Eric Blore (1887 - 1959) إيرك بلور

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A British actor, born in London, England, United Kingdom. Eric Blore married twice and had one child. Eric Blore's most important works include The Adventures of Ichabod and Mister Toad (1949), The Lone Wolf in London (1947), The Good Fairy (1935), and Top Hat (1935). Eric...Read more emigrated to the United States in the 1920s and had a presence in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s. At the age of 18, Eric left college and worked for two years as an insurance representative. During a trip to Australia, he became interested in theater and practiced acting. He returned to England to work as an actor and took advantage of his physical structure and straight nose to become a distinguished comedian in London theaters. He served in the South Wales Borderers in World War I. He participated in British cinema in 1920 with a short silent film, and in 1923, he headed to the United States armed with his experience in London theaters. He then transferred to Broadway. In 1926, Eric Blore participated in Hollywood with the silent version of the film The Great Gatsby (1926), and with the introduction of sound into films, he participated in Laughter (1930). He had a long journey with American cinema that lasted until the mid-fifties, during which he made more than 80 films, and he often played the role of a corrupt employee or servant with a British accent. He later played American Hollywood characters. With a foot on Broadway, he began appearing in the musical films produced by RKO Pictures and Columbia Pictures. In the mid-fifties, he retired. He died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, on February 2, 1959, of a heart attack.

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The Gay Divorcee (1934)

Three Girls About Town (1941)

South of Suez (1940)

The Great Gatsby (1926)

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  • A British actor, born in London, England, United Kingdom. Eric Blore married twice and had one child. Eric Blore's most important works include The Adventures of Ichabod and...Read more Mister Toad (1949), The Lone Wolf in London (1947), The Good Fairy (1935), and Top Hat (1935). Eric emigrated to the United States in the 1920s and had a presence in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s. At the age of 18, Eric left college and worked for two years as an insurance representative. During a trip to Australia, he became interested in theater and practiced acting. He returned to England to work as an actor and took advantage of his physical structure and straight nose to become a distinguished comedian in London theaters. He served in the South Wales Borderers in World War I. He participated in British cinema in 1920 with a short silent film, and in 1923, he headed to the United States armed with his experience in London theaters. He then transferred to Broadway. In 1926, Eric Blore participated in Hollywood with the silent version of the film The Great Gatsby (1926), and with the introduction of sound into films, he participated in Laughter (1930). He had a long journey with American cinema that lasted until the mid-fifties, during which he made more than 80 films, and he often played the role of a corrupt employee or servant with a British accent. He later played American Hollywood characters. With a foot on Broadway, he began appearing in the musical films produced by RKO Pictures and Columbia Pictures. In the mid-fifties, he retired. He died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, on February 2, 1959, of a heart attack.

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  • UK
  • Birth Country:
  • UK
  • Birth City:
  • London, City of
  • Death Country:
  • US
  • Death City:
  • California

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