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Name
  
Davy Burnaby

Siblings
  
Henry B. F.

Role
  
Actor

Davy Burnaby
Died
  
April 18, 1949, Angmering, United Kingdom

Movies
  
Radio Parade of 1935, Are You a Mason?

Parents
  
Henry Fowke Burnaby, Louisa Jane Davy

Similar People
  
Herbert Smith, William Beaudine, Edwin Greenwood, Graham Cutts, Henry Edwards

Davy Burnaby (7 April 1881 – 18 April 1949) was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film The Devil's Maze. He died on 18 April 1949, the same date as comedian Will Hay with whom he had previously acted.

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Career

He read law at Cambridge University but failed his first exam - so he turned to the Stage. He made his professional debut at a command performance for King Edward VII. He formed The Co-Optimists a London concert party which was very successful. Burnaby was renowned on the London Stage and on wireless. His films include Calling All Stars, Song of the Forge, Talking Feet and Leave It to Me.

Partial filmography

  • The Devil's Maze (1929)
  • Three Men in a Boat (1933)
  • A Shot in the Dark (1933)
  • Are You a Mason? (1934)
  • The Diplomatic Lover (1934)
  • Stormy Weather (1935)
  • While Parents Sleep (1935)
  • Feather Your Nest (1937)
  • The Song of the Road (1937)
  • Woman Hater (1948)
  • References

    Davy Burnaby Wikipedia