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[[James Bromley-Challenor]] (1884–1935)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149977/] was British actor-manager. | [[James Bromley-Challenor]] (1884–1935)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149977/] was British actor-manager. | ||
| + | Also known as [[Bromley Challenor]] | ||
| − | + | ==Biography== | |
| − | Born on September 3, 1884 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK | + | |
| + | Born on September 3, 1884 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK, he intended to become a doctor, but then tried journalism before the theatre. He made his first appearance on stage in [[The Hand of Justice]] in at Coatbridge, and going on to a career as actor and company manager on tour and in London. Among the plays he appeared in were | ||
He was married to [[Marjorie Bellairs]] (actress). | He was married to [[Marjorie Bellairs]] (actress). | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 2 May 2020
James Bromley-Challenor (1884–1935)[1] was British actor-manager.
Also known as Bromley Challenor
Biography
Born on September 3, 1884 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK, he intended to become a doctor, but then tried journalism before the theatre. He made his first appearance on stage in The Hand of Justice in at Coatbridge, and going on to a career as actor and company manager on tour and in London. Among the plays he appeared in were
He was married to Marjorie Bellairs (actress).
He appeared in the farce When Knights were Bold (Marlowe) over 6000 times in his lifetime, dying while rehearsing it once more.
In 1915 or 1916 he took the James Bromley-Challenor's theatrical company on a tour of South Africa, the cast including his wife, Marjorie Bellairs, and Norah Sturdee.
Died on December 17, 1935 in London, England,
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149977/
E-mail correspondence about Norah Sturdee and the tour of South Africa from Nick Jackson, 1 May 2020 @18h55.
http://www.robertbuchanan.co.uk/html/knightsrev2.html
James Bromley-Challenor
