| George Zucco | |
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| Born | January 11, 1886 Manchester, England |
| Died | May 28, 1960 |
George Zucco (January 11, 1886–May 28, 1960) was an English character actor who appeared, almost always in supporting roles, in 96 films during a career spanning two decades, from 1931 to 1951. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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
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Biography
Early life
Zucco was born in Manchester, England to a merchant father of Greek descent and a mother who was a former lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria. Merchants function as professionals who deal with Trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves in order to produce Profit. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland He debuted on the Canadian stage in 1908. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He and his wife Frances toured the American vaudeville circuit during the 1910s, their satirical sketch about suffragettes earning them renown. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 He returned to Britain and became a leading stage actor of the 1920s, and made his film debut in 1931, playing Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac in The Dreyfus Case, an early British re-telling of the Dreyfus Affair. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac ( May 21, 1853 - September 25, 1905) French Politician, was born in Paris The Dreyfus Affair a Political scandal which divided France from the 1890s to the early 1900s
Career
Zucco returned to the U. S. A. in 1935 to play Benjamin Disraeli alongside Helen Hayes in Victoria Regina, and appeared with Gary Cooper and George Raft in Souls at Sea (1937). Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM Benjamin Disraeli 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (born Benjamin D'Israeli; 21 December 1804 &ndash 19 April 1881 was Helen Hayes ( October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was a two-time Academy Award -winning American Actress, whose Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star George Raft ( 26 September 1895 – 24 November 1980) was an American Film Actor most closely identified Souls at Sea is a 1937 seafaring film starring Gary Cooper and George Raft. His best known film role was that of Professor Moriarty in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939), opposite Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Professor James Moriarty is a Fictional character who is the best known Antagonist (and Nemesis) of the detective Sherlock Holmes. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ( 1939) is a film featuring the characters of the Sherlock Holmes series of books as created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967 was a South African-born English Actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in Publication in 1887
During the 1940s, he took every role he was offered, landing himself in B-movies and Universal horror films, including The Mummy's Hand (1940), The Mummy's Tomb (1942), The Mad Ghoul (1943), The Mummy's Ghost (1944), House of Frankenstein (1944), and Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948). The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be Universal Horror is the name given to the distinctive series of Horror films made by Universal Studios in California The Mummy's Hand is a ( 1940) Black-and-white horror Film, produced by Ben Pivar for Universal Pictures Company The Mummy's Tomb is the 1942 sequel to The Mummy's Hand (1940 The Mad Ghoul (1943 is a Science fiction Horror film featuring George Zucco as Dr The Mummy's Ghost is the 1944 Universal Pictures horror film sequel to The Mummy's Tomb. House of Frankenstein was an American Horror film produced in 1944 by Universal Studios as a sequel to Frankenstein Meets Tarzan and the Mermaids was a 1948 Action film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He was reunited with Basil Rathbone in another Sherlock Holmes adventure, Sherlock Holmes in Washington, this time playing not Moriarty, but a Nazi spy. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943 is the fifth film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes movies Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
He retired after playing a bit part in David and Bathsheba in 1951 due to illness. David and Bathsheba is a 1951 historical Epic film about King David made by 20th Century Fox. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January He died of pneumonia in a Hollywood hospital. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal
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| NAME | Zucco, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 1960 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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