All Entries Tagged With: "Alfred Hitchcock"
Alida Valli
Date of Birth: 31 May 1921 Birth Name: Alida Maria Laura von Altenburger Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) Mini Biography: This enigmatic, dark-haired foreign import was dubbed “The Next Garbo” but didn’t live up to post-war expectations despite her cool, patrician beauty, remote allure and significant talent. Born in Pola, Italy (now Croatia), on May [...]
Charles Wagenheim
Date of Birth: 21 February 1896 Mini Biography: In a career comprised of hundreds upon hundreds of minor character parts on stage, film and TV, diminutive actor Charles Wagenheim was initially drawn to acting to counterbalance an acute case of shyness. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1896, he was the son of immigrant parents. [...]
Anny Ondra
Date of Birth: 15 May 1902 Birth Name: Anna Sophie Ondrakova Mini Biography: Anny Ondra was a Polish-Czech-Austrian-German-French singer, film and stage actress. As a child she lived in Prague. Her father was an Austro-Hungarian Army Colonel. After the convent school that she visited in Prague she studied to be an actress with Professor Bor. [...]
Maureen O'Hara
Date of Birth: 17 August 1920 Birth Name: Maureen FitzSimons Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m) Mini Biography: In America, the early performing arts accomplishments of young Maureen FitzSimons (who we know as Maureen O’Hara) would definitely have put her in the child prodigy category. However, for a child of Irish heritage surrounded by gifted parents [...]
Hattie Morahan
Date of Birth: 1978 Birth Name: Harriet Jane Morahan Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m) Mini Biography: Hattie Morahan was born in London in 1978. Her father, Christopher Morahan, is a television and stage director, who is perhaps best known for his television adaptation of “The Jewel in the Crown” (1984). Her mother, Anna Carteret, is [...]
Alec McCowen
Date of Birth: 26 May 1925 Birth Name: Alexander Duncan McCowen Mini Biography: Alec McCowen, the English actor, was born May 26, 1925 in Tunbridge Wells, England. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he made his professional debut in 1942. He established his reputation in classical stage roles, appearing in the ensemble [...]
Herbert Marshall
Date of Birth: 23 May 1890 Birth Name: Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall Nickname: Bart Height: 6′ (1.83 m) Mini Biography: Herbert Marshall had trained to become a certified accountant, but his interest turned to the stage. He lost a leg while serving in World War I, he was rehabilitated with a wooden leg. This did [...]
Joan Lorring
Date of Birth: 17 April 1926 Birth Name: Mary Magdalena Ellis Nickname: Dellie Ellis Mini Biography: Joan Lorring was born Mary Magdalene Ellis in Hong Kong on April 17, 1926. She was forced to leave her native country after the outbreak of WWII and, along with her family, arrived in America as a teenager in [...]