| Reginald Owen | |
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 from the trailer for The Miniver Story (1950) |
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| Born | August 5, 1887 Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | November 5, 1972 (age 85) United States |
Reginald Owen, or John Reginald Owen, (August 5, 1887–November 5, 1972) was an English character actor known for playing in many film roles in British and American movies and later in television programs. The Miniver Story is a 1950 film Sequel to the successful 1942 film Mrs Miniver. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wheathampstead is a small village within the City and District of St Albans, in Hertfordshire, England. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of 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 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (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 A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones He was born in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England. Wheathampstead is a small village within the City and District of St Albans, in Hertfordshire, England. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of 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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Career
Owen studied at Sir Herbert Tree's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his professional debut in 1905. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ( 17 December 1852 – 2 July 1917) was an English Actor -manager The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world He came to the United States in 1920 and worked originally on Broadway in New York City, but later moved to Hollywood, where he began a lengthy film career. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The City of New York He was always a familiar face in many MGM productions.
Owen is perhaps best known today for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1938 film version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, a role he inherited from Lionel Barrymore, who had played the part of Scrooge on the radio every Christmas for years, after Barrymore had broken his hip in an accident. Ebenezer Scrooge is the Main character in Charles Dickens ' 1843 Novel, A Christmas Carol. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Christmas Carol is a 1938 film Adaptation of Charles Dickens 's novelette. Lionel Barrymore ( April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American Academy Award -winning actor of stage radio [1]
Owen was also one of only two actors (Patrick Macnee is the other) who played both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in film and/or television. Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in Publication in 1887 Owen first played Watson in the 1932 film Sherlock Holmes, and then Holmes himself in 1933's A Study in Scarlet. Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in Publication in 1887 A Study in Scarlet is a Detective mystery Novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was first published in 1887.
Later in his career, Owen appeared opposite James Garner in the television series Maverick in the episodes "The Belcastle Brand" (1957) and "Gun-Shy" (1958), and also in the Walt Disney movies Mary Poppins (1964) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). James Garner (born April 7 1928 is an American Film and Emmy -award winning Television Actor. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Maverick is a Comedy - western television series created by Roy Huggins that ran from September 22, 1957 to July 8 This site serves as an adjunct due to article space constraints to Maverick, a page about the 1957 Western television series created by Roy Huggins This site serves as an adjunct due to article space constraints to Maverick, a page about the 1957 Western television series created by Roy Huggins Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Mary Poppins is a 1964 American Musical film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke and produced by Bedknobs and Broomsticks is an Academy Award winning 1971 Musical film produced by Walt Disney Productions, which combines Live action
Owen died in Boise, Idaho from a heart attack. Boise (ˈbɔɪsi is the capital and most populous city of the U Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply
Partial filmography
References
- ^ Landazuri, Margaret. The Letter ( 1929) is a talkie film which was made in both silent and talking versions by Paramount Pictures, and was Plantinum Blonde is a 1931 Romantic comedy Motion picture starring Jean Harlow, Loretta Young and Robert Williams Sherlock Holmes is a 1932 Film starring Clive Brook as the eponymous London detective. Queen Christina is a American pre-code Historical drama film directed by Rouben Mamoulian. The House of Rothschild is a 1934 film which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Of Human Bondage is a 1934 film the first film adaptation of the 1915 novel of the same name by the British author W Anna Karenina is a critically acclaimed 1935 drama film directed by Clarence Brown. A Tale of Two Cities is a 1935 film directed by Jack Conway and Robert Z Rose Marie is an Operetta -style musical with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach The Great Ziegfeld ( 1936) is a Musical film produced by MGM. Yours for the Asking is a 1936 film starring George Raft as a casino owner and Dolores Costello (the grandmother of Drew Barrymore Love on the Run ( 1936) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Feature film starring Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, and Clark Personal Property is a 1937 film starring Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor. Madame X ( 1937) is a Drama film directed by Sam Wood with additional direction by Gustav Machatý (uncredited Conquest (also called Marie Walewska) is a 1937 film which tells the story of a Polish Countess who becomes the mistress Everybody Sing is a 1938 musical Comedy film starring Judy Garland, Allan Jones, Fanny Brice, Reginald Paradise for Three, titled Romance for Three in the United Kingdom is a 1938 Romantic comedy film starring Frank Morgan Kidnapped is a 1938 Adventure Film directed by Alfred L Werker and starring Warner Baxter and Freddie Bartholomew Three Loves Has Nancy ( 1938) is a comedy film starring Janet Gaynor, Robert Montgomery, and Franchot Tone. A Christmas Carol is a 1938 film Adaptation of Charles Dickens 's novelette. Remember? is a 1939 film directed by Norman Z McLeod. The movie that stars Robert Taylor and Greer Garson, was rushed Hullabaloo is a 1940 Musical comedy film directed by Edwin L Marin and written by Nat Perrin. They Met in Bombay is a 1941 American Drama film Adventure directed by Clarence Brown. Mrs Miniver is a 1942 Drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role White Cargo ( 1942) is a film starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Random Harvest is a 1942 film based on the 1941 James Hilton novel of the same name, directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Reunion in France ( 1942) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Feature film starring Joan Crawford, Phillip Dorn, and John Above Suspicion ( 1943) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Feature film starring Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, and Basil Salute to the Marines is a 1943 World War II movie starring Wallace Beery. Madame Curie is a 1943 Biographical film made by MGM. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin The Canterville Ghost is a 1944 fantasy / Comedy film directed by Jules Dassin. National Velvet is a 1944 film based on the novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935 For the Edith Wharton short story see The Valley of Decision The Valley of Decision ( 1945) is a film set in Pittsburgh Captain Kidd ( 1945) is a film starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, and John Carradine, directed The Diary of a Chambermaid is a 1946 Drama film about a newly-hired servant who severely disrupts a wealthy family Cluny Brown is a 1946 film made by Twentieth Century-Fox, directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch. The Pirate is a 1948 American musical Feature film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Julia Misbehaves is a 1948 Romantic comedy film starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon as a married couple who are soon separated Hills of Home is a 1948 Drama film, the fourth in a series of MGM Lassie films The Three Musketeers ( 1948) is a Technicolor Adventure film adaptation of the classic novel The Three Musketeers by The Secret Garden is a 1949 American Drama film, the second screen adaptation of the classic 1909 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett Challenge to Lassie is an American drama directed by Richard Thorpe and released October 31 1949 by MGM Studios. The Miniver Story is a 1950 film Sequel to the successful 1942 film Mrs Miniver. Kim is a 1950 Adventure film made by MGM. It was directed by Victor Saville and produced by Leon Gordon from a Screenplay The Thrill of It All ( 1963) is a Romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison starring Doris Day, James Garner, Mary Poppins is a 1964 American Musical film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke and produced by Bedknobs and Broomsticks is an Academy Award winning 1971 Musical film produced by Walt Disney Productions, which combines Live action Archives Spotlight: Young Dr. Kildare. Turner Classic Movies. com. Accessed: 7 December 2007.
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| NAME | Owen, Reginald |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1972 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | United States |
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