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Laughton, Charles

Laughton, