Ian hunter actor biography books
This second part of a two-volume authorised biography offers inside stories from Ian's solo career following his departure from Mott the Hoople.
Ian Hunter's daily diary of his experiences on the road in America with Mott the Hoople in is considered one of the best rock books ever written..
Ian Hunter (actor)
British actor (1900–1975)
Ian Hunter | |
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Hunter in Gallant Sons (1940) | |
| Born | (1900-06-13)13 June 1900 Cape Town, British Cape Colony |
| Died | 22 September 1975(1975-09-22) (aged 75) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1920–1963 |
Ian Hunter (13 June 1900 – 22 September 1975) was a Cape Colony-born British actor of stage, film and television.[1]
Acting career
On his return from military service Hunter studied under Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based in the Royal Albert Hall, London.[2]
Within two years he made his stage debut.
He decided to work in British silent films taking a part in Not for Sale (1924) directed by W.P. Kellino for Stoll Pictures.[3]
Hunter made his first trip to the United States because Basil Dean, the British actor and director, was producing Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal[4] at the Knickerbo
