E. Story Gofton
E. Story Gofton (fl 1890s) was a British actor.
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Biography
Born Edward John Story in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on 31 July, 1846
His film career included 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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