Stanley Farrar

Stanley Wendell Farrar (October 4, 1910

Early life and career A native of Berkeley, California, He attended University of California, Berkeley, and later the Faucit School of the Theatre in Oakland, a school founded and directed by London-born actress and director Ursula Faucit, the grandniece of actress Helena Faucit. From 1930 to 1936, Farrar was regularly featured in the school's on-air outlet, the dramatic anthology series, The Faucit Theatre of the Air, at least one episode of which he also wrote, adapting J. S. Coyne's one-act comedy, One Night of Terror. He was also featured opposite the school's director on at least two occasions. In 1930 they co-starred in Faucit's own play, Not the Type, and in 1935 Faucit was Bea to Farrar's Benedick in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. The Faucit Theatre Players also performed live on occasion, such as their 1935 production of Schiller's Mary Stuart—with Farrar's portrayal of Lord Burleigh deemed "extremely good" by the Oakland Tribune —and their 1934 revival of Elmer Greensfelder's Broomsticks, Amen, of which the Tribune's Wood Soanes wrote:

Here is the stuff of which high tragedy is made, but Greensfelder succeeded in evolving only obvious melodrama. The fine performance by Stanley Farrar as Hoffnagel was the saving grace of the show. He pulled 'Broomsticks, Amen' along with a performance that was more professional than amateur, sincere, powerful, well balanced and acute.

Beginning on October 4, 1937, Farrar appeared with Howard Duff, Jack Edwards, Marjorie Smith and Herb Allen in the Mutual Broadcasting serial The Phantom Pilot. The show aired for 2 weeks as a "sustaining" series before being sponsored by Young and Rubicam.

In the spring of 1949, The Hollywood Reporter noted that Farrar had begun publishing The 24 Sheet, a news bulletin for actors.

On August 26, 1953, Hollywood Citizen-News entertainment writer Zuma Palmer drew readers' attention to an uncommon occurrence: at a time when the prohibition of prerecorded network radio dramas had only recently been lifted, both Farrar and co-star Marian Richman appeared on Dr. Christian and simultaneously on the transcribed series, Family Theater. Later that year, Farrar appeared onstage, co-starring with Lloyd Corrigan and Tommy Bernard—former radio son of Ozzie and Harriet and TV son of Charlie Ruggles —in Corrigan's play The Upper Room, staged as part of an event held to benefit St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Van Nuys.

In 1956, Farrar was elected treasurer, and, the following year, recording secretary of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Personal life and death From March 22, 1936 until his death, Farrar was married to fellow actor Margaret Mary "Margo" Klink, with whom he had three sons. survived by his wife, his sons, his mother and two brothers. Vincentio in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, and Police Chief Axford in Fran Striker's "Warner Lester, Manhunter" Dramatic anthology series created by British-born actress and teacher Ursula Faucit and broadcast on KLX in Oakland.

13-part AFRTS-commissioned series dramatizing the Lewis and Clark Expedition, starring Harry Bartell and John Anderson.

Partial filmography

Fear in the Night (1946) – Bank patron (uncredited) Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951) – Dr. Hopkins (uncredited) Racket Squad EP. "The Case of the Vain Woman" (1951) – Dr. Mason Front Page Detective Ep. "Troubles With Doubles" (1951) Ep. "Twice Dead" (1951) The Adventures of Kit Carson Ep. "Law of the Frontier" (1951) – Cleve Sadler (as Stanley Farrer) The Ruggles Ep. January 3 (1952) – Ben Milligan Fireside Theatre Ep. "The Haunted Wedding" (1952) Space Patrol Ep. "Mission to Mercury" (1952) – Lennan Gang Busters Ep. "The Dennis Case" (1952) – Wytherson Ep. "The Unholy Three" (1952) – Grocery Manager Ford Theatre Ep. "A Season to Love" (1954) Mr. District Attorney Ep. September 4 (1954) Adolph Menjou's Favorite Stories Ep. "The Lost Years" (1954) This Is the Life Ep. "The Suspicious Heart" (1954) – Doctor Day of Triumph (1954) – Unknown role (uncredited) How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955) – Professor The Public Defender Ep. "Clifford Pike" (1955) Stage 7 Ep. "Verdict" (1955) You Are There Ep. "The Attack on Pearl Harbor" (1955) Tales of the Texas Rangers Ep. "Home in San Antone" (1955) Ep. "Grant and Lee at Appomattox" (1955) I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) – Director Adventures of the Falcon Ep. "Out of All Evil" (1955) Damon Runyon Theatre Ep. "The Good Luck Kid" (1956) The Price of Fear (1956) – Dog track commissioner Badlands of Montana (1957) – Rayburn Never Steal Anything Small (1959) – Doctor The Beatniks (1959) – Morrisey [sic] (as Stan Farrar) The Real McCoys Ep. "The Insurance Policy" (1959) – Dr. Sloane Ep. "The Diamond Ring" (1961) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1962) Ep. "A Lamp for Dave and June" Inside Daisy Clover (1965) – Doctor (uncredited) Green Acres Ep. "Lisa Has a Calf" (1965) – Dr. Filmore Ep. "His Honor" (1967) – Judge Wilkins Ep. "Who's Lisa" (1967) – Doctor Marriage on the Rocks (1965) – Assistant (uncredited)