Naunton Wayne

Naunton Wayne
Wayne in The Lady Vanishes, 1938
Born Henry Wayne Davies
(1901-06-22)22 June 1901
Llanwonno, Glamorgan, Wales
Died 17 November 1970(1970-11-17) (aged 69)
Surbiton, London, England
Years active 1932-1969

Naunton Wayne (22 June 1901 – 17 November 1970), was a British character actor, born Henry Wayne Davies[1] in Llanwonno, Glamorgan, Wales. He was educated at Clifton College. His name was changed by deed poll in 1933.[2]

His first London stage roles were in Streamline at the Palace in 1934 and in 1066 and All That at the Strand in 1935 (where he provided comic continuity for other performers). His first full role was as Norman Weldon in Wise Tomorrow at The Lyric in 1937. He played Mortimer Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace at the Strand for four years. He was a leading member of The Stage Golfing Society.[3]

He became best known for his role as a supporting character, Caldicott, in the 1938 film version of The Lady Vanishes,[4] a role he repeated in three further films, alongside Basil Radford as his equally cricket-obsessed friend, Charters. The two would go on to appear in other films together, often playing similar characters. Their other joint credits include Night Train to Munich (1940), Crook's Tour (1941), Millions Like Us (1943), Dead of Night (1945), Quartet (1948), It's Not Cricket (1949), and Passport to Pimlico (1949).

Wayne also appeared alone in other films including the Ealing comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) and Obsession (1949).

Personal life

Wayne married Gladys Dove, a concert pianist, in 1927 and they had two sons, Peter and John. [5]

Death

Wayne died on November 17, 1970, at age 69.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary: Naunton Wayne - The Times (18 November 1970)". The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Room, Adrian (2012). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 504. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Naunton Wayne: Guardian Obituary". Britmovie. 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Nauton Wayne, 69, British actor, dies". The New York Times. New York, New York City. United Press International. November 19, 1970. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Film cricketer turns to crime". 1949. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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  • "Naunton Wayne Biography". Britmovie. 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

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