Colin Keith-Johnston (8 October 1896 - 3 January 1980) was a British actor. Keith-Johnston was born in London, the son of Robert Keith-Johnston and Jessy Macfie, and was a prominent actor of the stage. As well as film appearances, he appeared onstage as Stanhope in the first production of ''

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'' in the United States. He played hero Mr. Darcy in

Helen Jerome Helen Jerome (1878–1966) was a British-Australian (naturalised U.S citizen) journalist, author and playwright most famous for her adaptation of the Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice for the stage. She is credited with having created the fi ...

's Broadway-hit adaptation of ''

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'' at the

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in 1935. This was a notable role, the first to make Darcy a central part of the love story and to emphasize throughout the play the character's passion for and physical attraction to heroine Elizabeth Bennet. Colin married Margaret Cookson (cousin of actors

Marjorie Browne Marjorie Browne (1910–1990) was a British musical theatre actress who made occasional films. Her West End appearances included the original productions of Cole Porter's '' Wake Up and Dream'' at the London Pavilion in 1929; Stanley Lupin ...

and Joy Launor Heyes) and their son Hugo Keith-Johnston born in 1954 was a successful child actor who appeared in '' Not In Front of the Children'' (1968) for

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Television with Ronald Hines and Wendy Craig. He fought in World War One as an officer in the

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and was awarded an MC in the 1917 New Year Honours. The citation said that it was awarded for: "For conspicuous gallantry in action. He rallied men of several units, led them forward, and captured many prisoners. He continued at duty until relieved, although wounded three times."

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References

* Bordman, Gerald Martin (1995). ''American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1914-1930''. Oxford University Press US. .

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* * 1896 births 1980 deaths British Army personnel of World War I English male stage actors English male film actors Recipients of the Military Cross 20th-century English male actors {{england-actor-stub