1913
Search results
George Frederick Joffre Hartree (30 November 1914 – 27 October 1988), known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English actor, comedian, singer, pianist and theatre director. He began at an early age as a boy soprano, in which role he made several records , before moving on to radio.
Apr 14, 2010 · ON the front wall of 117 Middle Street, an 18th-century smuggler’s cottage close to the seafront at Deal in Kent, is a blue plaque commemorating a household name.
Charles Hawtrey. Actor: Carry on Don't Lose Your Head. Coming from a theatrical family (although not related to the famous Edwardian actor Sir Charles Hawtrey, he did "borrow" his last name), Charles Hawtrey made his stage debut at age 11 after having spent several years in a prestigious acting school.
Actor: Carry on Don't Lose Your Head. Coming from a theatrical family (although not related to the famous Edwardian actor Sir Charles Hawtrey, he did "borrow" his last name), Charles Hawtrey made his stage debut at age 11 after having spent several years in a prestigious acting school.
Charles Hawtrey, the skinny one with the granny glasses, was everybody's favourite in the Carry Ons - but who exactly was he? Up to now the man has remained a mystery. Examining Hawtrey's origins as a child star and performer in revue and the Will Hay films, this wonderful little book looks at his career in radio and television, and then to the ...
- Roger Lewis
Apr 27, 2010 · Charles Hawtrey is one the most recognisable characters from the Carry On film series, but it is his hidden talents and tragic decline that this programme reveals.
Oct 29, 1988 · Charles Hawtrey, an actor who became a mainstay of the long-running ''Carry On'' series of film comedies, died Thursday in a nursing home in Walmer, in southeast England. He was 73 years old.
George Frederick Joffre Hartree, known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English comedy actor and musician. Beginning at an early age as a boy soprano, he made several records before moving on to radio. His later career encompassed the theatre, the cinema, through the Carry On films, and television.
- books.google.com
- › Performing Arts
- › Film
- › History & Criticism
At last - the definitive biography of Charles Hawtrey! From Wes Butters, Sony award winning broadcaster and author of Kenneth Williams Unseen, comes an extensively researched and compelling book...
On stage from 1925 and in London from 1927, in children's plays, the paper-thin, twittery Charles Hawtrey (real name Hartree) became famous for his participation in the Carry On series, where his camp behaviour and pursuit of the opposite sex lent sexual ambiguity to his persona.
