Robert Andrews (actor)

Robert Andrews
Andrews in 1921
Born 20 February 1895
Camden Town, England
Died 1976 (aged 80–81)
Kensington, England
Partner(s) Ivor Novello (1916–51, Novello's death)

Robert Tobias "Bobbie" Andrews (20 February 1895 – 17 January 1976[1])[2] born Reginald Frank Andrews[3], was a British stage actor. He also briefly appeared in films.

Biography

Andrews was born in Camden Town, the son of Walter Andrews (1861-1935), a horse bus inspector, and his wife Ada Harriet, née Judd (1864-1946). At the age of sixteen, he was described as a "boy actor"[4].

Amongst his many character parts was the Prime Minister in Ivor Novello's musical play King's Rhapsody at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.[2]

When Andrews met Ivor Novello in 1916 they became close friends, and eventually lovers.[5] Their relationship lasted 35 years until Novello's death, during which they performed together many times in Novello's musicals and plays.[2]

Andrews died at his family home, 37 St Mary's Mansions, Kensington[6].

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.
  2. 1 2 3 John Snelson, 'Novello, Ivor (1893–1951)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 16 Nov 2007
  3. ↑ General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright.
  4. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Matthew (2002), "Novello, Ivor", glbtq.com, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 13 November 2007
  6. ↑ Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.


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