Samuel George Herbert Mason, MC

1891 - 1960  (69 years)

• Name	Samuel George Herbert Mason  [1]
  Suffix	MC
  Born	7 Apr 1891	Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Award	Military Cross
  Occupation	1911  [1]
  	Stage Actor
  Military Service	1914
  	Major - 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
  Occupation	Film Producer  [1]
  Occupation	Stage Manager  [1]
  Occupation	1921	Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
  	Theatrical Producer
  Occupation	1939  [1]
  	Film Director
  Died	20 May 1960	London, England, UK   [1]
  Probate	11 Aug 1960	London, England, UK
  Person ID	I44349	Lasbury Family
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Samuel George Mason           b. 3 Feb 1862, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK           d. 10 Jan 1938, Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Amy Collins           b. 27 Dec 1860, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK           d. 1908, Warwickshire, England, UK  (Age 47 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1883	Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK   [1]
  Family ID	F17972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Daisy Gertrude Fisher           b. 7 Nov 1887, Hampstead, London, England, UK           d. 2 Apr 1969, Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK  (Age 81 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1914	Brondesbury, Middlesex, England, UK   [1]
  	Address: Christchurch, Brondesbury, Middlesex, England, UK
  Children	1. Jocelyn Mary Mason           b. 18 Mar 1917, Maida Vale, Middlesex, England, UK           d. 2005, Camden, Middlesex, England, UK  (Age 87 years)   2. Michael John Mason           b. 4 Dec 1924, Maida Vale, Middlesex, England, UK           d. 14 Jun 2014, Dorking, Surrey, England, UK  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F17973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 7 Apr 1891 - Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK Married - Address: Christchurch, Brondesbury, Middlesex, England, UK - 23 Jun 1914 - Brondesbury, Middlesex, England, UK Occupation - Theatrical Producer - 1921 - Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK Died - 20 May 1960 - London, England, UK Probate - 11 Aug 1960 - London, England, UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  (Research):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Mason Samuel George Herbert Mason MC was born on 7 April 1891 in Moseley, Birmingham to Samuel George Mason a brass-founder and Amy Mason (nee Collins). He was known professionally as Herbert Mason throughout his theatrical and film career. He worked in the family business before deciding to begin a career on stage. However, his career came to a pause when the First World War broke out. He was awarded the Military Cross for his courage in the Battle of Guillemont in September 1916. Prior to the battle he painted a self-portrait with oil paints left behind by a French officer whose dugout he moved into. When the war ended, Mason resumed his career in theatre and became a stage manager in the 1920s. In the 1930s he moved into film making and after the Second World War film production. He and his wife Daisy Fisher, a novelist wrote several plays together. They were married for nearly 46 years. Samuel George Herbert Mason died on 20 May 1960 in London, aged 69. Even over 60 years after his death, he remains fondly remembered by his daughter-in-law and grandchildren and admired by his great-grandchildren. He is described as "a larger than life character" by his daughter-in-law.

  
  

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  [S460] Research by John Gumley-Mason.