| 词条 | Bruce Belfrage |
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| name = Bruce Belfrage | image = Actor_&_politician_Bruce_Belfrage.jpg | alt = | caption = Photo by Lafayette, 1930 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1900|10|30}} | birth_place = Marylebone, London | death_date = August 1974 | death_place = Sydney, Australia | nationality = British | other_names = | occupation = Actor, broadcaster | years_active = | known_for = WW2 newsreading | notable_works = }} Bruce Belfrage (30 October 1900 – August 1974) was an English actor and BBC radio newsreader. BackgroundHe was born in Marylebone, London. His younger brother was the author and journalist Cedric Belfrage. He was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk before he took an honours degree at Oxford in modern languages.[1] He was married with actresses Joan Henley and Joyce Belfrage. PoliticsAs an unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the South Buckinghamshire division at the 1950 General Election, Belfrage polled a creditable 16.5%[2] but never contested another election. Migration to AustraliaIn September 1958, for health reasons, Belfrage migrated to Australia with his wife Joyce, a TV producer. They lived in Melbourne for seven months and transferred to Sydney in 1959.[3] Joyce Belfrage quit the ABC in 1962 to work in the advertising industry and initiate a programme of media studies at Macquarie University. Bruce Belfrage died in Sydney at the age of 73.[4] Professional careerBelfrage started his career as an actor, appearing in his first film in 1932. He was a broadcaster in the early days of 2LO at Savoy Hill, and in 1935 joined the BBC as a casting director and later became a news reader and announcer.[5] In a famous incident on 15 October 1940, the BBC's Broadcasting House took a direct hit from a delayed-action German bomb, which eventually exploded during the nine o'clock radio news read by Belfrage. Seven people were killed, and Belfrage, covered with plaster and soot, carried on reading the news as if nothing had happened. Listeners at home heard just a dull thud.[6] He enlisted in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1942, and was demobilized with the rank of lieutenant-commander.[7] Filmography[8]
References1. ^The Times House of Commons 1950 2. ^British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1970, Fred W. S. Craig 3. ^Sitsky, Bob. Extract of interview by Graham Shirley, Joyce Belfrage Talks about the ABC, at website of ABC TV, Gore Hill. 4. ^The Times, 17 August 1974 5. ^The Times House of Commons 1950 6. ^Broadcasting House becomes casualty of war 7. ^The Times House of Commons 1950 8. ^Internet Movie Database External links
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