Loraine, Robert, 1876-1935
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- Father Brown, detective [MP] 1935:credits (cast of characters, Robert Loraine)
- Int'l film necrology, 1981(Loraine, Robert; b. Jan. 14, 1876, New Brighton, Cheshire, Eng.; d. Dec. 23, 1935)
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Robert Bilcliffe Loraine (14 January 1876 – 23 December 1935) was a successful London and Broadway British stage actor, actor-manager, and soldier who later enjoyed a side career as a pioneer aviator. Born in New Brighton, his father was Henry Loraine and mother Edith Kingsley (born Mary Ellen Bayliss). Robert made his first stage appearance in the English provinces in 1889, prior to serving in the Second Boer War. He introduced the George Bernard Shaw play Man and Superman to Broadway in 1905.
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