Leedham Bantock
British screenwriter and actor (1870–1928) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leedham Bantock (born Ernest Leedham Sutherland Bantock; 18 May 1870 – 16 October 1928) was a British singer, Edwardian musical comedy actor, early film director, dramatist and screenwriter. In 1912 he became the first actor to portray Father Christmas in film.[1][2]
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Born | Ernest Leedham Sutherland Bantock (1870-05-18)18 May 1870 Marylebone, London, U.K. |
Died | 16 October 1928(1928-10-16) (aged 58) Richmond, Surrey, U.K. |
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Years active | 1890–1927 |
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Laura May Peacock (m. 1917) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Sir Granville Bantock (brother) |
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