Stanley Richard Lupino Hook (15 June 1893 – 10 June 1942), known professionally as Stanley Lupino, was an English actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer. During the 1930s, Lupino appeared in a successful series of musical comedy films, often based on his already popular stage shows.[4]
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| Born | Stanley Richard Lupino Hook 15 June 1893[1] |
| Died | 10 June 1942 (aged 48)[2] Wandsworth, London, England |
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| Spouse | Connie Emerald[3] |
| Children | 2, including Ida Lupino |
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| Relatives | Barry Lupino (brother) Lupino Lane (cousin) Wallace Lupino (cousin) |
| Family | Lupino |
Lupino was a member of the celebrated theatrical Lupino family. His father was the actor George Lupino. He was the brother of actor Barry Lupino (1884–1962) and the father of Ida Lupino.[5]
Career
editLupino began his career as an acrobat. He made his first stage appearance at the age of 6 as a monkey in King Klondyke. After prize fighting for a while, he toured with the Albert and Edmunds troupe of acrobats, the Brother Luck and other vaude units.[6] In 1910 he appeared in Dick Whittington, and 4 years later was signed by his brother, Barry, for a role in Sleeping Beauty. He first became known as a music hall performer and played in pantomimes at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. In 1917 he played Rono in Arlette by Austen Hurgon and George Arthurs at the Shaftesbury Theatre. In 1920 and 1921 he appeared in Wylie & Tate pantomimes at Sheffield and Cardiff with Daisy Burrell.[7] He appeared with Elsie Janis in Hello, America and wrote the words for Hold My Hand.[8]
Lupino wrote and performed in several shows, including Phi-Phi (1922) and From Dover Street to Dixie (1923) at the London Pavilion. In 1926-'27 he appeared on Broadway in Naughty Riquette and The Nightingale,[9] returning to England to play at the Gaiety Theatre in London, including Love Lies (1929), Hold My Hand (1932), and Sporting Love (1934), which ran for 302 performances. He also wrote and starred in So this is Love (1929) at Drury Lane and The Love Race. He also performed extensively for BBC Radio.[10] Later, he turned to screenwriting and films, although he also continued on stage in works like The Fleet's Lit Up (1939) and Lady Behave (1941) which co-starred Sally Gray.
Lupino wrote a short novel Crazy Days which was published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd in 1932 and his autobiography From the Stocks to the Stars: An Unconventional Autobiography which was published in 1934.[11][12]
He is buried in Lambeth Cemetery, London.[13]
On 16 February 2016 a commemorative blue plaque was erected to Stanley Lupino and his daughter Ida Lupino by the theatre charity The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America at the house where Ida was born in Herne Hill.[14]
Filmography
editActor
edit- Love Lies (1931)
- The Love Race (1931)
- Sleepless Nights (1932)
- You Made Me Love You (1933)
- King of the Ritz (1933)
- Facing the Music (1933)
- Happy (1933)
- Honeymoon for Three (1935)
- Cheer Up (1936)
- Sporting Love (1937)
- Hold My Hand (1938)
- Over She Goes (1938)
- Lucky to Me (1939)
Writer
edit- Love Lies (1931)
- You Made Me Love You (1933)
- Facing the Music (1933)
- Happy (1933)
- Honeymoon for Three (1935)
- Sporting Love (1937)
- Hold My Hand (1938)
- Over She Goes (1938)
- Lucky to Me (1939)
- Don't Give Up (1947)
Producer
edit- Love Lies (1931)
- The Love Race (1931)
- Honeymoon for Three (1935)
- Cheer Up (1936)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ GRO Register of Births: JUN 1893 1d 176 ST SAVIOUR - Stanley Richard L(=Lupino) Hook
- ^ GRO Register of Deaths: JUN 1942 1d 506 WANDSWORTH - Stanley R Lupino or Lupino-Hook, aged 49
- ^ GRO Register of Marriages: SEP 1915 10b 245 NEWCASTLE T. - LUPINA (=Lupino) = O'SHEA or EMERALD
- ^ "Stanley Lupino". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Lupino family". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ Billboard 20 June 1942
- ^ THE IMPRESARIOS: WYLIE - TATE at its-behind-you.com, accessed 15 January 2012
- ^ "Hold my hand : a musical play in two acts / by Stanley Lupino ; music by Noel Gay ; libretto by Desmond Carter. [music] : - Version details - Trove". nla.gov.au.
- ^ The Broadway League. "Stanley Lupino - IBDB". ibdb.com.
- ^ "Stanley Lupino in 'PRESS GANG!'". BBC.
- ^ "Crazy Days by Lupino Stanley". abebooks.co.uk. 18 October 2015.
- ^ From the stocks to the stars: an unconventional autobiography. OCLC 8208542 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ Clark, James (31 August 2007). Haunted London. The History Press. ISBN 9780750959933 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Stanley Lupino Commemorated". London Remembers. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
External links
edit- Stanley Lupino at IMDb
- Stanley Lupino at the Internet Broadway Database
- Stanley Lupino at Find a Grave
- Photo of Lupino
- Scott, A. O. "Movies: About Over She Goes". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- Over She Goes (1937)
- Strauss, Robert (2011). "Movies: About Sporting Love". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- McGrath, Charles (2011). "Movies: About Happy". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- Sandra Brennan (2011). "Movies: About You Made Me Love You". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- "Movies: About Sleepless Nights". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- Holden, Stephen (2011). "Movies: About Facing the Music". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- Lee, Nathan (2011). "Movies: About Love Lies". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- Mentions several Lupino works
- Review of You Made Me Love You
- Lists Lupino musicals at the Gaiety
- Includes information about So this is Love
- Stanley Lupino on Great War Theatre
