Ben Webster
Ben Webster ( 1864–1947)[1] was an English actor.
Born Benjamin Webster on 2 June 1864, he had a long career on the English stage, before moving to Hollywood, where he and his wife, the actress May Whitty, made numerous films in later years. He was the father of the actress and director Margaret Webster.
Webster passed away on 26 February 1947.
He undertook a tour of South Africa in 1928/1929 (?) with Zena Dare, playing in The High Road, The Trial of Mary Dugan, The Squeaker, and Aren't We All?.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Webster_(actor)
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Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Awards, etc
Sources
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, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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