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| − | Born Edward John Story in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on 31 July, 1846 | + | Born Edward John Story at Elswick Row in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on 31 July, 1845 (or 1846, depending on the source.) Having completed his education at the Royal Grammar School (where he was introduced to theatre), he became an actor and singer. |
| − | + | He also managed a number of touring companies both in this country and overseas. At the beginning of the 1890s he came to South Africa with the a company led by was performing Shakespeare and other plays in South Africa; in 1893 he returned to Newcastle to direct Cinderella at Tyne Theatre (where he had been the manager for a number of years previously), and the new year of 1898 found him at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia. At the turn of the twentieth century moving pictures were developing fast and Story-Gofton appeared in a number of them between 1913 and 1922. Towards the end of his life he and his wife lived in Ilford, Essex, and Story-Gofton continued his work as a theatre critic writing a number of articles and letters to newspapers. He died aged 92 at his Ilford home in 1939. | |
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| + | As a stage performer he worked and toured with [[Ellen Terry]] at one time, appearing in Bernard Shaw's ''[[Captain Brassbound's Conversion]]'' | ||
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| + | He later became a film actor, his film career including roles in ''[[Sixty Years a Queen]]'' (1913), ''[[The Twelve Pound Look]]'' (1920), ''[[Onder spiritistischen dwang]]'' (1921) and ''[[Circus Jim]]'' (or ''[[Laughter and Tears]]'', 1921). | ||
He died on 1 May, 1939 in Hornchurch, Essex, England. | He died on 1 May, 1939 in Hornchurch, Essex, England. | ||
Revision as of 05:26, 25 August 2020
E. Story Gofton (fl 1890s) was a British actor.
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Biography
Born Edward John Story at Elswick Row in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on 31 July, 1845 (or 1846, depending on the source.) Having completed his education at the Royal Grammar School (where he was introduced to theatre), he became an actor and singer.
He also managed a number of touring companies both in this country and overseas. At the beginning of the 1890s he came to South Africa with the a company led by was performing Shakespeare and other plays in South Africa; in 1893 he returned to Newcastle to direct Cinderella at Tyne Theatre (where he had been the manager for a number of years previously), and the new year of 1898 found him at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia. At the turn of the twentieth century moving pictures were developing fast and Story-Gofton appeared in a number of them between 1913 and 1922. Towards the end of his life he and his wife lived in Ilford, Essex, and Story-Gofton continued his work as a theatre critic writing a number of articles and letters to newspapers. He died aged 92 at his Ilford home in 1939.
As a stage performer he worked and toured with Ellen Terry at one time, appearing in Bernard Shaw's Captain Brassbound's Conversion
He later became a film actor, his film career including roles in Sixty Years a Queen (1913), The Twelve Pound Look (1920), Onder spiritistischen dwang (1921) and Circus Jim (or Laughter and Tears, 1921).
He died on 1 May, 1939 in Hornchurch, Essex, England.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
In 1891-2 he toured South Africa with what was billed as the Geneviève Ward Company for nine months in 1891-2, under the auspices of Luscombe Searelle. The leaders of the company were Geneviève Ward and W.H. Vernon. His roles while in South Africa included "Mark Chinnery" in Mammon (Grundy).
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0324627/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba83af6fd
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 392-3
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