Glaswegian spent much of his teens carrying out petty thefts in London before he was first arrested and jailed at the age of 17 in 1931.Hall’s time in prison was dedicated to working on his character and voice to the extent that he would not look out of place within English aristocracy.Upon his release from prison he changed his name to Roy Fontaine - which was inspired by Joan Fontaine, the star of Alfred Hitchcock’s film Rebecca.He used his new identity to become a butler that would mix with the rich and famous of the time.Hall was able to swindle vast sums of cash as he was able to gain entry to some of the oldest and grandest houses in the country under his new persona.The butler was able to mingle with the rich and famous, including.
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