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Tod Browning
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American film actor and director (1880–1962)
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Tod Browning, born Charles Albert Browning on July 12, 1880, in Louisville, Kentucky, was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He began his work period in 1896 and was a citizen of the United States. Browning worked primarily in the field of film, speaking and writing in English. His notable works include *London After Midnight*, *Where East is East*, *West of Zanzibar*, *The Blackbird*, and *Dracula*.
Browning died of laryngeal cancer on October 6, 1962, in Santa Monica, California, due to natural causes. He has been recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1880
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Where East is East
- West of Zanzibar
- The Blackbird
- Dracula
- Dracula
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Film & TV
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tod Browning (12 July 1880 – 6 October 1962) was an American motion picture actor, director and screenwriter. Browning's career spanned the silent and talkie eras. Best-known as the director of Dracula (1931), the cult classic Freaks (1932), and classic silent film collaborations with Lon Chaney, Browning directed many movies in a wide range of genres.…
Known for
- Tod Browning, le jeu des illusions2016
- Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces — Self (archive footage / uncredited)2000
- The Big Parade of Comedy — Self - Director of 'The Mystic' (archive footage) (uncredited)1964
- Dracula — Harbormaster (voice) (uncredited)1931
- 1925 Studio Tour — Self1925
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages — Crook (uncredited)1916
- Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s — James Hadley, the boss1914
- Bill and Ethel at the Ball — James Hadley - the Boss1914
- How Bill Squared It with His Boss — James Hadley1914
- Ethel Has a Steady — James Hadley - the Boss1914
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Key facts
- Born
- Charles Albert Browning Jr. , ( 1880-07-12 ) July 12, 1880, Louisville, Kentucky , U.S.
- Died
- October 6, 1962 (1962-10-06) (aged 82), Malibu, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
- Occupations
- Film actor film director screenwriter vaudevillian comedian carnival/sideshow worker
- Years active
- 1896–1942
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- London After Midnight
- Field of work
- film
- Image
- Tod Browning 1921.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1880-07-12
- date of death
- 1962-10-06
- Commons category
- Tod Browning
- cause of death
- laryngeal cancer
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Tod Browning
- name in native language
- Tod Browning
- start of work period
- 1896-00-00
- birth name
- Charles Albert Browning
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- Tod Browning
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Tod Browning (born Charles Albert Browning Jr.; July 12, 1880 – October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer. He directed a number of films of various genres between 1915 and 1939, but was primarily known for horror films. Some film writers have referred to Browning as "the Edgar Allan Poe of cinema."
Browning's career spanned the silent and sound film eras. He is known as the director of Dracula (1931), Freaks (1932), and his silent film collaborations with Lon Chaney and Priscilla Dean.
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