C. Aubrey Smith

Sir Charles Aubrey Smith CBE[1](July 21, 1863 – December 20, 1948) was an English actor and cricket player.[2] He was known for his roles in The Four Fathers (1939), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), and in And Then There Were None (1945).

Smith in 1936

Smith was born on July 21, 1863 in London, England.[3] He studied at the Charterhouse School and at St John's College, Cambridge. Smith was married to Isabella Wood from 1896 until his death in 1948. They had one child.

Smith died on December 20, 1948 in his home in Beverly Hills, California from pneumonia, aged 85. He was cremated. He was buried at St Leonard's Churchyard in Hove, East Sussex.

References
  1. Commanders of the Order of the British Empire - Supplement to The London Gazette, 9 June 1938, page 3701
  2. The Home of CricketArchive
  3. Recipients of the Honour of Knighthood - Supplement to The London Gazette, 2 June 1944, page 2566.

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