- Born
- DiedJune 19, 1914 · Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, UK (complications after a brief illness)
- Birth nameWalter Brandon Thomas
- Brandon Thomas was born on December 24, 1848 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Charley's Aunt (1930), Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940) and Playhouse 90 (1956). He was married to Marguerite Blanche Leverson. He died on June 19, 1914 in Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, UK.
- SpouseMarguerite Blanche Leverson(1888 - June 19, 1914) (his death, 4 children)
- ChildrenSilvia Blanche Brandon ThomasJames Grant Brandon Thomas
- ParentsWalter ThomasHannah Morris
- Father of Amy Brandon Thomas and Jevan Brandon-Thomas.
- Father: Walter Thomas; Mother: Hannah Thomas.
- In its obituary notice, The Times quoted him as saying, "I hoped to go down to fame as a great actor. If I go at all it will be as the author of Charley's Aunt.".
- Although Thomas never repeated the prodigious success of Charley's Aunt, he maintained a career as an actor and dramatist until his death, acting mostly in comedy, but with occasional serious roles in the plays of Shakespeare and others.
- He was educated at the Liverpool Institute and later at a private school in Prescot, Lancashire. At the age of 14, he enlisted in the Royal Marines but was bought out after six weeks[2] and apprenticed to a shipbuilder.[.
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