall Hydropathic Hotel, Much Woolton, Lancashire, England.
Hanray married Dorothy Mary Chambers Farnsworth (1884-1918) in the Birkenhead district during the first quarter of 1914. She petitioned for divorce in 1917, but then died suddenly in London on 16 August 1918. Hanray married Lois Grace Heatherley (1892-1966) in Paddington during the same quarter his first wife died.[8] Lois was also an actress and performed with Laurence at the Booth Theatre, Broadway, in 1921. They were also together in The Faithful Heart, she as Ginger and Laurence as Major Lestrade, at the Comedy Theatre, Haymarket. Travel records then show the couple arriving in New York in September 1922. He appeared in John Galsworthy's play Loyalties at the Gaeity Theatre on Broadway.[9] They arrived in Liverpool in May 1923. The couple also played together in Escape at the Booth Theatre, Broadway in 1927, she as Miss Grace and he in multiple roles (the Fellow Convict, the Old Gentleman and the Farmer).
Laurence and Lois had a daughter, Ursula Susan Edith Hanray, on 16 November 1923. According to travel records, the family visited America from September 1927. Laurence also went on his own to Canada in September 1931, and also during 1939-1940. Ursula became a child actress, playing the title role in the first televised production of Alice Through The Looking Glass in 1937, and the young Queen Victoria in a London theatre in 1940.
Hanray worked almost up to his death; The Times reported in early September 1947 that he was to appear in a play at Dunfermline Abbey Theatre. He died at age 73 on 28 November 1947, following an operation at the Middlesex Hospital, London. Lois Grace Hanray died aged 74 on 25 April 1966.
FILMOGRAFÍA
1923 The Pipes of Pan - James Flaxman
1930 Beyond the Cities - Gregory Hayes
1931 Her Reputation - Mr. Montgomery
1932 The Faithful Heart - Major Ango
1932 Love on Wheels - Gallop's Commissionaire
1932 That Night in London - Ribbles
Wedding Rehearsal /1932 Ensayo nupcial - News editor
1932 Leap Year - Hope
1932 There Goes the Bride - Police Chief
1933 The Man from Toronto - Duncan
1933 His Grace Gives Notice - Mr. Grayling
1933 Loyalties - Jacob Twisden
1933 This Week of Grace - Lawyer Cowlber
The Good Companions /1933 Compañeros de fatigas - Mr. James Tarvin
The Private Life of Henry VIII / 1933La vida privada de Enrique VIII - Archbishop Cranmer
1934 Easy Money - Mr. Pim
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
1934 The Great Defender - Parker
1934 Those Were the Days - Wormington
1934 Chu Chin Chow - Kasim Baba
What Happened Then? /1934 What Happened Then? - Dr. Bristol
Lorna Doone (1934)
The Scarlet Pimpernel /1934 La pimpinela escarlata - Burke
1934 El Valle de los sin ley - Parson Bowden
1934 Catalina de Rusia - Goudovitch
1935 Murder at Monte Carlo - Collum
Adventure Ltd. /1935 Adventure Ltd. - Simon Ledbury
1935 Mimi - Barbemouche
1935 Brewster's Millions - Grant
1935 Street Song - Tuttle
1935 Expert's Opinion - Coroner
1935 Drake of England - Minor role
1935 Mi vida para ti - Undetermined role
1936 Rembrandt - Heertsbeeke
The Man Who Could Work Miracles /1936 El hombre que podía hacer milagros - Mr. Bamfylde
1936 The Three Maxims - Thomas
1936 Beloved Impostor - Arthur
The Lonely Road /1936 Camino solitario Jenkinson
1936 Como gustéis - Third Lord
1936 Someone at the Door - Poole
1936 Whom the Gods Love - Archbishop of Salzburg
1937 Midnight Menace - Sir George, Lead Conspirator
Fire Over England (1937)
1937 It's Never Too Late to Mend - Lawyer Crawley
1937 The Show Goes On - Waiter
1937 The Last Chance - Mr. Perrin
Dark Journey (1937)
Knight Without Armour (1937)
Action for Slander (1937)
1937 Smash and Grab - Praskins
1937 The Girl in the Taxi - Charencey
1937 La condesa Alexandra - Forrester
1937 Knights for a Day
1937 Moonlight Sonata - Mr. Bishop
