Louis Calvert - British Actor

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Daily Herald 20 July 1923

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Calvert was born in Manchester, Lancashire one of eight children, and the third son, of the actors Charles Alexander Calvert and his wife Adelaide Calvert (baptised April 1836 - died 20 September 1921). He was educated privately in Manchester and in Germany. Although actively discouraged by his parents from taking up acting as a career, Louis Calvert made his theatrical debut in Natal in South Africa in 1878 before moving on to appear in Australia and then returning to Great Britain in 1880. During the 1880s he trained at Sarah Thorne's School of Acting at Margate, Kent, and went on to appear with Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre in London and toured with Lillie Langtry in the United States.

Salute

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Graves,

Calvert did not serving in any of the Royal Navy's ships during the Zulu War.

Tom

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Hi POT

I could not find him on the Medal Roll in any capacity.

Many thanks

Suspect

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Hi All,
Louis Calvert is in numerous UK newspapers from 25 Jan 1881 [playing in Henry V in Derby] up to the late 1890's, Two Probates give his address as 736 W 173rd St, New York USA, Died 18 July 1923, to Violet Calvert Widow.
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Subject: Re: Louis Calvert - British Actor Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:39 am

Hi All

Wikipedia

Louise Calvert born 25 November 1859, died 18 July 1923 Manhattan New York, USA.
Spouse: Violet Calvert (Fenton) M. 1915-1923.
Children: Patricia Calvert, Beatrice 'Ray' Calvert.
Made his theatrical debut in Natal, South Africa in 1878 before moving to Australia, returning to Great Britain in 1880.
States nothing about the Zulu war.

m.imdb.com

Became a star of Broadway theatre between 1909-23.

Goodreads.com

He was the author of the book- Problems of the actor by Louis Calvert.

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