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Frederick Lonsdale(1881-1954)

  • Writer
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Frederick Lonsdale was born on 5 February 1881 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. He was a writer, known for The Devil to Pay! (1930), The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) and The Lady of Scandal (1930). He was married to Leslie Brooke Hoggan. He died on 4 April 1954 in London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 5, 1881
DiedApril 4, 1954(73)
BornFebruary 5, 1881
DiedApril 4, 1954(73)
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Known for

The Devil to Pay! (1930)
The Devil to Pay!
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1930
Douglas Fairbanks in The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
The Private Life of Don Juan
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1934
Ruth Chatterton in The Lady of Scandal (1930)
The Lady of Scandal
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1930
Un cattivo soggetto (1933)
Un cattivo soggetto
  • Writer
  • 1933

Credits

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Writer

  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1982
  • Ian Holm and Mel Martin in Do You Remember? (1978)
    Do You Remember?
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Sind wir das nicht alle?
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1969
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Mrs. Cheney's Ende
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • play "The Last of Mrs. Cheney"
    • 1965
  • On Approval (1964)
    On Approval
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1964
  • Sind wir das nicht alle?
    TV Movie
    • play "Aren't We All?"
    • 1962
  • Lilli Palmer in Frau Cheneys Ende (1961)
    Frau Cheneys Ende
    6.1
    • play
    • 1961
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Theatre Night (1957)
    Theatre Night
    8.1
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1959
  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1958
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Mrs. Cheneys Ende
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • play "The Last of Mrs. Cheney"
    • 1957
  • The Alcoa Hour (1955)
    The Alcoa Hour
    7.2
    TV Series
    • play "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney"
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Encyclopedia
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative name
    • Frederick Leonard Lonsdale
  • Born
    • February 5, 1881
    • St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
  • Died
    • April 4, 1954
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Leslie Brooke HogganAugust 12, 1904 - April 4, 1954 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Frances Donaldson
  • Relatives
      Emilia Fox(Great Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Grandfather of Edward Fox, James Fox and Robert Fox.

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