Stanley Maxted

Stanley Maxted (21 August 1894 – 10 May 1963) was a British Home Child who came to Toronto, Canada in 1906 via Fegan Homes. He lived with Dr. Malcolm Sparrow, dentist, and his family at 1437 Queen Street West. Twice wounded and gassed during the First World War, he survived and became a journalist and actor.[1]

Stanley Herbert Maxted
Born
Stanley Herbert Maxted

(1894-08-21)21 August 1894
Folkestone, England,
Died10 May 1963(1963-05-10) (aged 68)
London, England
NationalityBritish Canadian
OccupationJournalist, Actor
Known forWorld War II reporting for BBC

In Canada, Maxted worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and left the CBC to work for the BBC in England. Maxted reported for the BBC during the Second World War.[2] Maxted was part of the Public Relations team under Major R. W. Oliver that was present at the Battle of Arnhem alongside fellow BBC reporter Guy Byam and newspaper reporters Alan Wood of the Daily Express and Jack Smyth of Reuters.[3] Maxted later covered the war in the Pacific in 1945, which he described as more difficult than reporting from Europe due to the distances covered.[4][5]

Following the war Maxted became an actor.[2][6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1949I Was a Male War BrideU.S. Consul in HeidelbergUncredited
1953The NetProf. Adams
1953Never Let Me GoJohn Barnes
1953The Final TestSenator
1954The Love LotteryStanton
1955I Am a CameraCurtis B. Ryland, Editor
1956Ett kungligt äventyrJ G Parker
1956The WeaponColonel
1957Across the BridgeMilton
1957Campbell's KingdomHenry Fergus
1958The Strange AwakeningMr. Moffat
1958Fiend Without a FaceCol. Butler(final film role)
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References
  1. "Stanley Maxted".
  2. Marie Gillespie; Alban Webb (3 January 2013). Diasporas and Diplomacy: Cosmopolitan contact zones at the BBC World Service (1932–2012). Routledge. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-136-44864-5.
  3. Martin Bowman (30 August 2013). Shrinking Perimeter. Pen and Sword. pp. 179–. ISBN 978-1-78159-177-2.
  4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (2 June 1945). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 4–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. Vincent Dowd (12 September 2015). "WW2: Guy Byam, the BBC's lost reporter". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. "Stanley Maxted - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
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