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Laurence Hanray
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Laurence Hanray
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1874-05-15,Hampstead, London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
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 Vezin Theatre 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. 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. 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.

Filmography

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Leap Year
1932-10-11

His Grace Gives Notice

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His Grace Gives Notice
1933-07-22

The Private Life of Henry VIII

6.3

The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933-08-17

Hatter's Castle

5.9

Hatter's Castle
1942-02-02

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Many Waters
1938-10-17

My Learned Friend

6

My Learned Friend
1943-10-25

It's Never Too Late to Mend

5.8

It's Never Too Late to Mend
1937-03-01

Murder at Monte Carlo

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Murder at Monte Carlo
1935-01-01

Moonlight Sonata

7

Moonlight Sonata
1937-02-11

The Three Maxims

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The Three Maxims
1936-01-01

6.4

Love Story
1944-11-20

6.9

On Approval
1944-05-22

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Julius Caesar
1938-12-09

The Man from Toronto

4

The Man from Toronto
1933-01-01

Wedding Rehearsal

4.6

Wedding Rehearsal
1932-10-01

Action for Slander

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Action for Slander
1937-07-21

The Girl in the Taxi

6

The Girl in the Taxi
1937-09-02

The Good Companions

5.8

The Good Companions
1933-02-28

The Last Chance

6

The Last Chance
1937-11-11

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

5.685

The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936-07-23

Mine Own Executioner

7

Mine Own Executioner
1947-11-22

Midnight Menace

6.5

Midnight Menace
1937-05-04

The Great Defender

4.8

The Great Defender
1934-11-26

21 Days Together

6.1

21 Days Together
1940-01-07

Those Were the Days

7.5

Those Were the Days
1934-04-02

Someone at the Door

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Someone at the Door
1936-09-28

6

Loyalties
1933-07-02

4.3

Chu Chin Chow
1934-05-01

Knight Without Armour

5.6

Knight Without Armour
1937-07-23

6.2

Lonely Road
1936-08-23

5.8

Lorna Doone
1934-12-09

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

5.2

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife
1936-02-22

Drake of England

7

Drake of England
1935-05-16

Brewster's Millions

6

Brewster's Millions
1935-01-01

5.2

Mimi
1935-03-28

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Love on Wheels
1932-07-26

What Happened Then?

5

What Happened Then?
1934-09-24

4.2

Quiet Wedding
1941-04-19

The Ghost of St. Michael's

6.6

The Ghost of St. Michael's
1941-04-01

6.5

Hotel Reserve
1944-06-01

Beyond the Cities

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Beyond the Cities
1930-11-18

6.4

Dark Journey
1937-07-02

5.5

Street Song
1935-09-16

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Adventure Ltd.
1935-03-31

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Her Reputation
1931-07-21

That Night in London

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That Night in London
1932-08-01

Beloved Impostor

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Beloved Impostor
1936-07-20

The Faithful Heart

5.5

The Faithful Heart
1932-05-01

Fire Over England

6

Fire Over England
1937-03-05

This Week of Grace

3.5

This Week of Grace
1933-06-30

The Rise of Catherine the Great

5.9

The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934-02-09

Read All About It

4.6

Read All About It
1945-04-08

5.8

Smash and Grab
1937-09-20

A Royal Divorce

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A Royal Divorce
1938-09-21

There Goes the Bride

6.4

There Goes the Bride
1932-10-25

6

Waterloo Road
1945-02-05

Old Mother Riley's Circus

3.8

Old Mother Riley's Circus
1941-12-10

6.6

Rembrandt
1936-11-06

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

6.4

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947-03-12