John Garrick (born Reginald Dandy; 31 August 1902 – 22 October 1966) was a British stage and screen

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. Born in

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, England, Dandy attended that city's schools and

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. Dandy made his first stage appearance at the age of ten in ''

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''. Dandy found employment in a bank after leaving school, but after a few months he left "and turned to the more glamorous life on the stage".Reginald Dandy
''Daily News'' (Perth), 23 May 1930, page 10. He worked up an original

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act which he played at amateur shows. His vaudeville act was taken up by a theatrical manager and was toured throughout Great Britain. Dandy was then signed for a feature role in a revue playing at the Queen's Theatre. Dandy was engaged to play the male lead in

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Australian production of the operetta ''.

Rose-Marie ''Rose-Marie'' is an operetta-style musical with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. The story is set in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and concerns Rose-Marie La Flemme, a F ...

'' which opened in Sydney in May 1926. He performed in ''Rose-Marie'' for two years, with seasons throughout Australia and New Zealand. The play's run included an initial record-breaking season of forty-eight weeks in Sydney. After ''Rose-Marie'' Dandy took on leading roles in ''

The Desert Song ''The Desert Song'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. It was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Berber fighters, against French colonia ...

'', ''Katja, the Dancer'' and ''Prince Charming''. In 1929 Dandy travelled to America. He arrived in California and found a part as the lead in a play called ''The Wishing Well'' which toured the West Coast. In Los Angeles the play closed after only four nights. However officials from

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had seen the show and engaged the young actor for the role of the stage prince in ''

Married in Hollywood ''Married in Hollywood'' is a 1929 American All-Talking pre-Code musical film directed by Marcel Silver. This lavishly produced film featured color sequences in the Multicolor process. The film is based on two Oscar Straus operettas. Plot A ...

'', directed by Marcel Silver. Dandy adopted the stage name 'John Garrick' for the role, to avoid confusion with the established actor Reginald Denny.Reg. Dandy in Films
''The Mail'' (Adelaide), 9 November 1929, page 14. In 1932, Garrick returned to England and starred in numerous English films. John Garrick died in

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, California in October 1966, aged 64 years.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1929) * ''

The Sky Hawk ''The Sky Hawk'' is a 1929 American pre-Code adventure film, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by John G. Blystone. The screenplay was adapted by Llewellyn Hughes from his article "Chap Called Bardell" and novelized ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Lottery Bride ''The Lottery Bride'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Jeanette MacDonald, John Garrick, ZaSu Pitts, and Joe E. Brown. The film was produced by Joseph M. Schenck and Arthur Hammerstein, based ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Are You There?'' (1930) * ''

Song o' My Heart ''Song o' My Heart'' is a 1930 Pre-Code American film directed by Frank Borzage and starring John McCormack, Alice Joyce, Maureen O'Sullivan, Effie Ellsler and John Garrick. It was O'Sullivan's second film role. The film was double-shot in ...

'' (1930) * ''

Charlie Chan Carries On ''Charlie Chan Carries On'' (1930) is the fifth novel in the Charlie Chan series by Earl Derr Biggers. Plot summary Inspector Duff, a Scotland Yard detective and friend of Chan's, first introduced in '' Behind That Curtain'', is pursuing a mur ...

'' (1931) * ''

Bad Company Bad Company were an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke (both ex- Free), guitarist Mick Ralphs (ex- Mott the Hoople) and bassist Boz Burrell (ex-King Crimson). Kirke was the only m ...

'' (1931) * '' Always Goodbye'' (1931) * ''

Chu Chin Chow ''Chu Chin Chow'' is a musical comedy written, produced and directed by Oscar Asche, with music by Frederic Norton, based (with minor embellishments) on the story of '' Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves''. Gänzl, Kurt"''Chu Chin Chow'' Musical Tale ...

'' (1934) * '' The Broken Melody'' (1934) * '' Too Many Millions'' (1934) * '' Anything Might Happen'' (1934) * '' Lily of Killarney'' (1934) * '' Turn of the Tide'' (1935) * ''

His Majesty and Company ''His Majesty and Company'' or ''His Majesty and Co'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring John Garrick, Barbara Waring, and Morton Selten. It was made at Wembley Studios by the British subsidiary of the Fox ...

'' (1935) * ''

D'Ye Ken John Peel? ''D'Ye Ken John Peel?'' (released in America as ''Captain Moonlight'') is a 1935 British adventure film directed by Henry Edwards and starring John Garrick, Winifred Shotter and Stanley Holloway. It was made at Julius Hagen's Twickenham Stud ...

'' (1935) * '' Street Song'' (1935) * ''

Royal Cavalcade ''Royal Cavalcade'', also known as ''Regal Cavalcade'', is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley (Supervising Director), Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, W. P. Kellino and M ...

'' (1935) * '' The Rocks of Valpre'' (1935) * ''

A Touch of the Moon ''A Touch of the Moon'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Garrick, Dorothy Boyd and Joyce Bland. It was made at the Walton Studios outside London as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures.Chibnall p.2 ...

'' (1936) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1936) * ''

To Catch a Thief '' To Catch a Thief'' is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 To Catch a Thief (novel), novel of the same name by David Dodge (novelist), David Dodge. The ...

'' (1936) * '' Royal Eagle'' (1936) * ''

Shipmates o' Mine ''Shipmates o' Mine'' is a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring John Garrick, Derek Blomfield and Richard Hayward. It was shot at Cricklewood Studios and was released by Butcher's Film Service.Wood p.92 Synop ...

'' (1936) * '' I Live Again'' (1936) * '' Bells of St. Mary's'' (1937) * ''

Knights for a Day ''Knights for a Day'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Nelson Keys, John Garrick and Nancy Burne. It was made as a quota quickie at Welwyn Studios. Plot A man wins a car in a competition, and decides to tou ...

'' (1937) * ''

Sunset in Vienna ''Sunset in Vienna'' is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Tullio Carminati, Lilli Palmer and John Garrick. It was made at Pinewood Studios.Wood p.97 A shortened version of the film was released in the Un ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Last Rose of Summer "The Last Rose of Summer" is a poem by the Irish poet Thomas Moore. He wrote it in 1805, while staying at Jenkinstown Castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland, where he was said to have been inspired by a specimen of Rosa 'Old Blush'. The poem is ...

'' (1937) * '' Riding High'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

The Great Victor Herbert ''The Great Victor Herbert'' is a 1939 American musical film directed by Andrew L. Stone. During production, the movie was slated to be called ''The Gay Days of Victor Herbert.'' Plot Biography of the Irish composer for American theater, Vic ...

'' (1939)

References

* Film Star Who's Who on the Screen 1938.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrick, John 1902 births 1966 deaths 20th-century English male actors British emigrants to the United States British male film actors British male stage actors English male film actors English male stage actors Male actors from Brighton