Charlie Naughton

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Charlie Naughton

Corrected info re. Charles Naughton's daughter and her husband

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In 1953 he was sued by chorus girl, Ima Cecily Hanson after she claimed he deliberately tripped her for a joke, while she was leaving the stage during a show, which resulted in her being rendered unconscious. Daily Mirror, 10th February 1953, Page 15
In 1953 he was sued by chorus girl, Ima Cecily Hanson after she claimed he deliberately tripped her for a joke, while she was leaving the stage during a show, which resulted in her being rendered unconscious. Daily Mirror, 10th February 1953, Page 15


His daughter, Sally, was a pre-war actress on stage and with British-Gaumont films, appearing under the name Sally Stewart. As a 23-year-old she married in an Edinburgh solicitor's office in January 1939 to Peter Croft, 21-year-old British film actor, son of Ann Croft, actress. Sally's daughter, Naughton's granddaughter, [[Sally-Anne Stapleford]] is a five-time [[British Figure Skating Championships|British champion]] in figure skating in the ladies event and won the silver medal at the [[1965 European Figure Skating Championships]].{{Cite book|title=Flashing Blades - The Story of British Ice Hockey|last=Drackett|first=Phil|publisher=The Crowood Press Ltd|year=1987|isbn=978-1852230616}}
His daughter, Alice Elizabeth Naughton married a Canadian, Richard Harvey Stapleford. Their daughter, Naughton's granddaughter, [[Sally-Anne Stapleford]] is a five-time [[British Figure Skating Championships|British champion]] and two time Olympian in figure skating in the ladies event and won the silver medal at the [[1965 European Figure Skating Championships]].{{Cite book|title=Flashing Blades - The Story of British Ice Hockey|last=Drackett|first=Phil|publisher=The Crowood Press Ltd|year=1987|isbn=978-1852230616}}


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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