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{{short description|English actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Garry Marsh
| image        = Garry Marsh.jpg
| image        = COD Film.jpg
| caption      =  
| imagesize    =
| caption      = Garry Marsh in 1932
| birthname    = Leslie Marsh Gerahty
| birthname    = Leslie Marsh Gerahty
| birth_date    = {{birth date|df=y|1902|6|21}}
| birth_date    = {{birth date|df=y|1902|06|21}}
| birth_place  = [[St Margarets, London|St Margarets]], Middlesex, England
| birth_place  = [[St Margarets, London|St Margarets]], Middlesex, England
| death_date    = {{death date and age|df=y|1981|3|6|1902|6|21}}
| death_date    = {{death date and age|df=y|1981|03|06|1902|06|21}}
| death_place  = [[Richmond upon Thames]], Surrey, England<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=leslie%20m&lastname=gerahty|title = Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007}}</ref>
| death_place  = [[Richmond upon Thames]], Surrey, England<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=leslie%20m&lastname=gerahty|title = Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007}}</ref>
| othername    =  
| othername    =  
| yearsactive  = 1922–1970
| yearsactive  = 1922–1970
| spouse        = Adele Lawson<br>[[Muriel Martin-Harvey]]  
| spouse        =  
*{{Marriage|Adele Lawson|1920|end=div}}
*{{Marriage|[[Muriel Martin-Harvey]]|1926|1935|end=div}}
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Born '''Leslie Marsh Gerahty''' in [[St Margarets, London|St Margarets]], Surrey,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=leslie&lastname=gerahty&eventyear=1902&eventyear_offset=0|title = Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006}}</ref><ref>''International Television Almanac'', vol. 12, p. 194</ref> his parents were George and Laura.<ref>Leslie Marsh Cleaver Gerahty. Baptism 1 Nov 1902. St Stephen, Richmond Upon Thames. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; ''London Church of England Parish Registers;'' Reference Number: ''DRO/090/003.'' Ancestry.com</ref> His elder brothers were the author [[Digby George Gerahty]] and the journalist [[Cecil Gerahty]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sell|first=Jonathan P. A.|date=2018|title=Cecil Gerahty's The Road to Madrid: An Anglo-Irish Falstaff in Spain's Theatre of War.|journal=ES Review. Spanish Journal of English Studies|volume=39|issue=39|pages=11–28|doi=10.24197/ersjes.39.2018.11-28}}</ref>  
Born '''Leslie Marsh Gerahty''' in [[St Margarets, London|St Margarets]], Surrey,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=leslie&lastname=gerahty&eventyear=1902&eventyear_offset=0|title = Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006}}</ref><ref>''International Television Almanac'', vol. 12, p. 194</ref> his parents were George and Laura.<ref>Leslie Marsh Cleaver Gerahty. Baptism 1 Nov 1902. St Stephen, Richmond Upon Thames. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; ''London Church of England Parish Registers;'' Reference Number: ''DRO/090/003.'' Ancestry.com</ref> His elder brothers were the author [[Digby George Gerahty]] and the journalist [[Cecil Gerahty]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sell|first=Jonathan P. A.|date=2018|title=Cecil Gerahty's The Road to Madrid: An Anglo-Irish Falstaff in Spain's Theatre of War.|journal=ES Review. Spanish Journal of English Studies|volume=39|issue=39|pages=11–28|doi=10.24197/ersjes.39.2018.11-28}}</ref>  


Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a [[leading man]] but later became a [[character actor]] playing self-important roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/garry-marsh-45748|title=Garry Marsh – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie}}</ref>
Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a [[leading man|leading man]] but later became a [[character actor|character actor]] playing self-important roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/garry-marsh-45748|title=Garry Marsh – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie}}</ref>


During the [[World War II|War]] he served as a [[Flying Officer]] in the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=29 August 1941|title=BALLOON. BRANCH|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35260/page/5029|journal=The London Gazette|volume=35260|pages=5029}}</ref> In the mid-1950s, he chronicled his wartime adventures in North Africa in the memoir ''Sand in My Spinach''.
During the [[World War II|War]] he served as a [[Flying Officer|Flying Officer]] in the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=29 August 1941|title=BALLOON. BRANCH|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35260/page/5029|journal=The London Gazette|volume=35260|pages=5029}}</ref> In the mid-1950s, he chronicled his wartime adventures in North Africa in the memoir ''Sand in My Spinach''.


