- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLaurence Stanley Payne
- Nickname
- Larry Two
- Height5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
- Laurence Payne was born on June 5, 1919 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Crawling Eye (1958), A Farewell to Arms (1966) and Musical Playhouse (1959). He was married to Judith Draper, Pamela Alan and Sheila Burrell. He died on February 23, 2009 in London, England, UK.
- SpousesJudith Draper(1974 - February 23, 2009) (his death)Pamela Alan(1955 - ?) (divorced)Sheila Burrell(1944 - ?) (divorced)
- Wrote eleven detective novels from 1961 onwards; the first, "The Nose On My Face", was filmed in 1963 as The Model Murder Case (1963).
- He lost the sight in one eye (after disobeying doctor's orders by not resting properly) as a result of an accident during the recording of a swordfight with Basil Henson on the set of the Sexton Blake (1967) tale "Sexton Blake v. The Organisation" in 1968. Ironically, Payne was actually an expert fight director.
- Was a self-taught pianist.
- Was an enthusiastic oil painter.
- Son of a carpenter.Attended Belmont School and Tottenham Grammar. Lost his father aged three, and, along with his two siblings, had a strict upbringing by his methodist mother. Left school at sixteen to do clerical work. Trained for acting at the Old Vic in 1939.
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