1937 La mujer enigma - Cottin
1937 Calumniado - Clerk of Court
1937 Inglaterra en llamas - French Ambassador
1938 A Royal Divorce - Klemens von Metternich
1939 The Missing People
21 Days (1940) / Veintiún días juntos - Solicitor
1941Boda sosegada - Mr. Williamson
1941The Ghost of St. Michael's - Clerk of Court (uncredited)
1941Old Mother Riley's Circus - Cheddar, KC
Hatter's Castle (1942) / El castillo del odio - Dr. Lawrie
1942 Penn of Pennsylvania
1942 Let the People Sing - Bit Role
My Learned Friend (1943) - Sir Norman
1944 Contraespionaje - Police Commissioner
On Approval (1944)
Hotel Reserve (1944) - Parkes
Love Story / 1944 Historia de amor - Angus Rossiter
1945 Waterloo Road - Traveller to Basingstoke (uncredited)
1947 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby - Mr. Gride
Mine Own Executioner (1947) - Dr. Lefage
1923 The Pipes of Pan - James Flaxman
1930 Beyond the Cities - Gregory Hayes
1931 Her Reputation - Mr. Montgomery
1932 The Faithful Heart - Major Ango
1932 Love on Wheels - Gallop's Commissionaire
1932 That Night in London - Ribbles
Wedding Rehearsal /1932 Ensayo nupcial - News editor
1932 Leap Year - Hope
1932 There Goes the Bride - Police Chief
1933 The Man from Toronto - Duncan
1933 His Grace Gives Notice - Mr. Grayling
1933 Loyalties - Jacob Twisden
1933 This Week of Grace - Lawyer Cowlber
The Good Companions /1933 Compañeros de fatigas - Mr. James Tarvin
The Private Life of Henry VIII / 1933La vida privada de Enrique VIII - Archbishop Cranmer
1934 Easy Money - Mr. Pim
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
1934 The Great Defender - Parker
1934 Those Were the Days - Wormington
1934 Chu Chin Chow - Kasim Baba
What Happened Then? /1934 What Happened Then? - Dr. Bristol
Lorna Doone (1934)
The Scarlet Pimpernel /1934 La pimpinela escarlata - Burke
1934 El Valle de los sin ley - Parson Bowden
1934 Catalina de Rusia - Goudovitch
1935 Murder at Monte Carlo - Collum
Adventure Ltd. /1935 Adventure Ltd. - Simon Ledbury
1935 Mimi - Barbemouche
1935 Brewster's Millions - Grant
1935 Street Song - Tuttle
1935 Expert's Opinion - Coroner
1935 Drake of England - Minor role
1935 Mi vida para ti - Undetermined role
1936 Rembrandt - Heertsbeeke
The Man Who Could Work Miracles /1936 El hombre que podía hacer milagros - Mr. Bamfylde
1936 The Three Maxims - Thomas
1936 Beloved Impostor - Arthur
The Lonely Road /1936 Camino solitario Jenkinson
1936 Como gustéis - Third Lord
1936 Someone at the Door - Poole
1936 Whom the Gods Love - Archbishop of Salzburg
1937 Midnight Menace - Sir George, Lead Conspirator
Fire Over England (1937)
1937 It's Never Too Late to Mend - Lawyer Crawley
1937 The Show Goes On - Waiter
1937 The Last Chance - Mr. Perrin
Dark Journey (1937)
Knight Without Armour (1937)
Action for Slander (1937)
1937 Smash and Grab - Praskins
1937 The Girl in the Taxi - Charencey
1937 La condesa Alexandra - Forrester
1937 Knights for a Day
1937 Moonlight Sonata - Mr. Bishop
1937 La mujer enigma - Cottin
1937 Calumniado - Clerk of Court
1937 Inglaterra en llamas - French Ambassador
1938 A Royal Divorce - Klemens von Metternich
1939 The Missing People
21 Days (1940) / Veintiún días juntos - Solicitor
1941Boda sosegada - Mr. Williamson
1941The Ghost of St. Michael's - Clerk of Court (uncredited)
1941Old Mother Riley's Circus - Cheddar, KC
Hatter's Castle (1942) / El castillo del odio - Dr. Lawrie
1942 Penn of Pennsylvania
1942 Let the People Sing - Bit Role
My Learned Friend (1943) - Sir Norman
1944 Contraespionaje - Police Commissioner
On Approval (1944)
Hotel Reserve (1944) - Parkes
Love Story / 1944 Historia de amor - Angus Rossiter
1945 Waterloo Road - Traveller to Basingstoke (uncredited)
1947 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby - Mr. Gride
Mine Own Executioner (1947) - Dr. Lefage