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Stanley Lupino (15 May 1893 – 10 June 1942) was an English actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer, who began life as Stanley Richard Lupino Hook. During the 1930s, Lupino appeared in a successful series of musical comedy films, often based on his already popular stage shows.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stanley Lupino )〕 ==Early career== Lupino began his career as an acrobat. He made his first stage appearance at the age of 6 as a monkey in ''King Klondyke''. After prize fighting for a while, he toured with the Albert and Edmunds troupe of acrobats, the Brother Luck and other vaude units.〔Billboard 6/20/1942〕 In 1910 he appeared in ''Dick Whittington'', and 4 years later was signed by his brother, Barry, for a role in ''Sleeping Beauty''. He first became known as a music hall performer and played in pantomimes at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. In 1920 and 1921 he appeared in Wylie & Tate pantomimes at Sheffield and Cardiff with Daisy Burrell.〔(THE IMPRESARIOS: WYLIE - TATE ) at its-behind-you.com, accessed 15 January 2012〕 He appeared with Elsie Janis in ''Hello, America'' and wrote the words for ''Hold My Hand''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hold my hand : a musical play in two acts / by Stanley Lupino ; music by Noel Gay ; libretto by Desmond Carter. () : - Version details - Trove )〕 Lupino wrote and performed in several shows, including ''Phi-Phi'' (1922) and ''From Dover Street to Dixie'' (1923) at the London Pavilion. In 1926-'27 he appeared on Broadway in ''Naughty Riquette'' and ''The Nightingale'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stanley Lupino - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information )〕 returning to England to play at the Gaiety Theatre in London, including ''Love Lies'' (1929), ''Hold My Hand'' (1932), and ''Sporting Love'' (1934), which ran for 302 performances. He also wrote and starred in ''So this is Love'' (1929) at Drury Lane and ''The Love Race''. He also performed extensively for BBC Radio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stanley Lupino in 'PRESS GANG!' )〕 Later, he turned to screenwriting and films, although he also continued on stage in works like ''Lady Behave'' (1941) which co-starred Sally Gray. Lupino was a member of the celebrated theatrical Lupino family which has been connected with the English stage since the 17th century. His father was the actor George Lupino. He was the brother of actor Barry Lupino (1882–1962) and the father of Ida Lupino.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lupino family )〕 Lupino wrote a short novel ''Crazy Days'' which was published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd in 1932 and his autobiography ''From the Stocks to the Stars: An Unconventional Autobiography'' which was published in 1934.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Crazy Days by Lupino Stanley )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=From the stocks to the stars: an unconventional autobiography, )〕 He is buried in Lambeth Cemetery, London.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stanley Lupino (1893 - 1942) - Find A Grave Memorial )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stanley Lupino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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