Arthur Lowe - Revision history

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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Portal\|Biography}}~~
	* {{IMDb name\|0522884}}		* {{IMDb name\|0522884}}
	* {{Screenonline name\|id=523136\|name=Arthur Lowe}}		* {{Screenonline name\|id=523136\|name=Arthur Lowe}}

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	\| image = Arthur Lowe (promo).jpg		\| image = Arthur Lowe (promo).jpg
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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date~~\|df=yes~~\|1915\|09\|22}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1915\|09\|22\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Hayfield, Derbyshire\|Hayfield]], [[w:Derbyshire\|Derbyshire]], England <ref>GRO Register of Births: DEC 1915 7b 1413 HAYFIELD – Arthur Lowe, mmn = Ford</ref>		\| birth_place = [[w:Hayfield, Derbyshire\|Hayfield]], [[w:Derbyshire\|Derbyshire]], England <ref>GRO Register of Births: DEC 1915 7b 1413 HAYFIELD – Arthur Lowe, mmn = Ford</ref>
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age~~\|df=yes~~\|1982\|04\|15\|1915\|09\|22}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1982\|04\|15\|1915\|09\|22\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Birmingham\|Birmingham]], England <ref>GRO Register of Deaths: JUN 1982 32 0628 BIRMINGHAM – Arthur Lowe, DoB = 22 September 1915</ref>		\| death_place = [[w:Birmingham\|Birmingham]], England <ref>GRO Register of Deaths: JUN 1982 32 0628 BIRMINGHAM – Arthur Lowe, DoB = 22 September 1915</ref>
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| years_active = 1945–1982		\| years_active = 1945–1982
	\| resting_place = Sutton Coldfield Crematorium, [[w:Sutton Coldfield\|Sutton Coldfield]], England		\| resting_place = Sutton Coldfield Crematorium, [[w:Sutton Coldfield\|Sutton Coldfield]], England
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[w:Joan Cooper\|Joan Cooper]]\|1948\|}}<ref>GRO Register of Marriages: MAR 1948 5d 800 MARYLEBONE – Arthur Lowe = Gatehouse or Cooper</ref>		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[w:Joan Cooper\|Joan Cooper]]\|1948\|1982}}<ref>GRO Register of Marriages: MAR 1948 5d 800 MARYLEBONE – Arthur Lowe = Gatehouse or Cooper</ref>
	\| children = 1		\| children = 1
	}}		}}

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	{{Short description\|English actor}}		{{Short description\|English actor}}

	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| image = Arthur Lowe.jpg		\| image = Arthur Lowe (promo).jpg
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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1915\|09\|22}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1915\|09\|22}}
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	\| years_active = 1945–1982		\| years_active = 1945–1982
	\| resting_place = Sutton Coldfield Crematorium, [[w:Sutton Coldfield\|Sutton Coldfield]], England		\| resting_place = Sutton Coldfield Crematorium, [[w:Sutton Coldfield\|Sutton Coldfield]], England
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[w:Joan Cooper\|Joan Cooper]]\|1948}}<ref>GRO Register of Marriages: MAR 1948 5d 800 MARYLEBONE – Arthur Lowe = Gatehouse or Cooper</ref>		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[w:Joan Cooper\|Joan Cooper]]\|1948\|}}<ref>GRO Register of Marriages: MAR 1948 5d 800 MARYLEBONE – Arthur Lowe = Gatehouse or Cooper</ref>
	\| children = 1		\| children = 1
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	===Death and last released works===		===Death and last released works===
	On 14 April 1982, Lowe gave a live televised interview on ''[[Pebble Mill at One]]''.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/bOdJrZ9uS30 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160208052525/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOdJrZ9uS30 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOdJrZ9uS30 \|title=Arthur Lowe – Pebble Mill at One – BBC – 1982 Last interview Complete \|publisher=YouTube \|date=16 July 2014 \|access-date=2015-12-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At just after 6 p.m. the same day, he collapsed from the onset of a stroke in his dressing room at the [[Alexandra Theatre (Birmingham)\|Alexandra Theatre]], Birmingham.{{sfnp\|Lowe\|1997\|p=191}} This was before a performance of ''[[Home at Seven (play)\|Home at Seven]]'' in which he was due to appear with his wife, Joan.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=274}} He was taken, unconscious, to Birmingham General Hospital, where he died at about 5 a.m.{{sfnp\|Lowe\|1997\|p=191}}{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=275}} He was 66.		On 14 April 1982, Lowe gave a live televised interview on ''[[w:Pebble Mill at One\|Pebble Mill at One]]''.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/bOdJrZ9uS30 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160208052525/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOdJrZ9uS30 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOdJrZ9uS30 \|title=Arthur Lowe – Pebble Mill at One – BBC – 1982 Last interview Complete \|publisher=YouTube \|date=16 July 2014 \|access-date=2015-12-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At just after 6 p.m. the same day, he collapsed from the onset of a stroke in his dressing room at the [[w:Alexandra Theatre (Birmingham)\|Alexandra Theatre]], Birmingham.{{sfnp\|Lowe\|1997\|p=191}} This was before a performance of ''[[w:Home at Seven (play)\|Home at Seven]]'' in which he was due to appear with his wife, Joan.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=274}} He was taken, unconscious, to Birmingham General Hospital, where he died at about 5 a.m.{{sfnp\|Lowe\|1997\|p=191}}{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=275}} He was 66.

