Sonnie Hale

Sonnie Hale

  • Birthday: 1902-05-01
  • Deathday: 1959-06-09
  • Place of birth: London, England, UK
  • Also know as: John Robert Hale-Monro

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 “War is good for business, don't you know!”

Filmography

It's Love Again

1936

As Freddie Rathbone

The Gaunt Stranger

1938

As Samuel Cuthbert 'Sam' Hackett

Fiddlers Three

1944

As The Professor

First a Girl

1935

As Victor

Let's Be Famous

1939

As Finch

London Town

1946

As Charlie de Haven

Wild Boy

1934

As Billy Grosvenor

My Song for You

1934

As Gatti's secretary

Evergreen

1934

As Leslie Benn

Tell Me Tonight

1932

As Alexander Koretsky

Happy Ever After

1932

As Willie II

My Heart Is Calling

1935

As Alphonse Rosee

Friday the Thirteenth

1933

As Alf, the Conductor

Early to Bed

1933

As Leopold

Production

Sailing Along

1938

As Director

Head Over Heels

1937

As Director

Gangway

1937

As Director

Sailing Along

1938

As Scenario Writer

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