Langhorn Burton(1880-1949)
- Actor
Langhorne Burton born in Somersby in 1872, popular on stage from 1900
including 'Sapho' directed by Olga Nethersole at the Daly's Theatre in
1908. Became a well-known matinée idol in many drama and crime films
with the London (Globe) Film Company in 1914, perhaps best remembered
in the title role of 'Tom Jones' directed by Edwin J. Collins and
co-starring with Sybil Arundale for the Ideal Film Company in 1917 and
also in the role of Arthur Clenman in Sidney Morgan's 'Little Dorrit'
in 1920 co-starring Joan Morgan for the Progress Film Company, he was
last seen on screen in a supporting role as The Lawyer in 'Cross Roads'
starring Percy Marmont in 1930. He died in Weymouth in 1949 aged 77.
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