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Name
  
Richard Massingham


Role
  
Actor

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Died
  
April 1, 1953, Biddenden, United Kingdom

Movies
  
Coughs And Sneezes, Watch Your Meters

Siblings
  
H. J. Massingham, Dorothy Massingham, Hugh Massingham

Parents
  
Henry William Massingham, Emma Jane Snowdon

Similar People
  
Henry William Massingham, Jacques Brunius, John Krish, Roy Plomley

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Richard Massingham (31 January 1898 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire – 1 April 1953 in Biddenden, Kent) was a British actor who is principally noted for starring in public information films made in the 1940s and early 1950s.

Contents

Don't Spread Germs (Jet Propelled Germs) (1948)


Life

After working in medicine and making amateur films, Massingham set up Public Relationship Films Ltd in 1938 when he noticed that there was no specialist agency making short educational films for the public. In the films he typically played a bumbling character who was slightly stupider than average, and often explained the message of the film through demonstrating the risks if it was ignored. Films' topics included how to cross the road, how to prevent the spread of diseases, how to swim and how to drive without causing the road to be unsafe for other users.

Family

Massingham was from a talented family. His father was H.W. Massingham (1860-1924) the journalist, and his siblings included writer Harold John Massingham (1888-1952), writer Hugh Massingham (1905-1971) and playwright and actress Dorothy Massingham (1889-1933). He was the son of Emma Jane née Snowdon, the daughter of Henry Snowdon of St. Leonard's Priory, Norwich.

References

Richard Massingham Wikipedia


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