Robert Loraine RAF DSO, MC, 1876-1935 signed sepia photo postcard Size: 5.5in x 3.5in UK - c.1905 Signed: 'Robert Loraine' signature feathered. Autographed black & white gloss photo postcard (Rotary. 11637 A.). Unused. Postcard shows Mr Robert Lorraine as 'Jan Redlander' in 'The Man From The Sea' Signed by the great British Actor, soldier and early aviator, Robert Loraine, 1876-1935. Robert Loraine was considered one of the foremost Shavian actors of his day. He made his London stage debut on May 22, 1894 as Alfred Dunscombe in "Ne'er-do-well" and his New York debut on March 4, 1901 as Ralph Percy in "To Have and to Hold". He was a pioneer aviator, one the first to fly over open sea. Lt Robert Loraine won the Queen's Medal for gallantry in the Boer War and as an aviator during the First World War, the Military Cross for bravery, the Mons Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross. There are Six portraits of Robert Lorraine to be found in the National Portrait Gallery. FILMS: Father Brown, Detective (1934) .... Inspector Valentine Limehouse Blues (1934) .... Inspector Sheridan ... aka East End Chant (USA: reissue title) Marie Galante (1934) .... Ratcliff Outcast Lady (1934) .... Hilary ... aka A Woman of the World Birds of Prey (1930) .... Carter ... aka The Perfect Alibi (USA) S.O.S. (1928) Bentley's Conscience (1922) .... Clive Bentley PLAYS: Times Have Changed [Original, Play, Drama] Performer: Robert Loraine [Forbes Pentland] Feb 25, 1935 - Mar 1935 Days Without End [Original, Play] Performer: Robert Loraine [Father Baird] Jan 8, 1934 - Nov 1934 Lucrece [Original, Play] Performer: Robert Loraine [Second Narrator] Dec 20, 1932 - Jan 1933 Domino [Original, Play, Romantic Comedy] Performer: Robert Loraine [Heller] Aug 16, 1932 - Aug 1932 The Devil Passes [Original, Play, Comedy] Performer: Robert Loraine [Red. Herbert Messiter] Jan 4, 1932 - Mar 1932 Barbara's Wedding / The Father Performer: Robert Loraine [The Colonel]; Staged by Robert Loraine; Performer: Robert Loraine [The Cavalry Captain] Oct 8, 1931 - Oct 1931 Canaries Sometimes Sing [Original, Play, Comedy] Performer: Robert Loraine [Geoffrey Lymes] Oct 20, 1930 - Nov 1930 The Two Orphans [Revival, Play, Drama] Performer: Robert Loraine [Chevalier DeVaudry] Apr 5, 1926 - May 1926 The Master of the Inn [Original, Play] Performer: Robert Loraine [Geoffrey David Thorne] Dec 21, 1925 - Jan 1926 The Man With a Load of Mischief [Original, Play] Performer: Robert Loraine [A Nobleman] Oct 26, 1925 - Nov 1925 Tiger Cats [Original, Play, Comedy, Tragedy] Performer: Robert Loraine [Andre Chaumont] Oct 21, 1924 - Dec 1924 Man and Superman [Revival, Play, Comedy] Performer: Robert Loraine [John Tanner] Sep 30, 1912 - Oct 1912 Man and Superman [Original, Play, Comedy] Performer: Robert Loraine [John Tanner] Sep 5, 1905 - [unknown] The Proud Laird [Original, Play, Comedy] Performer: Robert Loraine Apr 24, 1905 - Apr 1905 The Lady Shore [Original, Play, Drama] Performer: Robert Loraine [Edward IV] Mar 27, 1905 - Apr 1905 Nancy Stair [Original, Play, Drama, Play with music] Performer: Robert Loraine Mar 15, 1905 - Apr 1905 Taps [Original, Play, Drama] Performer: Robert Loraine Sep 17, 1904 - Oct 1904 Pretty Peggy [Original, Play, Drama] Performer: Robert Lorraine [David Garrick] Mar 23, 1903 - May 1903 Heidelberg [Original, Play, Drama] Performer: Robert Loraine Dec 15, 1902 - Jan 1903 Frocks and Frills [Original, Play, Comedy] Performer: Robert Loraine Jan 7, 1902 - Feb 25, 1902 To Have and to Hold [Original, Play, Drama] Performer: Robert Lorraine [Ralph Percy] Mar 4, 1901 - Apr 1901 More info on Robert Loraine from: Source: http://www.apw.airwar1.org.uk/loraine.htm http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520321/ http://www.answers.com/topic/robert-loraine http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html? res=9F04E5D91F3DEE32A25754C1A9619C946196D6CF http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=15469
