Doris Hare photo career

Doris Hare Photo Career

1930's

Doris Hare was born on 1st March 1905

At the age of three she made her professional debut at the Alexander Portable Theatre in their production of Current Cash. She continued working in music halls and choruses before making her West End debut at The Palace as Sally in The Scarlet Clue in 1916

Below are two publicity stills from the 1930s and 1935

Above Doris appears in an cinema magazine ad for Olvatine in 1935

Doris was working in Music Hall, Variety Showa, Cabaret Revues and Pantomimes, going on to have a career in Theatre, TV and Films for the next 80 years

1935 play- Dancing City Play Oldham Colisium

1935 play- Opening Night

1935 play- Jubilee Window

1938 play- ITS IN THE BAG with Doris Hare & Elisabeth Welch

1939 play- She Couldn't Say No

1939- North Sea Patrol

1940's

1940 She Couldn't Say No with Tommy Trinder

1945 THE MUSICAL ROMANCE SWEET YESTERDAY (MUSICIAL ROMANCE) PRODUCED BY JACK HULBERT ADELPHI THEATRE LONDON, HUGH MILLER, REGINALD TATE, ANNE ZIEGLER, WEBSTER BOOTH, MARK DALYADELPHI THEATRE LONDON

CAST; WEBSTER BOOTH, ANNE ZIEGLER, DORIS HARE, MARK DALY, REGINALD TATE, HUGH MILLER

1947. 1066 and All That. Richard Littledale, Wallas Eaton.

1948 17th October .A gala revue at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane to promote National Savings !! Cast includes John Mills & Leslie Mitchell, Moira Lister & David Peel, exerpts from opera & ballet, revue including Hattie Jacques, Stanley Holloway,

Lupino Lane 1st Bn. Scots Guards, Finale of THE LAMBETH WALK including Hermione Gingold, Margaret Rutherford, Doris Hare, Bobby Howes,Ronald Shiner.

1948 Here Come the Huggetts

1949 The History of Mr. Polly

Doris was familiar voice throughout the war on the radio series Shipmates Ashore, "a show for the MERCHANT NAVY" after which she received an MBE for her work as a wartime entertainer.

Entertaining members of the Merchant Marine during World War II, both in shipboard revues and as hostess of the radio program 'Shipmates Ashore.'

Doris is to the left of the microphone

1950's

1950 Dance hall with Petula Clarke

1954 Double Exposure

1955 THE WATER GYPSIES see images below

1955 Tiger by the Tail

1955 No Smoking

1957 Stranger's Meeting

1958 Heartbreak House t the Lyric Theatre London

1959 The League of Gentlemen

1959 PLAY- 'THE QUIZ KID' AT THE NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL AUGUST

THE WATER GIPSIES 1955

Doris as Mrs Higgins in 'THE WATER GIPSIES' performing a song and dance number called 'Why Should Spring Have All The Flowers'

1960's

In Coronation Street, Doris Hare played both Hilda Davies and Maud in 1961 and Alice Pickins from 1968 to 1969 (see image)

Her other credits include The Benny Hill Show, Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) (see image)

Doris turned down the opportunity to play Ena Sharples in Corrie as she did not want to be type cast but went on to take the role that was to make her famous as Mrs Butler (MUM) in ON THE BUSES both the series and 3 feature films. Doris was unavailable for the 1st SERIES of ON THE BUSES as she was in America with her husband John Fraser-Roberts, a surgeon.

1963 A Midsummer Night's Dream"" at London's Aldwych Theatre with Diana Rigg, Brian Murray, Paul Hardwick, John Nettleton, Ian Richardson, Juliet Mills, Doris Hare

1963 A Place to Go

1964 Aldwych Theatre

1967 ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE

1969 Coronation Steet (as Alice Pickins)