- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHenry Alfred Jones
- Henry Lytton, the English singer and actor, was to Gilbert & Sullivan what John Gielgud was to Shakespeare, only more so. The baritone joined the famous D'Oyly Carte Opera Company that staged Gilbert & Sullivan operettas in 1884 and remained with them until 1903. With return engagements with the company between 1906 and 1934, he was associated with them for 50 years. He was knighted in 1930, becoming the only theatrical performer to receive the accolade for services to the theater as a Gilbert and Sullivan performer.- IMDb mini biography by: Jon C. Hopwood
- SpouseMrs. Henry Lytton(1884 - August 15, 1936) (his death, 5 children)
- Father of Henry Lytton Jr. and briefly father-in-law of Jessie Matthews (1925 - 1930).
- Knighted in 1930
- Considered one of the finest light opera singers to play the Savoy operettas. He spent over fifty years singing a wide variety of roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.
- Ran away from school at the age of seventeen to marry Loui Henri after seeing her perform in Gilbert and Sullivan at a London theater. In 1934 they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
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