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Sonnie Hale
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!”
Known For

Let's Be Famous
as Finch

The Gaunt Stranger
as Samuel Cuthbert 'Sam' Hackett

First a Girl
as Victor
Happy Ever After
as Willie II

It's Love Again
as Freddie Rathbone

Fiddlers Three
as The Professor

Friday the Thirteenth
as Alf, the Conductor

Evergreen
as Leslie Benn

My Song for You
as Gatti's secretary

My Heart Is Calling
as Alphonse Rosee