Bruce Belfrage

Bruce Belfrage
Photo by Lafayette, 1930
Born(1900-10-30)30 October 1900
Marylebone, London
DiedAugust 1974
Sydney, Australia
NationalityBritish
EducationGresham's School
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Actor, broadcaster
Known forBBC newsreader during World War II
RelativesSydney Henning Belfrage, father
Frances Grace Powley, mother
Joan Henley, first wife
Joyce Belfrage, second wife
Julian Belfrage, son
Cedric Belfrage, brother
Sally Belfrage, niece
Nicolas Belfrage, nephew
Bryan Powley, uncle

Bruce Belfrage (30 October 1900 – August 1974) was an English actor and BBC radio newsreader.[1] He was casting director at the BBC between 1936 and 1939, and founded the BBC Repertory Company in 1939.[2]

  1. ^ Obituary in The Times, Mr Bruce Belfrage, 17 August 1974, p.14
  2. ^ McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (2013). "Belfrage, Bruce". The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth Edition. Manchester University Press. p. 62. ISBN 9780719091391. Retrieved 6 July 2019 – via Google Books.