Will Hay
William Thomson Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937), made by Gainsborough Pictures, is often cited as the supreme British-produced film-comedy, and in 1938 he was the third highest-grossing star in the UK. Many comedians have acknowledged him as a major influence. Hay was also a keen amateur astronomer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 6, 1888 (Stockton-on-Tees), Died April 18, 1949 (London)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | MVE-UNI-69[a] | 16-in. | 8/25/1931 | Universal newspaper newsreel. Vol. 3, no. 69 | Will Hay | Motion picture soundtrack : Announcing, with dubbed recordings | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hay, Will," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320486.
Hay, Will. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320486.
"Hay, Will." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Hay, Will, 1888-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78064608
Wikidata: Will Hay - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1699902
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/65266069
MusicBrainz: Will Hay - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/04d6b2bb-07ea-48a4-b794-d4d39b107cd2
ISNI: 0000 0000 7103 6925 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000071036925
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