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Sonnie Hale
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Sonnie Hale (1 May 1902 – 9 June 1959) was an English theatre and cinema actor and director.
John Robert Hale-Monro, better known by his stage name, was born in Kensington, London, the son of Robert Hale and Belle Reynolds. His father, and his sister Binnie Hale, were actors. He was educated at Beaumont College, Old Windsor.
He worked chiefly in musical and revue theatre, but also acted in several films with occasional screenwriting or directing credits. He first performed on stage at the London Pavilion in 1921 in the chorus of the revue Fun of the Fayre. A major personal investment in a show to tour the country planned for late 1939 proved financial…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sonnie Hale (1 May 1902 – 9 June 1959) was an English theatre and cinema actor and director. John Robert Hale-Monro, better known by his stage name, was born in Kensington, London, the son of Robert Hale and Belle Reynolds. His father, and his sister Binnie Hale, were actors. He was educated at Beaumont College, Old Windsor. He worked chiefly in musical and revue theatre, but also acted in several films with occasional screenwriting or directing credits. He first performed on stage at the London Pavilion in 1921 in the chorus of the revue Fun of the Fayre. A major personal investment in a show to tour the country planned for late 1939 proved financially ruinous due to the outbreak of war and the subsequent closure of most theatres. His slight acquaintance Evelyn Waugh advised him against such an investment. His reply was reported to be the sardonic “War is good for business, don't you know!”
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London Town
as Charlie de Haven
Fiddlers Three
as The Professor
Let's Be Famous
as Finch
The Gaunt Stranger
as Samuel Cuthbert 'Sam' Hackett
It's Love Again
as Freddie Rathbone
First a Girl
as Victor
My Heart Is Calling
as Alphonse Rosee
No Poster
Marry the Girl
as Wally Gibbs
My Song for You
as Gatti's secretary
Evergreen
as Leslie Benn
No Poster
Wild Boy
as Billy Grosvenor
Friday the Thirteenth
as Alf, the Conductor
No Poster
Early to Bed
as Leopold
Tell Me Tonight
as Alexander Koretsky
No Poster
Happy Ever After
as Willie II