	Lowe was [[cremated]] and his ashes were scattered at [[Sutton ~~Coldfield~~]] Crematorium, following a small funeral of which few people were notified and fewer than a dozen attended.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=277}} Joan did not attend, as she refused to miss a performance of ''[[Home at Seven (play)\|Home at Seven]]'' and was appearing in [[Belfast]] at the time. According to her friend Phyllis Bateman, the couple had a pact that neither would go to the other's funeral.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=277}} Stephen said his parents were not sentimental or religious and Joan's coping mechanism was summed up in the adage, "the show must go on".<ref name="Telegraph 2015">{{cite news\| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11736402/arthur-lowe-son-dads-army.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11736402/arthur-lowe-son-dads-army.html \|archive-date=12 January 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\| title=Stupid Boy! The son of Arthur Lowe on growing up with Capt Mainwaring\| access-date=5 September 2021 \| work=The Telegraph\| first=Richard\| last=Webber\| date=17 July 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> A memorial service was held on 24 May 1982 at [[St Martin-in-the-Fields]], attended by Lowe's wife and family, former colleagues and many friends.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=280}}		Lowe was [[w:cremated\|cremated]] and his ashes were scattered at [[w:Sutton Coldfiel\|d]] Crematorium, following a small funeral of which few people were notified and fewer than a dozen attended.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=277}} Joan did not attend, as she refused to miss a performance of ''[[w:Home at Seven (play)\|Home at Seven]]'' and was appearing in [[w:Belfast\|Belfast]] at the time. According to her friend Phyllis Bateman, the couple had a pact that neither would go to the other's funeral.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=277}} Stephen said his parents were not sentimental or religious and Joan's coping mechanism was summed up in the adage, "the show must go on".<ref name="Telegraph 2015">{{cite news\| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11736402/arthur-lowe-son-dads-army.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11736402/arthur-lowe-son-dads-army.html \|archive-date=12 January 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\| title=Stupid Boy! The son of Arthur Lowe on growing up with Capt Mainwaring\| access-date=5 September 2021 \| work=The Telegraph\| first=Richard\| last=Webber\| date=17 July 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> A memorial service was held on 24 May 1982 at [[w:St Martin-in-the-Fields\|St Martin-in-the-Fields]], attended by Lowe's wife and family, former colleagues and many friends.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=280}}

	Lowe's final film and television performances premiered after his death. His last feature film was Lindsay Anderson's ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982).{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=268}} In his final sitcom, {{nowrap\|''[[A.J. Wentworth, B.A.]]''}} (1982), he starred as a boys' [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)\|preparatory school]] master.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|pp=271–272}} ''Wagner'' was Lowe's last screen role, released in December 1983.		Lowe's final film and television performances premiered after his death. His last feature film was Lindsay Anderson's ''[[w:Britannia Hospital\|Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982).{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=268}} In his final sitcom, {{nowrap\|''[[A.J. Wentworth, B.A.]]''}} (1982), he starred as a boys' [[w:Preparatory school (United Kingdom)\|preparatory school]] master.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|pp=271–272}} ''Wagner'' was Lowe's last screen role, released in December 1983.

