Sir Charles Blake Cochran
(1872-1951), ImpresarioSitter in 23 portraits
Impresario, theatrical producer and showman, Cochran was inspired to a lifelong passion for the theatre after an early visit to the pantomime Sinbad the Sailor. Twice bankrupt for his business activities, he mounted nearly 120 productions between 1914 and 1935. He achieved success with Max Reinhardt's spectacular production of The Miracle (1911) and the revues he presented at the Ambassador's Theatre and London Pavilion. From 1925 to 1934 he collaborated with Noel Coward on a series of musical shows.
by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and pencil, 1934
NPG 5224(5)
Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood; King George VI; Sir Charles Blake Cochran and an unknown man
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1912
NPG x198368
Group including Sir Charles Blake Cochran, Raymond Hitchcock, Lallie Charles and Herbert Carr
by Miss Compton Collier
cream-toned bromide print on brown folder, circa 1917
NPG x68997
Group including Lallie Charles, Herbert Carr, Raymond Hitchcock and Sir Charles Blake Cochran
by Miss Compton Collier
cream-toned bromide print on brown folder, circa 1917
NPG x68998
Sir Charles Blake Cochran; Beverley Nichols
by Howard Coster
vintage print, 1929
NPG x10656
Beverley Nichols; Sir Charles Blake Cochran
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1929
NPG Ax2314
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1929
NPG x1794
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1929
NPG x10522
Sir Charles Blake Cochran with two actresses from 'Cochran's 1930 Revue'
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
gelatin silver print, 1930
NPG x198538
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 30 June 1932
NPG x12168
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1 July 1932
NPG x12169
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1 July 1932
NPG x12170
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1 July 1932
NPG x12171
Sir Charles Blake Cochran; Richard Tauber (né Denemy); (Elsie) Evelyn Laye
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1937
NPG x25918
Dorothy Dickson; Sir Charles Blake Cochran
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide print, 17 June 1939
NPG x76566
Sir Charles Blake Cochran; Doris Zinkeisen; Honoria Plesch
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 2 April 1946
NPG x184324
by Sport & General Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 24 September 1946
NPG x184325
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