Derwent Hall Caine


Sir Derwent Hall Caine, 1st Baronet 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 Cyprians School in Eastbourne for his health. He became an actor, making his stage debut in 1906 in his fathers adaptation of his novel, The Bondman. In 1915 he took one of the parts in his fathers first authorised film a version of The Christian, made by the London Film Company.

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