Lumsden Hare | |
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Born | Francis Lumsden Hare 17 October 1874
County Tipperary, Ireland
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Died | 28 August 1964 | (aged 89)
Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre director and theatrical producer |
Years active | 1900–61 |
Spouse | Selene Johnson |
Francis Lumsden Hare (17 October 1874 – 28 August 1964) was an Irish-born American film and theatre actor. He was also a theatre director and theatrical producer.
Hare was born in County Tipperary, Ireland. He studied at St. Dunstan's College in London. [2]
Hare appeared in more than 35 Broadway productions between 1900 and 1942. [3] In 1908, he made his Broadway debut in the play What Every Woman Knows, starring Maude Adams. Throughout his career, he occasionally also did double duty as director (Peter's Mother [1918] [4]) or producer (What Every Woman Knows [1926 revival], [5] Elmer Gantry [1928], [6] etc.)
He began appearing in films in 1916. The New York Times critic Mordaunt Hall praised his performances repeatedly:
By his final screen appearance in 1961, Hare had amassed over 140 film credits and appeared in over a dozen television productions.
Hare was married to actress Selene Johnson. He died 28 August 1964, aged 89, in Beverly Hills, California. [2]