Richard Hayward (actor)

Richard Hayward (1892–1964) was a British film actor,[1] writer and musician.

Richard Hayward
Born1892
Southport, Lancashire, England
DiedOctober 1964
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Film actor, writer and musician

Life and career

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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

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He died due to a road accident outside Ballymena, in October 1964.

Selected filmography

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Hayward also wrote the screenplay of the musical drama Devil's Rock.[4]

Selected books

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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

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ a b c Clements, Paul (2016). "Richard Hayward: Lover of Ulster and Ireland". Lecale Review (14).
  3. ^ "Welcome to ulsteractors.com, a unique listing of Northern Ireland's finest actors - Actors surnames beginning with H". Archived from the original on 19 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Devil's Rock (1938) - IMDb". IMDb.

Further reading

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  • Paul Clements, Romancing Ireland: Richard Hayward, 1892-1964, Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 2014.
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