Richard Hayward (actor)
Richard Hayward | |
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| Born | 1892 Southport, Lancashire, England |
| Died | October 1964 Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Film actor, writer and musician |
Richard Hayward (1892–1964) was a British film actor,[1] writer and musician.
Life and career[]
Born in Southport, Lancashire, Richard Hayward was an enthusiast for all Ulster regional popular culture. He was a member of the Orange Order, to which he dedicated much time. After a period working at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin he helped form the Belfast Repertory Theatre Company. He was a popular singer in the forties and fifties.[2] His career meant he lived a typical theatrical lifestyle being constantly on the move.
Death[]
He died due to a road accident outside Ballymena, in October 1964.
Selected filmography[]
- Flame in the Heather (1935) - Fassiefern
- The Voice of Ireland (1936)
- The Early Bird (1936) - Daniel Duff
- The Luck of the Irish (1936) - Sam Mulhern
- Shipmates o' Mine (1936) - Mike Dooley
- Devil's Rock (1938) - Sam Mulhern
- Irish and Proud of It (1938) - Donogh O'Connor
- A Night to Remember (1958) - Victualling Officer (final film role)
Hayward also wrote the screenplay of the musical drama Devil's Rock.[3]
Selected books[]
He wrote a number of books, mostly topographical, about Ireland, including:
- In praise of Ulster (Arthur Barker, 1938)
- Where the Shannon flows (1940)
- Corrib Country (Dundalgan Press, 1943)
- In the Kingdom of Kerry (Dundalgan Press, 1946)
- Leinster and the city of Dublin (Arthur Barker, 1949)
- Ulster and the City of Belfast (Arthur Barker, 1950)
- Belfast through the ages (Dundalgan Press, 1952)
- Connacht and the city of Galway (Arthur Barker, 1952)
- Story of the Irish Harp (Arthur Guiness, Son & Co., 1954)
- Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim & Roscommon (Arthur Barker, 1955)
- Munster and the city of Cork (Phoenix House, 1964)
References[]
Further reading[]
- Paul Clements, Romancing Ireland: Richard Hayward, 1892-1964, Lilliput Press, 2014.
External links[]
- Remembering Richard Hayward
- Richard Hayward (1892-1964): Actor And Writer, at Dictionary of Ulster Biography
- An Irishman’s Diary on the celebrated Richard Hayward
- Actor and writer who helped define the Ireland of his time: Romancing Ireland
- Reportage: The story of a forgotten Irish legend at Belfast Telegraph
- Richard Hayward: Exploring the life of a pivotal cultural figure at BBC
- Richard Hayward at IMDb
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- British male film actors
- 1892 births
- 1964 deaths
- British male stage actors
- 20th-century British male actors
- 20th-century British writers
- 20th-century British singers