Peerage Record – 18344

     Herbert Standing was born on 13 November 1846 at Peckham, London, England^G.¹ He died on 5 December 1923 at age 77 at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.^G.¹
     He was an actor.¹

     Wyndham Standing was born on 23 August 1880 at London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Herbert Standing.¹ He died on 1 February 1963 at age 82 at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Jack Standing was born on 10 February 1886 at London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Herbert Standing.¹ He died on 25 October 1917 at age 31 at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Herbert Standing, Jr. is the son of Herbert Standing.¹

     Sir Ronald George Leon, 3rd Bt. was born on 22 October 1902.¹ He was the son of Sir George Edward Leon, 2nd Bt. and Mildred Ethel Jennings.¹ He married, firstly, Rosemary Armstrong, daughter of George Armstrong, on 28 October 1924.¹ He married, secondly, Dorothy Katherine Standing, daughter of Sir Guy Standing and Dorothy Hammond, on 9 November 1932.¹ He and Dorothy Katherine Standing were divorced in 1945.¹ He married, thirdly, Alice Mary Holt, daughter of Dr. Thomas Holt, on 23 June 1947.¹ He died on 29 August 1964 at age 61.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Leon, of Bletchley Park, Bletchley, co. Buckingham [U.K., 1911] on 14 May 1947.¹ He was admitted to London Stock Exchange.¹

     Sir John Selby Clements was born on 25 April 1910.² He married Dorothy Katherine Standing, daughter of Sir Guy Standing and Dorothy Hammond, in 1946.¹ He died on 6 April 1988 at age 77.²
     He was educated at St. Paul’s School, London, England^G.² He was educated at St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.² He was an actor and director.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹

     Jill Melford was born on 23 November 1934 at London, England^G.² She is the daughter of Jack Melford.¹ She married Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Bt., son of Sir Ronald George Leon, 3rd Bt. and Dorothy Katherine Standing, in 1961.¹ She and Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Bt. were divorced in 1972.¹
     She was an actress.¹

     Jack Melford was born on 1 January 1898.² He died on 1 January 1972 at age 74.²
     He was an actor.²

     Sarah Kate Forbes was born on 21 May 1959.² She is the daughter of John Theobald Clarke and Nanette Newman.¹ She married Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Bt., son of Sir Ronald George Leon, 3rd Bt. and Dorothy Katherine Standing, on 7 April 1984.¹
     She was contributing editor of Tatler.¹

     John Theobald Clarke was born on 22 July 1926 at Queen Mary’s Hospital, West Ham, Essex, England.² He married Constance Smith.² He and Constance Smith were divorced in 1955.² He married, secondly, Nanette Newman, daughter of Sidney Newman, on 27 August 1955.^1,2 He died on 8 May 2013 at age 86 at Wentworth, Surrey, England.²
     John Theobald Clarke used the stage-name of Bryan Forbes.² He was educated at West Ham Secondary School, West Ham, London, England.³ He was educated at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England^G.³ He was a film director.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 2004.³