Theatre manager and film cameraman. Born in Roydon, Essex. Details of his life are sketchy, but he is supposed to have managed a theatre in Northampton before taking over the newly built Brixton Theatre in South London. He next appears as a film cameraman working abroad, particularly in war zones. Died in Upminster, Essex.
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