Charles Courtneidge (1894 - 1935)

Born 23 Jul 1894 in South Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 13 Jun 1935 at age 40 in Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Charles Courtneidge was born in England.

Biography

Birth

Charles Courtneidge was born at 23 Albert Square in South Lambeth, London, England, and was baptized on 29 Jul 1894 at St. Stephen's Church in South Lambeth. He was the son of Robert Courtneidge, an actor and playwright, and Rosaline Adams, the daughter of a wine merchant.^[1]

Marriage

Charles Courtneidge married Cecile Dixon on 24 Jan 1929 in Manhattan, New York, USA. She was the daughter of Albert E Dixon and Muriel H Martin.^[2]

Death

Charles Courtneidge died at the age of 41 years old on 13 Jun 1935 in Surrey, England.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ St. Stephen, South Lambeth, Register of Baptisms, Charles Courtneidge, son of Robert and Roseline May, actor, 23 Albert Square, baptized 29 Jul 1894, p. 88, no. 703; digital images, “London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906,” Ancestry.com; citing Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1921, London Metropolitan Archives, London.
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZM-WX2 : 20 March 2015), Charles Courtneidge and Cecile Dixon, 24 Jan 1929; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,668.
3. ↑ Charles Courtneidge, In Memoriam, The Stage, 29 Aug 1935, p. 7, col. 3; online archives, The British Newspaper Archive, http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

• Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Lynn Fontanne as Eliza Doolittle and Charles Courtneidge as Freddy Hill." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 4, 2016. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c978-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99