Derwent Hall Caine
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Sir Derwent Hall Caine 1st Baronet Caine of Greeba Castle |
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Sir Derwent Hall Caine, 1st Baronet in 1915
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| Member of Parliament for Liverpool, Everton |
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In office 1929–1931 |
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| Preceded by | Herbert Charles Woodcock |
| Succeeded by | Frank Hornby |
| Majority | 1567 |
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12 August 1891 Keswick, Cumberland, England |
| Died | 2 December 1971 (aged 80) Miami, Florida, US |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Relations | Hall Caine(father) Mary Chandler (mother)Gordon Hall Caine (brother) |
| Children | Three |
| Profession | Actor, film-maker, publisher,businessperson |
Sir Derwent Hall Caine, 1st Baronet (12 September 1891 – 2 December 1971) was a British actor, publisher and Labour politician.
Caine was born into an Isle of Man family, the son of novelist Hall Caine and his wife Mary Chandler. He was born at Keswick in Cumberland, and so derived his name from the nearby lake of Derwent Water. He was a sensitive child with asthma,and attended St Cyprian's School in Eastbourne for his health. He became an actor, making his stage debut in 1906 in his father's adaptation of his novel, The Bondman. In 1915 he took one of the parts in his father's first authorised film – a version of The Christian, made by the London Film Company.
His father went to America to encourage American involvement in World War I and had dramatic interests there. In 1915 Derwent Caine sailed to America to look after those interests. Although he was declared unfit for active service, he was nearly prevented from travelling because of a change of rules.
In America he starred in three films made by the Arrow Film Corporation. These were The Deemster (which had been written by his father), a version of Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, and the propaganda film Huns at our gate.
Back in England, with his brother Gordon Ralph Hall Caine, he founded the publishing house The Reader's Library.
In 1929 he stood for parliament as Labour candidate for Liverpool, Everton and was returned as Member of Parliament. In January 1931, he was charged with dangerous driving after colliding with a taxi in the early hours of the morning in Trafalgar Square, injuring the four taxi passengers (an army Major in the Scots Guards, his wife and two friends). Caine was subsequently acquitted.
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