Raymond Longford

Raymond Longford, born John Walter Longford, was born on 23 September 1878 in Hawthorn, near Melbourne. An apprentice sailor, he spent his youth at sea, then became an actor and toured in Australia and New Zealand. He left the stage for cinema and directed his first feature film in 1911. Lottie Lyell, actress, screenwriter and co-director, was his partner and chief collaborator until tuberculosis took her. He then worked on the Sydney docks, as a tally clerk and then as a watchman, and died on 2 April 1959 in Sydney.

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• CinemaThe Sentimental BlokeRaymond Longford · 1919Cinema