	==Recognition==		==Recognition==
	[[Tom Cole]] wrote in the ''[[Radio Times]]'': "There are few actors who charmed viewers both young and old with such ease, and fewer still who could be trusted with the task of bringing classic literary characters like Charles Pooter and A.J. Wentworth to life." [[Graham Lord]] wrote, in his 2002 biography, that "almost every actor who worked with Arthur considered him to be outstanding".{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=292}} He gave as an exception Martin Benson, who said Lowe did not have a lot of vocal skill in his rep days, "and I don't think he had afterwards ~~either...A~~ lot of his success came from this oddball personality that he had and the fact that later in his career he had some very good writers."{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=71}}		[[w:Tom Cole\|Tom Cole]] wrote in the ''[[w:Radio Times\|Radio Times]]'': "There are few actors who charmed viewers both young and old with such ease, and fewer still who could be trusted with the task of bringing classic literary characters like Charles Pooter and A.J. Wentworth to life." [[w:Graham Lord\|Graham Lord]] wrote, in his 2002 biography, that "almost every actor who worked with Arthur considered him to be outstanding".{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=292}} He gave as an exception Martin Benson, who said Lowe did not have a lot of vocal skill in his rep days, "and I don't think he had afterwards either…A lot of his success came from this oddball personality that he had and the fact that later in his career he had some very good writers."{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=71}}

	In 2002, [[Paul Scofield]] described Lowe as a rare talent and "seriously brilliant actor", and said it was his timing that set him apart.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=102}} [[Jimmy Perry]] agreed about his timing: "It was faultless. He could get huge laughs with such simple lines as 'Just a moment,' 'how dare you,' and 'you stupid boy'" - all catchphrases from ''Dad's Army''. Perry also described Lowe as a kind man who went out of his way to help actors less fortunate than himself.<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/apr/16/dads-army-arthur-lowe-jimmy-perry\| title=From the archive, 16 April 1982: Arthur Lowe, captain of comedy\|access-date=1 September 2021 \| work=The Guardian\| first=Jimmy\| last=Perry\| date=16 April 2013}}</ref>		In 2002, [[w:Paul Scofield\|Paul Scofield]] described Lowe as a rare talent and "seriously brilliant actor", and said it was his timing that set him apart.{{sfnp\|Lord\|2002\|p=102}} [[Jimmy Perry]] agreed about his timing: "It was faultless. He could get huge laughs with such simple lines as 'Just a moment,' 'how dare you,' and 'you stupid boy'" - all catchphrases from ''Dad's Army''. Perry also described Lowe as a kind man who went out of his way to help actors less fortunate than himself.<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/apr/16/dads-army-arthur-lowe-jimmy-perry\| title=From the archive, 16 April 1982: Arthur Lowe, captain of comedy\|access-date=1 September 2021 \| work=The Guardian\| first=Jimmy\| last=Perry\| date=16 April 2013}}</ref>

	==Approach to acting==		==Approach to acting==

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| image = Arthur Lowe.jpg		\| image = Arthur Lowe.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Lowe as Captain Mainwaring in ''[[Dad's Army]]''~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1915\|09\|22}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1915\|09\|22}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Hayfield, Derbyshire\|Hayfield]], [[w:Derbyshire\|Derbyshire]], England <ref>GRO Register of Births: DEC 1915 7b 1413 HAYFIELD – Arthur Lowe, mmn = Ford</ref>		\| birth_place = [[w:Hayfield, Derbyshire\|Hayfield]], [[w:Derbyshire\|Derbyshire]], England <ref>GRO Register of Births: DEC 1915 7b 1413 HAYFIELD – Arthur Lowe, mmn = Ford</ref>

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	* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009ndgt BBC Desert Island Discs episode – 14 December 1970]		* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009ndgt BBC Desert Island Discs episode – 14 December 1970]
	* [http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays?forename=Arthur&surname=LOWE&job=Actor&pid=14686&image_view=Yes&x=19&y=17 Performances in the Theatre Archive University of Bristol]		* [http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays?forename=Arthur&surname=LOWE&job=Actor&pid=14686&image_view=Yes&x=19&y=17 Performances in the Theatre Archive University of Bristol]

	~~{{BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor 1968-1984}}~~
	~~{{Authority control}}~~

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	\| years_active = 1945–1982		\| years_active = 1945–1982
	\| resting_place = Sutton Coldfield Crematorium, [[w:Sutton Coldfield\|Sutton Coldfield]], England		\| resting_place = Sutton Coldfield Crematorium, [[w:Sutton Coldfield\|Sutton Coldfield]], England
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Joan Cooper]]\|1948}}<ref>GRO Register of Marriages: MAR 1948 5d 800 MARYLEBONE – Arthur Lowe = Gatehouse or Cooper</ref>		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[w:Joan Cooper\|Joan Cooper]]\|1948}}<ref>GRO Register of Marriages: MAR 1948 5d 800 MARYLEBONE – Arthur Lowe = Gatehouse or Cooper</ref>
	\| children = 1		\| children = 1
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