Born in Sydenham, London, and educated at Seaford College and Mill Hill School, Murray Kinnell entered the theatre in 1907 with Florence Glossop-Harris’s troupe before joining companies such as Allan Wilkie’s and Frank Cellier’s, where he performed Shakespearean roles on English stages. After touring the United States and Canada from 1912 to 1914, he served as a lieutenant in the London Scottish d…
