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Also known as Charles Albert Browning

American film actor and director (1880–1962)

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Tod Browning, born Charles Albert Browning in 1880, was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He worked in the film industry starting in 1896 and wrote in English. His notable works include the films *London After Midnight*, *Where East is East*, *West of Zanzibar*, *The Blackbird*, and *Dracula*.

Browning was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and died of laryngeal cancer in Santa Monica in 1962. His death was classified as natural causes. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

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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

Directing · 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

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Country
AU

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
101
Total plays
379

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tod+Browning">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Tod Browning

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
Field of work
film
Image
Tod Browning 1921.jpg
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date of birth
1880-07-12
date of death
1962-10-06
Commons category
Tod Browning
cause of death
laryngeal cancer
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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