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Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton 1899-1962, Anglo-American actor, b. Scarborough, England. A large, versatile character actor, Laughton was successful both in films and on the stage. In The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), his lusty portrait of the king, for which he won the Academy Award, was startlingly dire... Read more
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Encyclopedia entries related to " Charles Laughton"

Laughton, Charles
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Laughton, Charles (1899–1962), actor and director...Barbara , which he staged. Biographies: Charles Laughton and I , Elsa Lanchester (his wife), 1939; Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor , Simon Callow... Read more
Charles Laughton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Scarborough, England. A large, versatile character actor, Laughton was successful both in films and on the stage. In The Private...biography by his wife, Elsa Lanchester (1938); S. Callow, Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor (1987, repr. 1997). Read more
Gary Cooper
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...accomplished performers as Charles Laughton, John Barrymore, and Charles Chaplin considered him America...1901 in Helena, Montana, to Charles Henry Cooper, a lawyer, and...State Supreme Court justice, Charles Cooper was grimly determined... Read more
hunchback
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...preparing to play this role, he did not wish to replay Charles Laughton's acclaimed film performance of Victor Hugo's hunchback...title ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’. Laughton's sympathetic portrayal of the hunchback in 1939 contrasts... Read more
Man and Superman
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...at the battle of the sexes was first presented here by Charles Dillingham in 1905 with Robert Loraine and Clara Bloodgood...x2010;star reading with tremendous success in 1951 with Charles Boyer , Charles Laughton , Cedric Hardwicke, and Agnes Moorehead. The full‐... Read more
Experimental Theatre, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...God (1948), Hope Is the Thing with Feathers (1948), and Ballet Ballads (1948). Several notable actors, including Charles Laughton and John Garfield , appeared in these productions, performing for token salaries, and several of the plays moved... Read more
Guthrie, Sir (William) Tyrone
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...his finest work was in Shakespeare for the Old Vic . In 1933 he directed an interesting Measure for Measure with Charles Laughton as Angelo, repeating it in 1937 with Emlyn Williams . In 1937 he also directed Laurence Olivier in Hamlet , a production... Read more
Barnes Theatre
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Sisters with Gielgud as Tusenbach, Andreyev's Katerina, again with Gielgud, Gogol's The Government Inspector with Charles Laughton —all directed by Komisarjevsky . A dramatization of Dostoevsky's The Idiot was followed by John Drinkwater... Read more
Hall, Sir Peter Reginald Frederick
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Memorial Theatre , where he later directed Cymbeline (1957), Twelfth Night (1958), A Midsummer Night's Dream with Charles Laughton , and Coriolanus with Olivier (both 1959). In 1960 he became Managing Director of the newly formed RSC , where his... Read more
Bennett, (Enoch) Arnold
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...successful, the best of his post-war works being London Life (1924), again with Ainley, and Mr Prohack (1927), in which Charles Laughton played the title-role. In both Bennett again collaborated with Knoblock. Read more

Dictionary entries related to " Charles Laughton"

Laughton, Charles
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers LAUGHTON, Charles Nationality: American. Born: Scarborough...Philadelphia, 1954. Lanchester, Elsa, Charles Laughton and I , New York, 1968. Burrows, Michael, Charles Laughton and Frederic March , New York, 1970... Read more
The Night of the Hunter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...THE HUNTER USA, 1955 Director: Charles Laughton Production: United Artists...screenplay: James Agee, rewritten by Charles Laughton, from the novel by Davis Grubb...1960. Books: Brown, William, Charles Laughton: A Pictorial Treasury of His... Read more
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...expert: Captain Knight. Cast: Charles Laughton ( Henry VIII ); Robert Donat...London, 1966. Burrows, Michael, Charles Laughton and Fredric March , London...York, 1979. Lanchester, Elsa, Charles Laughton and I , New York, 1983. Callow... Read more
Lanchester, Elsa
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Married the actor Charles Laughton, 1929 (died 1962...at the Old Vic with Laughton; 1939 — settled...Ladies in Retirement (Charles Vidor) (as Emily Creed...LANCHESTER: books — Charles Laughton and I , New York, 1968... Read more
Winters, Shelley
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Theatre School, New York, and with Charles Laughton. Family: Married 1) Mack Paul Mayer...Berke) (as Gloria); Together Again (Charles Vidor) (as girl); Cover Girl (Charles...Salerno); The Night of the Hunter (Laughton) (as Willa Harper); I Am a Camera... Read more
The Lost Weekend
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...length: 8,912 feet. Released August 1945. Producer: Charles Brackett; screenplay: Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, from the novel by Charles R. Jackson; photography: John F. Seitz; process photography...Anita Bolster ( Mrs. Foley ); Lewis R. Russell ( Charles St. James ); Helen Dickson ( Mrs. ... Read more
Pacino, Al
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...City, 25 April 1940. Education: Attended High School of the Performing Arts, New York; Herbert Berghof Studio under Charles Laughton; Actors Studio, New York, from 1966. Career: Worked as mail boy, in the offices of Commentary magazine, a movie usher... Read more
Canadian Brass
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...born Chicago, Illinois, 27 April 1971); Charles Daellenbach, tuba (born Rhinelander...Martin Hackleman, French horn; Stuart Laughton; Jens Lindemann, trumpet; Fred Mills...trumpeters Bill Phillips and Stuart Laughton, and horn player Graeme Page (Mills had... Read more
Mitchum, Robert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers MITCHUM, Robert Nationality: American. Born: Robert Charles Duran Mitchum in Bridgeport, Connecticut, 6 August 1917...Stranger (Kramer) (as Lucas Marsh); The Night of the Hunter (Laughton) (as Preacher Harry Powell); Man with the Gun ( The Trouble...Garnett) (as Dermot O'Neill); The Grass Is Greener (Donen) (as ... Read more
Pommer, Erich
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...rise of Nazis, began long exile in Paris, 1933, Hollywood, 1934, London, where he founded Mayflower Pictures with Charles Laughton, Hollywood again, 1940; 1946 – 56 — helped oversee the restoration of the German film industry; 1956... Read more

