Stuart Gage Lancaster

1920 - 2000  (80 years)

• Name	Stuart Gage Lancaster
  Birth	30 Nov 1920	Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military service	Navy, World War II
  Death	22 Dec 2000	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Clifton Arthur Parks and Hester Margaret Ringling)
  1. Charles Ringling Lancaster,   b. 14 Jan 1917, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 14 Jan 1999, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA  (Age 82 years) ▻ Alice N. Knobloch
  Notes	Obituary from Variety, 29 December 2000: A memorial service for actor-director Stuart Lancaster, who performed in films such as "Edward Scissorhands" and who was a descendent of one of the original Ringling brothers, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Colony Theater, 555 N. Third St. in Burbank. Lancaster, 80, died Dec. 22 in Los Angeles after a long illness. The grandson of Charles Ringling, one of five brothers to found the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Lancaster was born in Sarasota, Fla. He owned and operated the Palm Tree Theater in Sarasota during the 1950s. Moving to Los Angeles in 1962, Lancaster began a career in movies that would span 35 years and more than two dozen films, including "The Treat" (1998), "Batman Returns" (1992) and "Edward Scissorhands" (1990). Other film credits include "The Loch Ness Horror" (1989), "Goodbye, Norma Jean" (1976), "The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried" (1972) and "Born Losers" (1967). Lancaster also landed recurring roles on the television soaps "Peyton Place" and "The Young and the Restless," and guest starred on shows including "The Invaders," "The Fugitive" and "The Outer Limits." In addition to his appearances on the big and small screens, Lancaster continued his work in the theater as an actor and director, and was affiliated with the Colony Theater, the Richard Basehart Theater and the Theater Exchange, all in Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife, actress Ivy Bethune, and daughter, actress-dancer Zina Bethune.
  Person ID	I16716	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Louis G. Lancaster,   b. cir 1892
  Mother	Hester Margaret Ringling,   b. 9 Aug 1893, Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA d. 1965, Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F6440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F10366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Family ID	F9980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Living
  Family ID	F10365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 4	Betty Warren,   b. 6 Jan 1920, New York City, New York, USA d. 8 Nov 1993, Albany, Albany County, New York, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1949
  Divorce	May 1960	Manatee County, Florida, USA
  Family ID	F9981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 5	Living
  Family ID	F9982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 6	Ivy Bethune
  Marriage	1971
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F9983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Nov 1920 - Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA Divorce - May 1960 - Manatee County, Florida, USA Death - 22 Dec 2000 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show	4 Photos
  	Hester Ringling with her sons, Charles and Stuart
  	Stuart Gage Lancaster
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