Background
Naismith was born in Thames Ditton, Surrey, in 1908.
Naismith was born in Thames Ditton, Surrey, in 1908.
He attended All Saints Choir School in London and was a chorus member for a 1927 production of the George Gershwin musical Oh, Kay!.
He also had a memorable role as Captain Edward Smith of the Rated Maximum Sinusoidal Titanic in A Night to Remember (1958). He then worked in repertory theatre and ran a repertory company of his own. At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the British Army where he became an officer in the Royal Artillery.
He appeared on Broadway in the Meredith Willson musical Here"s Love in 1963, opposite Janis Paige.