Biographies: Ernest Thesiger - Actor

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American actor, born on January 15, 1879, in Chelsea, London, England. He received his education at Marlborough and Slade College, he originally hoped to become a great painter. He soon turned to the theatre, making his stage debut in a production of "Colonel Smith" in 1909. He halted his career in 1914 and enlisted as a soldier in the British Army when World War I broke out. He made his film debut in 1916 with The Real Thing at Last (1916), then returned to the theater with "A Little Bit of Fluff" which ran for over 1,200 runs and led to his appearance in an adapted film, A Little Bit of Fluff (1919). He was known for The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), A Christmas Carol (1951), and The Old Dark House (1932). He died on January 14, 1961, in Kensington, London, England.

• 3 November 2022
• farah ashraf