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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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Charles Laughton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Charles Laughton 1899-1962, Anglo-American actor...large, versatile character actor, Laughton was successful both in films and on...Lanchester (1938); S. Callow, Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor (1987, repr...
Laughton, Charles
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Laughton, Charles (1899–1962), actor...which he staged. Biographies: Charles Laughton and I , Elsa Lanchester (his wife), 1939; Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor , Simon Callow...
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...x2018;The Hunchback of Notre Dame’. Laughton's sympathetic portrayal of the hunchback in 1939...
Gary Cooper
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...limitations, such accomplished performers as Charles Laughton, John Barrymore, and Charles Chaplin considered him America's most skilled...born on May 7, 1901 in Helena, Montana, to Charles Henry Cooper, a lawyer, and Alice Louise Brazier...
Man and Superman
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...battle of the sexes was first presented here by Charles Dillingham in 1905 with Robert Loraine and Clara...star reading with tremendous success in 1951 with Charles Boyer , Charles Laughton , Cedric Hardwicke, and Agnes Moorehead. The full...
Barnes Theatre
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...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...
Oenslager, Donald Mitchell
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...s Dilemma in 1941 for Katharine Cornell , Pygmalion in 1945 for Cedric Hardwicke , and Major Barbara in 1956 for Charles Laughton ; also for Ibsen's Peer Gynt in 1951, Coriolanus in 1954, and Spigelgass's A Majority of One (1959). He...
Bennett, (Enoch) Arnold
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...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.
Byam Shaw, Glen(cairn) Alexander
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...and Hamlet (1958), both with Michael Redgrave , Macbeth (1955) with Olivier , and King Lear (1959) with Charles Laughton . He later directed several plays in London, among them Rattigan's Ross (1960; NY, 1961) and Strindberg...
Anna May Wong
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...non-Asians in the few leading Asian roles. Wong finally fled to Europe where, in London, she costarred with Charles Laughton in Piccadilly. After the film, director Basil Dean produced a Chinese play, A Circle of Chalk, specifically for...

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...
The Night of the Hunter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...HUNTER USA, 1955 Director: Charles Laughton Production: United Artists...James Agee, rewritten by Charles Laughton, from the novel by Davis Grubb...Books: Brown, William, Charles Laughton: A Pictorial Treasury of His...
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...1966. Burrows, Michael, Charles Laughton and Fredric March, London...1979. Lanchester, Elsa, Charles Laughton and I, New York, 1983. Callow...
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...books— Charles Laughton and I, New York, 1968...
Winters, Shelley
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...School, New York, and with Charles Laughton. Family: Married 1...Gloria); Together Again (Charles Vidor) (as girl); Cover Girl (Charles Vidor) (as girl) 1945...The Night of the Hunter (Laughton) (as Willa Harper...
Canadian Brass
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...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...
The Lost Weekend
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Wilder, from the novel by Charles R. Jackson; photography...Foley ); Lewis R. Russell (Charles St. James ); Helen Dickson...David Clyde (Dave ); Eddie Laughton (Mr. Brophy ). Awards...Publications Script: Brackett, Charles, and Billy Wilder, The Lost...
Mitchum, Robert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Nationality: American. Born: Robert Charles Duran Mitchum in Bridgeport, Connecticut...Lucas Marsh); The Night of the Hunter (Laughton) (as Preacher Harry Powell); Man with...The Grass Is Greener (Donen) (as Charles Delacro); The Sundowners (Zinnemann...
Jennings, Talbot
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...designed as Metro's roadshow epic for 1935, based on the Charles Nordhoff and Norman Hall novel inspired by the 1787...Christian (Clark Gable) and the martinet Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton), martial justice, and survival at sea, inspiring...
March, Fredric
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Blum, Daniel, Great Stars of the American Stage: A Pictorial Record, New York, 1952. Burrows, Michael, Charles Laughton and Fredric March, Cornwall, England, 1970. Quirk, Lawrence J., The Films of Fredric March, New York, 1971...

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Charles Laughton's last wine is up for auction.
Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 7/22/2008; 528 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...
Film: Also Showing The Night of the Hunter Charles Laughton (12) n Blast from the Past Hu gh Wilson (12) n Beyond Silence Caroline Link (12) n Tea with Mussolini Franco Zeffirell i (PG)
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/1/1999; 700+ words ; ...one-off for both its director, Charles Laughton, and its star, Robert Mitchum...critic James Agee wrote the script (Laughton apparently rewrote it), though...failure in its day ensured that Laughton never got to direct another film...
The last bottle of Charles Laughton's wine sold at auction.
Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 7/28/2008; 401 words ; ...last bottle of wine from Scarborough born Oscar winner Charles Laughton has sold at auction. The rare Chateau Lafite 1870...pounds sterling]3,450 at Sotheby's in London. Laughton, who died in 1962 aged 63, was famous for his larger...
AN ERA ENDS FOR GARDEN CENTER LAUGHTON SELLING FAMILY BUSINESS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/17/2006; ; 700+ words ; With a handshake, Charles Laughton has signaled his intention...where it grows flowers. Laughton's Garden Center was...business was begun by Charles's late father, Cal...business of its profits, Charles Laughton said in a phone interview...
Sorry, Charlies; Chaplin, Laughton plays miss their marks.(Go)
Newspaper article from: The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario); 1/28/2009; 700+ words ; ...Byline: Gary Smith Showtime What: Laughton Common and Chaplin: About Face...the slight shadows created here by Laughton and Chaplin combined. Gary Smith...Spectator / Scott A. Hurst plays Charles in the play Laughton Common.
Top 10 accolade for Laughton legal drama.
Newspaper article from: Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England); 7/5/2008; 700+ words ; ...from Scarborough-born actor Charles Laughton, has been declared one of the...headed nurse Miss Plimsoll. Laughton was not known to be the easiest...script will be neat as a pin. Charles Laughton's was so flithy it looked like...
A lesson from Laughton
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/16/1997; ; 571 words ; ...Hunchback of Notre Dame": It was Charles Laughton, who, in the classic 1939 movie...Sunday night at 8. "I believe Laughton wrote this, not Victor Hugo...let himself be influenced by the Laughton's definitive performance...
In 'Hunter,' Laughton Stalked A Masterpiece
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/26/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...directed by the great character actor Charles Laughton, "The Night of the Hunter" failed...cinematic classic came to be made. Laughton had long been eager to try his...Couchman repeatedly emphasizes, Laughton aimed to be as faithful to the...
A LAUGHTON CLASSIC
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/29/1989; ; 575 words ; ...makeup and a hugely deformed back to Charles Laughton's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1939). Laughton channeled his misgivings about his own...his build, which he considered ugly, Laughton once likened himself to a departing pachyderm...
LAUGHTON'S 'HUNCHBACK': BARE SELF-LOATHING
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/16/1990; ; 547 words ; ...1923) was never bettered. But Charles Laughton's 1939 remake, under a mountainslide of makeup, coincided with Laughton's own self-loathing to produce...inside than externally, because of Laughton's masochism. Although he never...