J. C. Buckstone
Introduction Buckstone in ''The Admirable Crichton'', 1902'''John Copeland Buckstone''' (9 September 1859 – 24 September 1924) was an English stage and film actor of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, who was most famous for his 1901 stage play ''Scrooge'', which was the basis for the first film version of ''A Christmas Carol'' in the same year. He was the son of the actor John Baldwin Buckstone and the brother of Lucy Isabella Buckstone.
Life and career Buckstone was born in Sydenham, Kent. He appeared as Careless in ''School For Scandal'' at Theatre Royal, Dundee in 1877, alongside William Henry Chippendale (as Sir Peter Teazel), Caroline Hill (as Lady Teazel), Buckstone's sister Lucy (as Maria) and his father (as Sir Benjamin Backbite). Buckstone appeared in ''The Silver King'' at the Princess's Theatre, London, in 1882, He was in ''The Silver King'' at Wallack's Theatre in New York City in 1883 and also performed for Wallack in ''Victor Durand'' in 1885.He also appeared in ''The Admirable Crichton'' with H. B. Irving in 1902 at the Duke of York's Theatre, and ''The Adventures of Lady Ursula'', Anthony Hope's 1898 play.Buckstone's popular 1901 play ''Scrooge'' was quickly adapted by R.W. Paul for his film ''Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost'', the earliest known film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novel ''A Christmas Carol''. Buckstone appeared in several early silent British films, including ''David Garrick'' (1913) and ''Scrooge'' (1913), starring Seymour Hicks as Ebenezer Scrooge.
References
External links * Buckstone  on the Internet Movie Database* Buckstone's ''Scrooge'' on the British Film Institute website* Buckstone on the Complete Index to World Film