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 1891 - 1960 (69 years)
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| Name |
Samuel George Herbert Mason |
| Suffix |
MC |
| Born |
7 Apr 1891 |
Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Also Known As |
Herbert Mason |
| Military Award |
Military Cross |
| Occupation |
1911 |
| Stage Actor |
| Military Service |
1914 |
| Major - 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
| Occupation |
Film Producer |
| Occupation |
Stage Manager |
| Occupation |
1921 |
Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Theatrical Producer |
| Occupation |
1939 |
| Film Director |
| Died |
20 May 1960 |
Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK |
- 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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| Probate |
11 Aug 1960 |
London, England, UK |
| Buried |
Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK |
Address:
Hendon Cemetery & Crematorium, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, U |
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| Person ID |
I44349 |
Lasbury Family |
| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2024 |
| 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. 14 Feb 1943, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
12 Apr 1883 |
Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| 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 |
Address:
Christchurch, Brondesbury, Middlesex, England, UK |
| Children |
| | 1. Jocelyn Mary Mason
b. 18 Mar 1917, Maida Vale, Middlesex, England, UK
d. 26 Jun 2005, Camden, Middlesex, England, UK (Age 88 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) |
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| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Family ID |
F17973 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 7 Apr 1891 - Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK |
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 | Married - Address:
Christchurch, Brondesbury, Middlesex, England, UK - 23 Jun 1914 - Brondesbury, Middlesex, England, UK |
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 | Occupation - Theatrical Producer - 1921 - Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK |
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 | Died - 20 May 1960 - Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK |
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 | Probate - 11 Aug 1960 - London, England, UK |
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| Buried - Address:
Hendon Cemetery & Crematorium, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, U - - Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK |
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