Seymour Hicks

b. Edward Seymour Hicks, 30 January 1871, St. Helier, Shirt, Route Islands, d. 6 Apr 1949, Fleet, Hampshire, Britain. A pleasing vocalist with a wonderful stage existence, Hicks is at the British provincial theater from age 16. He made an appearance in NY before playing in London where he was noticed by George Edwardes, who produced him the juvenile business lead reverse Ada Reeve in The Store Lady (1894). Right here, he sang Felix McGlennon’s ‘Her Golden Locks Was Dangling Down Her Back again’. Through the display’s operate, Hicks’ wife, Ellaline Terriss, required over from Reeve and quickly they were among the theater’s most adored couples. Collectively, they made an appearance in Western End productions from the musical comedies The Circus Lady (1896), A Runaway Lady (1898), Bluebell In Fairyland (1901), The Cherry Lady, The Earl And THE LADY (both 1903), The Capture Of THE GROWING SEASON (1904), The Chat Of THE CITY (1905), THE WONDER Of Shower (1906), The Homosexual Gordons, My Darling (both 1907), The Dashing Small Duke (1909), and Captain Kidd (1910). A number of these displays were made by Charles Frohman and everything were successful. Right now, nevertheless, Hicks and Terriss made a decision to focus on non-musicals, but nonetheless sang on trips of English music halls, although they do try yet another musical humor, the unsuccessful Money On Delivery (1917). In the mean time, Hicks had started making silent movies, included in this playing title jobs in Scrooge (1913), that he also had written the screenplay, and David Garrick (1913). He and Alfred Hitchcock helped in direction of Often Tell YOUR LADY (1923) when the movie director fell sick. In the first 30s, Hicks came back to the display screen, adapting easily to talkies and likewise to performing also directing and composing screenplays. Films where he took component in every three capacities consist of Sleeping Companions (1930) and Glamour (1931); as professional and screenwriter he done The Like Habit (1931), Cash For Nothing at all (1932), Vintage Wines and Scrooge (both 1935). In 1935 he was knighted and made an appearance in that season’s Royal Cavalcade. In the past due 30s and through the 40s, he produced films in various blood vessels: light-hearted The Lambeth Walk (1940), wartime episode Pastor Hall (1940), politics drama Fame MAY BE THE Spur (1946), and Silent Dirt (1948), a melodrama based on Roland and Michael Pertwee’s stage play. Hicks passed away not long following the release of the last film.