Lupino lane biography

Lupino Lane was born Henry William George Lupino and arrived into “The Royal Family of Greasepaint on 16 June 1892 much to the delight of his actor father Harry Lupino and mother Charlotte Lane, the niece of Sara Lane, manager of the Brittania Theatre, Hoxton.

A born singer, dancer and acrobat Lupino Lane joined The Lupino Family Troupe at the age of 3 and was soon establishing his own act as Master Nipper Lupino Lane in Pantomimes across the country. It is a testament to his versatility that he was able to stretch his considerable talent across Music Hall, Pantomime and Musical Theatre before becoming a pioneer in the production of early British Film. It was only natural therefore that he should have leapt to Hollywood to take part in the great age of silent movies, performing with the likes of Douglas Fairbanks and Myrna Loy, before springing back to the UK to continue his stage career in variety and revue.

It was on his return to London that Lupino Lane scored his most memorable hit as Bill Snibson in Noel Gay’s west end musical smash ”Me and My Girl" which ran for over 4000 performances and introduced The Lambeth Walk to the nation.

Lupino Lane married the actress Violet Blythe. His only son was the performer Lauri Lupino Lane. His brother was the actor Wallace Lupino and his cousin was Stanley Lupino, who was the father of Hollywood actress Ida Lupino.

Lupino Lane died on Tuesday 10 November 1959 and was buried at Streatham Park Cemetery. His grave is cared for by The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.

THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Lupino Lane, actor and theatre manager, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews - with the help of the actor Ronald Shiner - in the audience at the BBC Television Theatre.

Born Henry Lupino, part of the famous Lupino family of performers, he began his stage career as a child, billed as 'Little Nipper'. He later adopted the stage name Lupino Lane, and after making his London debut in 1903, he worked steadily as a performer, playing comic roles in theatre, music halls and pantomimes. He appeared in a series of silent film shorts from 1915 and later displayed his acrobatic agility in a series of short comedies he made in Hollywood during the 1920s, some of which he directed himself.

Lupino is best known for playing the character of Bill Snibson in the musical Me and My Girl, which popularised the song and dance routine, The Lambeth Walk. Lupino directed, produced and starred in the show for 1,550 performances in London's West End between 1937 and 1940. It became the first British musical comedy to be shown on television and was made into a film in 1939.

British actor (1892–1959)

Henry William George Lupino (16 June 1892 – 10 November 1959) professionally Lupino Lane, was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous Lupino family, which eventually included his niece, the screenwriter/director/actress Ida Lupino. Lane started out as a child performer, known as 'Little Nipper', and went on to appear in a wide range of theatrical, music hall and film performances. Increasingly celebrated for his silent comedy short subjects, he is best known in the United Kingdom for playing Bill Snibson in the play and film Me and My Girl, which popularized the song and dance routine "The Lambeth Walk".

Early life and career

Lane was born in Hackney, London, son of Harry Charles Lupino (1867–1925), part of the Hook family who adopted the surname 'Lupino.' He adopted the surname Lane from his great-aunt Sarah Lane (1822–1899, née Borrow), the director of the Britannia Theatre, Hoxton. Lane married actress Violet Blythe on 10 February 1917, and their son was the actor Lauri Lupino Lane (1921–86). Lane's brother was the actor Wallace Lupino, and his nephew, Wallace's son, was another actor, Richard Lupino.

Lane made his first stage appearance at the age of four in a benefit in Birmingham for Vesta Tilley. He made his London début in 1903 as Nipper Lane at the London Pavilion. He worked steadily as a performer thereafter. In 1915, he appeared at the Empire Theatre and played comic roles in theatre and

Lupino Lane, geboren als Henry William George Lupino, als Regisseur auch unter dem Pseudonym Henry W. George (* 16. Juni1892 in London, Vereinigtes Königreich; † 10. November1959 ebenda), war ein britischer Bühnenkomiker und Schauspieler beim britischen wie US-amerikanischen Film. Mehrfach hat er auch Filmregie geführt, dazu die Drehbücher verfasst und hin und wieder diese Filme auch produziert.

Leben und Wirken

Der einer Dynastie von Harlekinen und Clowns entstammende Henry William George Lupino stand bereits als Kind auf der Bühne, seinen ersten Auftritt absolvierte er im Alter von vier Jahren als „Nipper Lane“ – das Pseudonym Lane geht auf den Namen seiner schauspielernden Großtante Sara Lane zurück – am Prince of Wales Theatre seiner Heimatstadt London. Später sah man Lupino, der sich bald Lupino Lane nannte, auch am Pavilion Theatre, dem Hippodrome, dem Palace Theatre und dem The Empire. Gastspiele führten ihn u. a. nach Paris, Kanada und New York City, wo er erstmals im Herbst 1920 am New York Century Theatre (in dem Stück Afgar) auftrat. Im Winter 1923/1924 filmte der drahtige, kleingewachsene Brite in Hollywood und Berlin (D. W. GriffithsIst das Leben nicht wunderschön?), im darauf folgenden Frühjahr kehrte er an den Broadway zurück und trat in den Ziegfeld Follies am New Amsterdam Theatre auf.

Lane feierte seine größten Bühnenerfolge als Varieté-Artist, in der musikalischen Komödie und als Pantomime. Seine Harlekinaden, die er auch im Film immer wieder zum Besten gab, wurden zu gefeierten Beispielen clownesker, körperverrenkender, akrobatischer Komik. Seinen größten Erfolg feierte Lupino Lane ab 1937 als Bill Snibson in dem Comedy-Musical Me and My Girl an Londons Victoria Palace, in dem Lane den Lambeth Walk kreierte, der sich auf den Britischen Inseln bald zu dem Modetanz der letzten Jahre vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg entwickeln sollte. Insgesamt 1550 Mal stand er mit dieser Rol