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 from the trailer for the film Pride and Prejudice (1940). Jane Austen 's novel Pride and Prejudice ( 1813) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. |
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| Born | Edmund Kellaway September 26, 1877 Wandsworth, London, England |
| Died | September 6, 1959 (aged 81) Woodland Hills, California |
| Years active | 1910 - 1957 |
| Spouse(s) | Minnie Terry (1901-1901) |
Edmund Gwenn (September 26, 1877–September 6, 1959) was an Academy Award-winning English theatre and film actor. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article refers only to the town of Wandsworth For the wider area generally referred to as Wandsworth see the separate article on London Borough of Wandsworth. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Woodland Hills is a district in the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
Born Edmund Kellaway in Wandsworth, London, England[1] Gwenn started his acting career in theatre in 1895. This article refers only to the town of Wandsworth For the wider area generally referred to as Wandsworth see the separate article on London Borough of Wandsworth. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Playwright George Bernard Shaw was impressed with his acting, and cast him in the first production of Man and Superman, and subsequently in five more of his plays. A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. George Bernard Shaw ( (26 July 1856 &ndash 2 November 1950 was an Irish Playwright. Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw was written in 1903 as a four act drama responding to those who had questioned Shaw as to why he had never written a play Gwenn's career was interrupted by his military service during World War I; however, after the war ended, he started appearing in films in London. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. (Cecil Kellaway was his cousin. Cecil Kellaway ( August 22, 1893 &ndash February 28, 1973) born in Cape Town, South Africa, was an Academy Award )
Gwenn appeared in more than eighty films during his career, including the 1940 version of Pride and Prejudice, Cheers for Miss Bishop, Of Human Bondage, and The Keys of the Kingdom. Jane Austen 's novel Pride and Prejudice ( 1813) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. Cheers for Miss Bishop ( 1941) is a film based on the novel Miss Bishop by Bess Streeter Aldrich. Of Human Bondage is a 1946 American Drama film directed by Edmund Goulding. The Keys of the Kingdom is a 1941 novel by A J Cronin. Spanning four decades it tells the story of Father Francis Chisholm an unconventional He is perhaps best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the Miracle on 34th Street (also titled The Big Heart in the UK is a 1947 Film written by Valentine Davies, directed by George Seaton Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Upon receiving his Oscar, he said "Now I know there is a Santa Claus!" He received a second nomination for his role in Mister 880 (1950). Mister 880 is a 1950 film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire, Edmund Gwenn, and Near the end of his career he played one of the main roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry (1955). Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 The Trouble with Harry is an American Black comedy Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Jack Trevor Story He has a small but hugely memorable role as a Cockney assassin in another Hitchcock film, Foreign Correspondent (1940)
In 1954, Gwenn played Dr. Foreign Correspondent is a thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock which tells the story of an American reporter who tries to expose enemy spies in Harold Medford in the classic science fiction film Them! with James Arness and James Whitmore. Science fiction Film is a Film genre that uses speculative, Science -based depictions of imaginary phenomena such as extra-terrestrial For the films of the same name see Them (2006 film or Them (film James Arness (born as James Aurness on May 26 1923, Minneapolis Minnesota) is an Emmy -nominated American Actor James Allen Whitmore Jr (born October 1, 1921) is an American two-time Academy Award -nominated Emmy - and Golden Globe
Edmund Gwenn died from pneumonia after suffering a stroke, in Woodland Hills, California. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain Woodland Hills is a district in the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. He was cremated and his ashes are stored in the vault at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California. Chapel of the Pines Crematory is a crematory and Columbarium located at 1605 South Catalina Street Los Angeles California, in the historic West Adams Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
Edmund Gwenn has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1751 Vine Street for his contribution to motion pictures. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
Selected filmography
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Harold Russell for The Best Years of Our Lives |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1947 for Miracle on 34th Street |
Succeeded by Walter Huston for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
| Preceded by Clifton Webb for The Razor's Edge |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture 1948 for Miracle on 34th Street |
Succeeded by Walter Huston for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
| Preceded by James Whitmore for Battleground |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture 1951 for Mister 880 |
Succeeded by Peter Ustinov for Quo Vadis |
References
- ^ Birth certificate
External links
- Edmund Gwenn at the Internet Movie Database
- Edmund Gwenn in Screen Director's Playhouse: Miracle on 34th Street (1949) (Downloadable mp3 and streaming audio)
- Edmund Gwenn in Lux Radio Theater: Miracle on 34th Street (1948) (Downloadable mp3 and streaming audio)
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Gwenn, Edmund |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kellaway, Edmund |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1877-9-26 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wandsworth, London, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1959-9-6 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Woodland Hills, California |
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