Sonnie Hale

Sonnie Hale

1902-05-01 – 1959-06-09 (age 57) London, England, UK
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Biography

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Sonnie Hale (1 May 1902 – 9 June 1959) was an English theatre and cinema actor and director.

John Robert Hale-Monro, better known by his stage name, was born in Kensington, London, the son of Robert Hale and Belle Reynolds. His father, and his sister Binnie Hale, were actors. He was educated at Beaumont College, Old Windsor.

He worked chiefly in musical and revue theatre, but also acted in several films with occasional screenwriting or directing credits. He first performed on stage at the London Pavilion in 1921 in the chorus of the revue Fun of the Fayre. A major personal investment in a show to tour the country planned for late 1939 proved financially ruinous due to the outbreak of war and the subsequent closure of most theatres. His slight acquaintance Evelyn Waugh advised him against such an investment. His reply was reported to be the sardonic β€œWar is good for business, don't you know!”

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Known For

First a Girl
First a Girl

1935

as Victor

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Wild Boy

1934

as Billy Grosvenor

Friday the Thirteenth
Friday the Thirteenth

1933

as Alf, the Conductor

The Gaunt Stranger
The Gaunt Stranger

1938

as Samuel Cuthbert 'Sam' Hackett

London Town
London Town

1946

as Charlie de Haven

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Early to Bed

1933

as Leopold

Evergreen
Evergreen

1934

as Leslie Benn

Let's Be Famous
Let's Be Famous

1939

as Finch

Tell Me Tonight
Tell Me Tonight

1932

as Alexander Koretsky

It's Love Again
It's Love Again

1936

as Freddie Rathbone

My Song for You
My Song for You

1934

as Gatti's secretary

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Happy Ever After

1932

as Willie II

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Marry the Girl

1935

as Wally Gibbs

Fiddlers Three
Fiddlers Three

1944

as The Professor

My Heart Is Calling
My Heart Is Calling

1935

as Alphonse Rosee