St. Clair Bayfield

St. Clair Bayfield, American stage actor, was born John St. Clair Roberts on August 2, 1875 in Cheltenham, England, and died May 19, 1967. [http://catnyp.nypl.org/record=b2285908 New York Public Library] ]

Career

Bayfield spent his youth in New Zealand on sheep and cattle ranches. He also served as a sailor and soldier. Bayfield lived for many years (circa 1908-1944+) in an apartment on 37th Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York.Peters, Brooks, " [http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/_archive/601/ffjenkins.601.html Florence, The Nightingale?] ," 15 June 2006 (also appeared, but in slightly different format, in "Opera News" magazine)]

Bayfield joined the Ben Greet Players in a revival of "Twelfth Night" that took the troupe to 56 Pennsylvania towns in 65 days during the summer of 1914. Also in the group was Sidney Greenstreet. [Sperdakos, Paula, " [http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/TRIC/bin/get.cgi?directory=vol10_1/&filename=sperdakos.htm Dora Mavor Moore: Before the New Play Society] ," "Theatre Research in Canada", Vol 10, No 1, Spring 1989]

Bayfield lived with and managed the career of singer Florence Foster Jenkins for over 36 years. Jenkins died in 1944. [" [http://www.maxbass.com/Florence-Foster-Jenkins.htm Coronet] ", Dec 1957]

Achievements

The Actors' Equity Association bestows the annual St. Clair Bayfield Award to an actor or actress in a non-featured role in a Shakespearean production. The award was established in 1973. [ [http://www.actorsequity.org/AboutEquity/EquityAwards/bayfield_award.asp Actors' Equity Association] ]

Theatre credits

Bayfield's credits in Broadway theatre include [ [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=66848 IBDB] ] :

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