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<html> <head> <title>Charles Laughton</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/884/000042758/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool><br clear="all"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Charles Laughton</b></font><p><img src="charles-laughton.jpg" height=350 width=303 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Charles Laughton"><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/700/000106382/" class=proflink>1-Jul</a>-<a href="/lists/898/000105583/" class=proflink>1899</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> Victoria Hotel, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England<br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/236/000106915/" class=proflink>15-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/472/000106154/" class=proflink>1962</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/536/000069329/" class=proflink>Hollywood, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/360/000069153/" class=proflink>Cancer - Kidney</a> <font size=-1><a href="#FN1">[1]</a></font><br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/650/000208026/" class="proflink">Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, CA</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/758/000094476/" class=proflink>Roman Catholic</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> <a href="/lists/241/000069034/" class=proflink>Gay</a><br><b>Occupation:</b> Actor<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>Island of Lost Souls</i><p><b>Military service:</b> British Army (WWI, gassed)<p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] Per physician's note on death certificate, "metastatic renal carcinoma." </font><p><b>Father:</b> Robert Laughton<br><b>Mother:</b> Elizabeth Conlon<br><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/885/000042759/">Elsa Lanchester</a> (actress, m. 1929, she states in her autobiography that he is gay)<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/848/000111515/">Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, England (a Jesuit school)</a><br><p> <a href="/honors/511/000032415/">Oscar for Best Actor</a> 1934 for <i>The Private Life of Henry VIII</i><br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 1750 Vine St.<br> <a href="/event/221/000218564/">Cholecystectomy</a> (Aug-1960)<br> <a href="/event/582/000051429/">Naturalized US Citizen</a> 1950<br> <u>Spine Surgery</u> Cedars Sinai (30-Jul-1962)<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/779/000064587/">Obesity</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/729/000034627/">The Night of the Hunter (19-Feb-1955)</a> <br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/777/000404562/">Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (16-Sep-2017)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/054/000037940/">Advise and Consent (6-Jun-1962)</a> · Sen. Seabright Cooley<br> <a href="/films/661/000032565/">Spartacus (6-Oct-1960)</a> · Gracchus<br> <a href="/films/037/000133635/">Under Ten Flags (1960)</a> <br> <a href="/films/306/000037195/">Witness for the Prosecution (Dec-1957)</a> · Sir Wilfrid<br> <a href="/films/096/000040973/">Hobson's Choice (19-Apr-1954)</a> · Henry Hobson<br> <a href="/films/557/000032461/">Young Bess (21-May-1953)</a> · King Henry<br> <a href="/films/546/000033447/">Salome (13-Feb-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/290/000083041/">Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (27-Dec-1952)</a> · Capt. William Kidd<br> <a href="/films/996/000082750/">O. Henry's Full House (19-Sep-1952)</a> <br> <a href="/films/915/000205300/">The Strange Door (8-Dec-1951)</a> · Alain de Maletroit<br> <a href="/films/904/000034802/">The Blue Veil (26-Oct-1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/005/000091729/">The Man on the Eiffel Tower (19-Jan-1950)</a> <br> <a href="/films/788/000089521/">The Bribe (3-Feb-1949)</a> · J. J. Bealer<br> <a href="/films/858/000266060/">The Girl from Manhattan (1-Oct-1948)</a> · The Bishop<br> <a href="/films/822/000038708/">The Big Clock (9-Apr-1948)</a> <br> <a href="/films/805/000037694/">Arch of Triumph (17-Feb-1948)</a> · Haake<br> <a href="/films/262/000043133/">The Paradine Case (31-Dec-1947)</a> · Judge Lord Thomas Horfield<br> <a href="/films/967/000253208/">Because of Him (18-Jan-1946)</a> <br> <a href="/films/790/000089523/">Captain Kidd (22-Nov-1945)</a> · Capt. William Kidd<br> <a href="/films/777/000089510/">The Suspect (Dec-1944)</a> <br> <a href="/films/511/000041388/">The Canterville Ghost (22-May-1944)</a> · Sir Simon de Canterville<br> <a href="/films/049/000264254/">The Man from Down Under (4-Aug-1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/877/000079640/">This Land Is Mine (17-Mar-1943)</a> · Albert Lory<br> <a href="/films/707/000035602/">Forever and a Day (21-Jan-1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/634/000092358/">Stand by for Action (31-Dec-1942)</a> · Rear Adm. Stephen Thomas<br> <a href="/films/803/000040683/">Tales of Manhattan (5-Aug-1942)</a> <br> <a href="/films/433/000270620/">The Tuttles of Tahiti (29-Apr-1942)</a> · Jonas<br> <a href="/films/204/000088937/">It Started with Eve (26-Sep-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/404/000260621/">They Knew What They Wanted (19-Oct-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/358/000061175/">The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1-Sep-1939)</a> · Quasimodo<br> <a href="/films/863/000035758/">Jamaica Inn (15-May-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/877/000140457/">Sidewalks of London (18-Oct-1938)</a> · Charles Saggers<br> <a href="/films/017/000253255/">The Beachcomber (4-Mar-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/092/000091816/">Rembrandt (6-Nov-1936)</a> · Rembrandt<br> <a href="/films/952/000037841/">Mutiny on the Bounty (8-Nov-1935)</a> · Bligh<br> <a href="/films/246/000079009/">Les Mis閞ables (3-Apr-1935)</a> · Javert<br> <a href="/films/168/000068961/">Ruggles of Red Gap (19-Feb-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/734/000038620/">The Barretts of Wimpole Street (8-Sep-1934)</a> · Edward Moulton-Barrett<br> <a href="/films/222/000233520/">White Woman (10-Nov-1933)</a> <br> <a href="/films/311/000064119/">The Private Life of Henry VIII (17-Aug-1933)</a> · Henry VIII<br> <a href="/films/418/000035313/">Island of Lost Souls (12-Jan-1933)</a> · Dr. Moreau<br> <a href="/films/118/000039998/">The Sign of the Cross (3-Dec-1932)</a> <br> <a href="/films/817/000033718/">If I Had a Million (2-Dec-1932)</a> <br> <a href="/films/242/000178705/">Payment Deferred (7-Nov-1932)</a> <br> <a href="/films/162/000064967/">The Old Dark House (20-Oct-1932)</a> · Sir William Porterhouse<br> <a href="/films/569/000074347/">Devil and the Deep (12-Aug-1932)</a> <br> <a href="/films/495/000133096/">Piccadilly (1-Jun-1929)</a> · Diner<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=42758"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=42758">Charles Laughton</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=42758" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>