Sonnie Hale

b. John Robert Hale-Monro, 1 Might 1902, London, Britain, d. 9 June 1959, London, Britain. An amiable professional and singer, aswell as an writer, producer and movie director, Hale produced his Western world End stage debut in the chorus from the revue Fun FROM THE Fayre on the London Pavilion in 1921. Aside from his undeniable abilities being a performer, he’s remembered especially for having been wedded to two from the London musical theater’s most liked leading females, Evelyn Laye and Jessie Matthews. Between 1927 and 1940 he made an appearance with Matthews in a single Dam Thing After Another, THIS SEASON Of Sophistication! (where he sang Noël Coward’s ‘A Area With A Watch’ and ‘Dance, Small Lady’), AWAKEN and Fantasy!, Ever Green, (presenting Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s ‘Dance On The Roof’), Keep My Hands, and TURN OUT TO TRY OUT. He was also observed in other musical comedies and revues, including Small Nellie Kelly, The Punch Dish, Mercenary Mary, Queen Great, The Knight Was Daring, and One, Two, Three! (1947). He aimed and co-produced the last mentioned show – one of is own last Western world End tasks – where he starred along with his sister, Binnie Hale. Their dad was the professional, Robert Hale. From around 1934-39, Sonnie Hale took period faraway from the stage to surface in – and afterwards – direct several film musicals, such as for example On WITH ALL THE Dance, Inform Me Tonight, Content Ever After, Early To Bed, Evergreen, My Melody FOR YOU PERSONALLY, My Heart Is normally Calling, First A WOMAN, It’s Love Once again, Head Over Pumps, Gangway, and Sailing Along. He was also in the ensemble of the film London City (1946), which starred Sid Field, and his 1955 play, A French Mistress, was filmed in 1960 with Cecil Parker and Adam Robertson Justice. Playing a role was another superstar from the musical theater – 18-year-old Michael Crawford. Sonnie Hale passed away before that film premiered, after spending the previous few many years of his profession in the local theater.