Richard Hayward |
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Born | 1892
Southport, Lancashire, England |
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Died | October 1964
Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
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Nationality | British |
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Occupation(s) | Film actor, writer and musician |
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Richard Hayward (1892–1964) was a British film actor,[1] writer and musician.
Life and career
Born in Southport, Lancashire, his family moved to Ireland when he was a baby.[2] Hayward was an enthusiast for all Ulster regional popular culture. He was a member of the Orange Order, to which he dedicated much time. After a period working at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin he helped form the Belfast Repertory Theatre Company. He was a popular singer in the forties and fifties.[3] His career meant he lived a typical theatrical lifestyle being constantly on the move.
Hayward wrote a number of travel books about Ireland, exploring every county.[2] He was closely associated with the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club, serving as its president in 1951.[2]
Death
He died due to a road accident outside Ballymena, in October 1964.
Selected filmography
Hayward also wrote the screenplay of the musical drama Devil's Rock.[4]
Selected books
He wrote a number of books, mostly topographical, about Ireland, including:
- In praise of Ulster (Arthur Barker, 1938)
- Where the Shannon flows (1940)
- Corrib Country (Dundalgan Press, 1943)
- In the Kingdom of Kerry (Dundalgan Press, 1946)
- Leinster and the city of Dublin (Arthur Barker, 1949)
- Ulster and the City of Belfast (Arthur Barker, 1950)
- Belfast through the ages (Dundalgan Press, 1952)
- Connacht and the city of Galway (Arthur Barker, 1952)
- Story of the Irish Harp (Arthur Guinness, Son & Co., 1954)
- Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim & Roscommon (Arthur Barker, 1955)
- Munster and the city of Cork (Phoenix House, 1964)
References
Further reading
- Paul Clements, Romancing Ireland: Richard Hayward, 1892-1964, Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 2014.
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