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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
Lohengrin
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Maria Jeritza
Maria Jeritza , 1887-1982, Austrian-American soprano. b. Brünn (now Brno). After her debut as Elsa in Lohengrin at Olmütz (now Olomouc) in 1910, she was a member (1912-35) of the Vienna State Opera. She created the title role in the opera Ariadne by Richard Strauss. Jeritza sang (1921-... Read more
Louis Aragon
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Ottorino Respighi
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Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia , 1907-90, Italian novelist born as Alberto Pincherle; husband of Elsa Morante . Moravia is considered one of the foremost 20th-century Italian novelists. He employs taut prose in realist narratives that shed light on such disturbing issues as the relation of the individual to socie... Read more
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Encyclopedia entries related to "Elsa Lanchester"

Lanchester, Elsa
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Lanchester, Elsa, see LAUGHTON .
Laughton, Charles
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Dream at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre . His wife Elsa Lanchester (1902–86) appeared with him in Payment...and The Party , and gave the solo performance Elsa Lanchester—Herself (1961) directed by her husband...
Charles Laughton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...directed and starred in a dramatic reading of Shaw's Don Juan in Hell. Bibliography: See biography by his wife, Elsa Lanchester (1938); S. Callow, Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor (1987, repr. 1997).

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Lanchester, Elsa
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers LANCHESTER, Elsa Nationality: American. Born: Elsa...and in her own one-woman show Elsa Lanchester—Herself, 1951–...Laughton and I, New York, 1968. Elsa Lanchester Herself, New York, 1983. By LANCHESTER...
Laughton, Charles
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Family: Married the actress Elsa Lanchester, 1929. Career: 1916—...written by H. G. Wells for Elsa Lanchester; 1929—feature film...Story, Philadelphia, 1954. Lanchester, Elsa, Charles Laughton and I, New...
The Bride of Frankenstein
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Valerie Hobson (Elizabeth ); Elsa Lanchester (The Bride/Mary Shelley...March 1995. Senn, Bryan, "Elsa 'The Bride' Lanchester: A Candid Look at the Fairest...the author Mary Shelley (Elsa Lanchester) and her cohorts Lord Byron...
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Wendy Barrie (Jane Seymour ); Elsa Lanchester (Anne of Cleves ); Binnie...Romance, New York, 1979. Lanchester, Elsa, Charles Laughton and I, New...Merle Oberon, Binnie Barnes and Elsa Lanchester—were later to become...
The Night of the Hunter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Biography, New York, 1976. Matthews, J. H., Surrealism and American Feature Films, Boston, 1979. Lanchester, Elsa, Elsa Lanchester Herself, New York, 1983. Malcolm, Derek, Robert Mitchum, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 1984. Downing...

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Elsa Lanchester, cabaret singer and actress
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/27/1986; 700+ words ; HOLLYWOOD Actress Elsa Lanchester, a red-haired imp who failed...She wailed them in Cockney. Miss Lanchester was born Elizabeth Sullivan Oct...Sweet Blooming Lavender?" Miss Lanchester had her first roles on the legitimate...
Hey, Danny boy, Aunt Bee's no bride of Frankenstein.(Time Out!)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/23/2001; 674 words ; ...but leaving off "Mary Poppins" with its stellar performance by Elsa Lanchester as Katie Nana? And speaking of Ms. Lanchester: Regarding your statement, "Elsa Lanchester, 'The Bride of Frankenstein' before Andy Griffith started calling...
Cinerama: Murder by Death.
Newspaper article from: The Star (Amman, Jordan); 1/29/2007; 700+ words ; ...Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers), Miss Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester), Sam Diamond (Peter Falk) and Inspector Milo...sensual as the well bred Mrs Dora Charleston while Elsa Lanchester was simply annoying as Mrs Jessica Marbles, which...
Reversing roles of servant, served
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/30/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Murder by Death" in which Elsa Lanchester's character is introduced trundling...Englishwoman of some means and that Lanchester is her caretaker-for-hire...being pushed in the chair is Lanchester's devoted nurse. The scene...
The Skinny
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 11/28/2003; 551 words ; ...understand Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester were married in real life. They...still miss them on screen. A: Lanchester and Laughton were married from 1929 until his death in 1962. Lanchester died in 1986. quick study Benefits...
Castelgandolfo.
Magazine article from: The Southern Review; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...between my head and my body. I thought unaccountably of Elsa Lanchester in that ancient black-and-white Bride of Frankenstein...comically unaccountable as her image might be, Elsa Lanchester was there to aid me in mourning. The trail of crumbs...
From Wallace, an engaging freak show
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/13/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...and the Mirror of Nature," a son describes his mother's botched facelift. "Now she looked more like Elsa Lanchester when Elsa Lanchester first lays eyes on her prospective mate in the 1935 class of the studio system Bride of Frankenstein...
A masterful mix of monster movies at the Music Box.(Suburban Living)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 6/15/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...and reviving of the monster's ill-fated bride (Elsa Lanchester), still sensationally effective to watch. (Elsa Lanchester, of course, played the Bride and also took the part...
Movie Review: COME TO THE STABLE
Newspaper article from: ; 1/1/1994; ; 241 words ; ...simplicity and efficiency. Also with Hugh Marlowe, Elsa Lanchester, Mike Mazurki, and Regis Toomey. Academy Award Nominations-Young, best actress; Holm, Lanchester, best supporting actress; Clare Boothe Luce, writing...
Samuel L. Jackson improves `Long Kiss Goodnight,' naturally.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Review)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/16/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...1933, not rated): Charles Laughton and wife Elsa Lanchester are the stars of this not-at-all-dated historical...The inexperienced Oberon is a bit stiff next to Lanchester and Laughton (who won an Oscar as the title character...