Alfred Lester, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Lester

English music hall performer and stage actor

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1874

Place of Birth: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-May-1925

Profession: actor, comedian

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alfred Leslie Lester (25 October 1874 – 6 May 1925) was an English actor and comedian.
Born into a theatrical family, he learnt his craft touring in melodramas, as a young man, but made his reputation as a comedian in musical comedy, music hall and, later, revue. Lester's gloomy stage persona was seen to its quintessential comic effect in the long-running musical The Arcadians (1909) in which he delivered optimistic lyrics in a lugubrious manner.
Among his other hit shows were The New Aladdin (1906), Havana (1908) and The Bing Boys Are Here (1916).
His co-stars included George Grossmith Jr., Phyllis Dare, George Robey and Violet Lorraine. Ill health brought Lester's career to a premature close, and he died of pneumonia at the age of fifty.