Charles Laughton
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born | Jul 1, 1899 Scarborough, Yorkshire |
| Died | Dec 15, 1962 Hollywood, CA |
| Age | Died at 63 |
| Final Resting Placeashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) | |
Charles Laughton | |
| Job | Actor, screenwriter, producer, director |
| Years active | 1926-1962 |
| Top Roles | Sir Wilfrid, Charles Staggers, Horace H. Prin, Cmdr. Charles Sturm, J.J. Bealer |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Film Adaptation, Historical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, World War II, Based on Play |
| Top Collaborators | Frank Lloyd (Director), Alexander Korda (Director), Robert Z. Leonard (Director), Erich Pommer (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Olivia de Havilland, William Wyler, Farley Granger see more.. |
Charles Laughton Overview:
Legendary actor, Charles Laughton, was born on Jul 1, 1899 in Scarborough, Yorkshire. Laughton died at the age of 63 on Dec 15, 1962 in Hollywood, CA and was laid to rest in ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
MINI BIO:
This light-haired, rubber-faced, thick-lipped English actor ran up such a string of brilliant characterizations in Hollywood (after winning an Oscar for his British-made Henry VIII) that his precise and plummy tones became the most imitated of all. Captain Bligh, Mr. Barrett, Rembrandt, Ruggles of Red Gap, Javert in Les Miserables, Nero and, perhaps best of all, Quasimodo: they were all memorably Laughton. From 1945 till 1953 his overripe performances were the despair of his supporters. But he came good again in his last few films (adding an Oscar nomination for Witness for the Prosecution to the one he had received for Mutiny on the Bounty) before his death from spinal cancer. Married to Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986) from 1929. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Charles Laughton was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actor for The Private Life of Henry VIII (as Henry VIII) in 1932/33.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1932/33 | Best Actor | The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) | Henry VIII | Won |
| 1935 | Best Actor | Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) | Captain Bligh | Nominated |
| 1957 | Best Actor | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | Sir Wilfrid Robarts | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Charles Laughton's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #66 on Jul 24, 1942.
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Charles Laughton Quotes:
Sir Wilfrid: We try not to make a habit of it.
Anne Terry: You told me you'd have that picture destroyed!
Jonathan Reynolds: Destroyed? If I'd done that, they'd never have seen it.
Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: They?
Jonathan Reynolds: Those women... those bead-twirlers. They called before they left.
Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: They're gone! I mean... they've gone?
Jonathan Reynolds: Well, they saw the picture in the paper. They said they were taking the first train to Mexico City. I advised them to take a plane - *quicker*.
[from the scaffold]
Capt. William Kidd: So here's me bequest to them what hunts what I have hid and to their sons sons down through the corridors of time: greed that spawns murder; hatred that corrodes the soul; ambition - the foulest strumpet of all.
Heckler at Kidd's hanging: [to hangman] Hey, Dick - Dick Kent. Sell me a bit of that rope for a sixpence will you?
Capt. William Kidd: Save your money, me lads. You can have it all for nothing if you'll only step here and wear it!
[to hangman]
Capt. William Kidd: Hurry up, Kent. Can't wait forever.
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