The theatre was demolished in 1956. He was the subject of This Is Your Life in March 1956 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at London's BBC Television Theatre. He also appeared as the castaway on Desert Island Discs in 1957. Lane died on 10 November 1959, in London, at age 67 and is buried at Streatham Park Cemetery. His wife, Violet Blythe, died 17 March 1983, aged 93. To mark the 50th anniversary of his death, the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America restored his memorial at Streatham Park Cemetery and held a memorial service at St Paul's, Covent Garden, with a reception at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. A commemorative blue plaque was erected to Lupino Lane on 15 June 2014 at his former home 32 Maida Vale, Paddington, by The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America. Partial filmography A Friendly Husband (1923) Fool's Luck (1926) His Private Life (1928) The Love Parade (1929) Golden Dawn (1930) The Yellow Mask (1930) Never Trouble Trouble (1931) No Lady (1931) Love Lies (1931) The Innocents of Chicago (1932) Letting in the Sunshine (1933) A Southern Maid (1933) My Old Duchess (1934) The Deputy Drummer (1935) Trust the Navy (1935) Who's Your Father (1935) Hot News (1936) The Lambeth Walk (1939) DVD release On 26 December 2012, Alpha Video released Lupino Lane Silent Comedy Collection, Volume 1 on Region 0 DVD-R. On 28 January 2014, they released Lupino Lane Silent Comedy Collection, Volume 2. References Sources See also Lupino family External links Lupino Lane at Virtual History Lupino Lane on Desert Island Discs 1892 births 1959 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors English theatre managers and producers Actor-managers Silent film comedians Music hall performers 20th-century English male actors People from Hackney Central Male actors from London 20th-century English comedians British male comedy actors Lupino family Burials at Streatham Park Cemetery 20th-century theatre managers 20th-century English businesspeople