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Charles Laughton's last wine is up for auction.
Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 7/22/2008; 189 words ; ...of Academy Award-winning actor Charles Laughton - a rare Chateau Lafite 1870...been stored in the cellars of the Laughton family hotel, the Pavilion in Scarborough, until its demolition. Laughton worked at the Pavilion as a young... Read more
The last bottle of Charles Laughton's wine sold at auction.
Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 7/28/2008; 51 words ; ...bottle of wine from Scarborough born Oscar winner Charles Laughton has sold at auction. The rare Chateau Lafite 1870...raised [pounds sterling]3,450 at Sotheby's in London. Laughton, who died in 1962 aged 63, was famous for his larger... Read more
Top 10 accolade for Laughton legal drama.
Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 7/5/2008; 509 words ; ...from Scarborough-born actor Charles Laughton, has been declared one of...Paradine Case. In that instance Laughton plays the rather lewd judge...of murdering her husband. Laughton was nominated for an Oscar...hard-headed nurse Miss Plimsoll. Laughton was not known to be the...script will be ... Read more
[pounds sterling]4,000 for Laughton wine.
Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 5/31/2007; 88 words ; ...of wine, once owned by Hollywood great Charles Laughton, has been bought for [pounds sterling...1870, had been kept in the cellars of the Laughton family hotel, The Pavilion, in Scarborough. Laughton, who died in California in 1962 aged 62... Read more
Amended plan for ex-Laughton home.
Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 8/21/2007; 328 words ; ...Scalby home of one of the Laughton family and replace it...was the home of Frank Laughton, brother of Charles and Tom. Scarborough Council...owned by hotelier Frank Laughton and his famous actor brother Charles was known to have stayed... Read more
New moves for flats plan at Laughton home.
Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 11/23/2007; 281 words ; ...involving a former home of the famous Laughton family. The project involves the demolition...property which was once owned by Frank Laughton, a brother of Holllywood star Charles Laughton. Mr Ferrie's company, KFB, applied...scheme. l The house owned by Frank Laughton was sold in the 1960s ... Read more
Laughton treat at [pounds sterling]5,500.
Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 5/26/2007; 86 words ; ...Oscar-winning Scarborough actor Charles Laughton was today due to be auctioned by...being stored in the cellars of the Laughton family hotel, The Pavilion, and...been moved twice since purchase. Laughton, who died in California aged 82... Read more
Classic posters in auction.
Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 9/16/2006; 226 words ; ...advertising the work of Scarborough-born film star Charles Laughton are expected to sell for a total of [pounds sterling...Hobson's Choice should sell for [pounds sterling]400. Charles Laughton was born at the Victoria Hotel, Scarborough on July... Read more
Ursell's patience pays off.
Newspaper article from: Harborough Mail (Market Harborough, England); 7/27/2006; 686 words ; Cricket: LAUGHTON and Mowsley entertained Gumley in what was billed as...recent times and village pressure had been heaped on Laughton to help regain bragging rights for 2006. Laughton and Mowsley were without six players, with skipper...stunning catch from Bob Pritchard at square leg. In reply, ... Read more
Centenary.
Magazine article from: CineAction; 6/22/2005; 34 words ; Otto Preminger (1905-1986) with Charles Laughton on the set of Advise and Consent (1962), one of Preminger's finest films. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Greta Garbo (1905-1990) Star and icon extraordinaire. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Read more