Stanley Lupino
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Stanley Lupino was an English actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer.
and made his stage debut in 1913 and first became known as a music hall
performer and played in pantomime
s at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Between the wars, Lupino wrote and performed in several shows, including Phi-Phi
(1922) and From Dover Street to Dixie (1923) at the London Pavilion
, and several at the Gaiety Theatre
in London, including Love Lies (1929), Hold My Hand (1932), and Sporting Love
(1934), which ran for 302 performances. He also wrote and starred in So this is Love (1929) at Drury Lane. He also performed extensively for BBC
radio. Later, he turned to screenwriting and films, although he also continued on stage in works like Lady Behave (1941).
Lupino was a member of the celebrated theatrical Lupino family
. His father was actor George Lupino. He was the brother of actor Barry Lupino (1882–1962) and the father of Ida Lupino
.
Lupino wrote a short novel Crazy Days which was published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd. in 1932 and his autobiography From the Stocks to the Stars: An Unconventional Autobiography which was published in 1934.
He was buried in Lambeth Cemetery
.
Early career
Lupino began his career as an acrobatAcrobatics
Acrobatics is the performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility and motor coordination. It can be found in many of the performing arts, as well as many sports...
and made his stage debut in 1913 and first became known as a music hall
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
performer and played in pantomime
Pantomime
Pantomime — not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime—is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally found in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, India, Ireland, Gibraltar and Malta, and is mostly performed during the...
s at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Between the wars, Lupino wrote and performed in several shows, including Phi-Phi
Phi-Phi
Phi-Phi is an opérette légère in three acts with music by Henri Christiné and a French libretto by Albert Willemetz and Fabien Solar. The piece was one which founded the new style of French comédie musicale, the first to really use the latest rhythms of jazz along with a plot which emphasised...
(1922) and From Dover Street to Dixie (1923) at the London Pavilion
London Pavilion
The London Pavilion is a building located on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Coventry Street on the north-east side of, and facing, Piccadilly Circus in London...
, and several at the Gaiety Theatre
Gaiety Theatre, London
The Gaiety Theatre, London was a West End theatre in London, located on Aldwych at the eastern end of the Strand. The theatre was established as the Strand Musick Hall , in 1864 on the former site of the Lyceum Theatre. It was rebuilt several times, but closed from the beginning of World War II...
in London, including Love Lies (1929), Hold My Hand (1932), and Sporting Love
Sporting Love
Sporting Love was a musical written by Stanley Lupino with music by Billy Mayerl.It opened at the Gaiety Theatre, London on March 31, 1934 and ran for 302 performances.In 1936 it was adapted as a film Sporting Love starring Lupino....
(1934), which ran for 302 performances. He also wrote and starred in So this is Love (1929) at Drury Lane. He also performed extensively for BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
radio. Later, he turned to screenwriting and films, although he also continued on stage in works like Lady Behave (1941).
Lupino was a member of the celebrated theatrical Lupino family
Lupino family
Lupino was the surname of a British theatre family tradition that could trace their roots back to an Italian émigré of the early 17th century. This family tradition comprised two actual families *the earlier Luppino or Lupino family...
. His father was actor George Lupino. He was the brother of actor Barry Lupino (1882–1962) and the father of Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino was an English-born film actress and director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed seven others, mostly in the United States. She appeared in serial television programmes 58 times and directed 50 other episodes...
.
Lupino wrote a short novel Crazy Days which was published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd. in 1932 and his autobiography From the Stocks to the Stars: An Unconventional Autobiography which was published in 1934.
He was buried in Lambeth Cemetery
Lambeth Cemetery
Lambeth Cemetery, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0BY is in Tooting in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is one of three cemeteries now owned by the London Borough of Lambeth .-History:Like Streatham, Lambeth Cemetery was developed...
.