fbpx
Wikipedia

Davy Burnaby

October 20, 2023

George Davy Burnaby (7 April 1881 – 18 April 1949) was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film The Devil's Maze. He died on 18 April 1949, age 68, the same date as comedian Will Hay with whom he had previously acted.[1][2]

Burnaby circa 1924

Career Edit

Burnaby attended Haileybury College before reading law at Cambridge University but failed his first exam - so he turned to the Stage. He made his professional debut at a command performance for King Edward VII. He formed The Co-Optimists a London concert party which was very successful. Burnaby was renowned on the London Stage and on wireless. His films include Calling All Stars, Song of the Forge, Talking Feet and Leave It to Me.

Partial filmography Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Death of Davy Burnaby", Cheltenham Chronicle, 23 April 1949, p. 4
  2. ^ . BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.

External links Edit


  

This article about an English film actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

October 20, 2023
davy, burnaby, george, april, 1881, april, 1949, british, actor, appeared, more, than, thirty, films, between, 1929, 1948, born, buckland, hertfordshire, made, screen, debut, 1929, film, devil, maze, died, april, 1949, same, date, comedian, will, with, whom, p. George Davy Burnaby 7 April 1881 18 April 1949 was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948 He was born in Buckland Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film The Devil s Maze He died on 18 April 1949 age 68 the same date as comedian Will Hay with whom he had previously acted 1 2 Burnaby circa 1924 Contents 1 Career 2 Partial filmography 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditBurnaby attended Haileybury College before reading law at Cambridge University but failed his first exam so he turned to the Stage He made his professional debut at a command performance for King Edward VII He formed The Co Optimists a London concert party which was very successful Burnaby was renowned on the London Stage and on wireless His films include Calling All Stars Song of the Forge Talking Feet and Leave It to Me Partial filmography EditThe Devil s Maze 1929 Three Men in a Boat 1933 A Shot in the Dark 1933 That s My Wife 1933 Strike It Rich 1933 Cleaning Up 1933 The Wishbone 1933 Keep It Quiet 1934 Are You a Mason 1934 The Diplomatic Lover 1934 Murder at the Inn 1934 The Man I Want 1934 On the Air 1934 Radio Parade of 1935 1934 Stormy Weather 1935 While Parents Sleep 1935 Boys Will be Boys 1935 Song of the Forge 1937 Feather Your Nest 1937 The Song of the Road 1937 Talking Feet 1937 Second Best Bed 1938 Woman Hater 1948 References Edit Death of Davy Burnaby Cheltenham Chronicle 23 April 1949 p 4 Davy Burnaby BFI Archived from the original on 14 January 2009 External links EditWorks by or about Davy Burnaby at Internet Archive nbsp nbsp This article about an English film actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Davy Burnaby amp oldid 1158840118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.