Marsh married Adele Lawson in 1920 in Kensington, London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-marriages-1837-2008?firstname=leslie&lastname=geraghty&lastname_variants=true|title = Search Results for England-and-Wales-Marriages-1837-2008}}</ref> He married for the second time to [[Muriel Martin-Harvey]] in 1926 in Chelsea, London<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-marriages-1837-2008?firstname=m&lastname=martin-harvey&eventyear=1926&eventyear_offset=2|title=Search Results for England-and-Wales-Marriages-1837-2008}}</ref> before divorcing in 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19350815-1.2.77.aspx|title=NewspaperSG – Terms and Conditions}}</ref>
Marsh married Adele Lawson in 1920 in Kensington, London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-marriages-1837-2008?firstname=leslie&lastname=geraghty&lastname_variants=true|title = Search Results for England-and-Wales-Marriages-1837-2008}}</ref> He married for the second time to [[Muriel Martin-Harvey]] in 1926 in Chelsea, London<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-marriages-1837-2008?firstname=m&lastname=martin-harvey&eventyear=1926&eventyear_offset=2|title=Search Results for England-and-Wales-Marriages-1837-2008}}</ref> before divorcing in 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19350815-1.2.77.aspx|title=NewspaperSG – Terms and Conditions}}</ref>
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==External links==
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Garry Marsh
Garry Marsh.jpg
Born
Leslie Marsh Gerahty

(1902-06-21)21 June 1902
St Margarets, Middlesex, England
Died6 March 1981(1981-03-06) (aged 78)
Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England[1]
Years active1922–1970
Spouses
Adele Lawson
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(m. 1920, divorced)​
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(m. 1926; div. 1935)​

Garry Marsh (21 June 1902 – 6 March 1981) was an English stage and film actor.[2][3]

Born Leslie Marsh Gerahty in St Margarets, Surrey,[4][5] his parents were George and Laura.[6] His elder brothers were the author Digby George Gerahty and the journalist Cecil Gerahty.[7]

Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a leading man but later became a character actor playing self-important roles.[8]

During the War he served as a Flying Officer in the RAF.[9] In the mid-1950s, he chronicled his wartime adventures in North Africa in the memoir Sand in My Spinach.

Marsh married Adele Lawson in 1920 in Kensington, London.[10] He married for the second time to Muriel Martin-Harvey in 1926 in Chelsea, London[11] before divorcing in 1935.[12]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007".
  2. ^ "Garry Marsh". Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Garry Marsh". The Times. 11 March 1981. p. 16 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006".
  5. ^ International Television Almanac, vol. 12, p. 194
  6. ^ Leslie Marsh Cleaver Gerahty. Baptism 1 Nov 1902. St Stephen, Richmond Upon Thames. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: DRO/090/003. Ancestry.com
  7. ^ Sell, Jonathan P. A. (2018). "Cecil Gerahty's The Road to Madrid: An Anglo-Irish Falstaff in Spain's Theatre of War". ES Review. Spanish Journal of English Studies. 39 (39): 11–28. doi:10.24197/ersjes.39.2018.11-28.
  8. ^ "Garry Marsh – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie".
  9. ^ "BALLOON. BRANCH". The London Gazette. 35260: 5029. 29 August 1941.
  10. ^ "Search Results for England-and-Wales-Marriages-1837-2008".
  11. ^ "Search Results for England-and-Wales-Marriages-1837-2008".
  12. ^ "NewspaperSG – Terms and Conditions".
  13. ^ Release date for The Magic Box, in IMDb.

External links

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