
Will Hay (1888–1949) was one of Britain’s best-loved comic actors, famous for his bumbling, quick-tempered authority figures — especially the incompetent schoolmaster character seen in films like Good Morning, Boys! and Oh, Mr. Porter!
Before he became a household name, Hay spent part of his early life in Ramsgate
Welcome to Will Hay House - 5 Bedroom Short Term Rental Ramsgate Kent Thanet, once the home of the great Will Hay During his years in Ramsgate, Hay developed many of the keen observations of class, character, and British social manners that later shaped his comedy. He attended school locally, performed in amateur theatricals, and first discovered his love of performance and mimicry — talents that would eventually lead him from stage music-hall work to becoming one of Britain’s most successful film comedians of the 1930s and 1940s.
