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Davy Burnaby

Overview

  • Born
    April 7, 1881 · Buckland, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    April 18, 1949 · Angmering, Sussex, England, UK
  • Birth name
    George Davy Burnaby

Biography

  • Davy Burnaby was born on April 7, 1881 in Buckland, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Shot in the Dark (1933), On the Air (1934) and The Co-Optimists (1929). He was married to Mabel Grace Woof and Vera Maud Lambert Turner. He died on April 18, 1949 in Angmering, Sussex, England, UK.

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  • Spouses
      Mabel Grace Woof(December 1915 - April 18, 1949) (his death, 3 children)
      Vera Maud Lambert Turner(1908 - 1915) (divorced, 1 child)

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  • Balding, heavy-set British stage and screen actor of the 1930's, rarely seen without his monocle. Had initially tried (unsuccessfully) for a legal career.
  • Father: Henry Fowke Burnaby; Mother: Louisa Jane Davy.
  • Actor, playwright, lyricist.

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