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  • Category: Motion pictures
  • Star rank: 402
  • Address:
    1766 Vine St
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing north
  • GPS location:
    34.103007, -118.326552

Charles Laughton

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Biography

Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English-American stage and film actor, screenwriter, producer and director.

Fact file

  • Born: 1 July 1899 Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
  • Died: 15 December 1962 (aged 63) Hollywood, California, US
  • Occupation: Actor, screenwriter, producer, director
  • Years active: 1926–1962
  • Spouse: Elsa Lanchester (m.1929-1962; his death)

Read more about Charles Laughton at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

In the news

Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, Starring F. Murray Abraham, Opens Off-Broadway
Playbill Combined , 2012-02-23 05:00:00
Classic Stage Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the persecuted scientist, opens Feb. 23 following previews from Feb. 1 on East 13th Street in Manhattan. The drama, translated by Charles Laughton and directed by CSC artistic director Brian Kulick, has been ...

Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, Starring F. Murray Abraham, Begins Off-Broadway
Playbill Combined , 2012-02-01 05:00:00
The run of Classic Stage Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the persecuted scientist, begins Feb. 1 on East 13th Street in Manhattan. The drama, translated by Charles Laughton and directed by CSC artistic director Brian Kulick, officially opens Feb. 23.

Galileo, Starring F. Murray Abraham, Gets Extra Week at CSC
Playbill Combined , 2012-01-30 15:14:00
The run of Classic Stage Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the persecuted scientist, has been been extended by one week to March 18. The drama, translated by Charles Laughton and directed by CSC artistic director Brian Kulick, begins performances Feb. ...

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