Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families
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-siblings1 half brother (family of Clifton Arthur Parks and Hester Margaret Ringling) 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 Private 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 unknown, b. cir 1920 Marriage 1944 Divorce 1947 Pinellas County, Florida, USA 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
- Obituary from Variety, 29 December 2000:
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Event Map Birth - 30 Nov 1920 - Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA 
Divorce - 1947 - Pinellas County, Florida, USA Divorce - May 1960 - Manatee County, Florida, USA Death - 22 Dec 2000 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA = Link to Google Earth