Charles Laughton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Laughton

English-born American stage and film actor and director

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1899

Place of Birth: Scarborough, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1962

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, stage actor, film director, film producer, theater director, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English stage and film actor.
Laughton was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926.
In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future wife Elsa Lanchester, with whom he lived and worked until his death. He played a wide range of classical and modern parts, making an impact in Shakespeare at the Old Vic.
His film career took him to Broadway and then Hollywood, but he also collaborated with Alexander Korda on notable British films of the era, including The Private Life of Henry VIII, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title character.
He portrayed everything from monsters and misfits to kings.
Among Laughton's biggest film hits were The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Mutiny on the Bounty, Ruggles of Red Gap, Jamaica Inn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and The Big Clock.
In his later career, he took up stage directing, notably in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, and George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell, in which he also starred.
He directed one film, the thriller The Night of the Hunter. Daniel Day-Lewis cited Laughton as one of his inspirations, saying: "He was probably the greatest film actor who came from that period of time.
He had something quite remarkable.
His generosity as an actor, he fed himself into that work.
As an actor, you cannot take your eyes off him."

Clarence Bull (1896–1979)
Alternative names	Clarence Sinclair Bull; Clarence S. Bull; C. S. Bull
Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	22 May 1896	8 June 1979
Location of birth/death	Sun River	Los Angeles
Authority control	: Q15440234 VIAF: 96139821 ISNI: 0000 0001 1776 7732 ULAN: 500066501 LCCN: nr90019723 Open Library: OL2123233A WorldCat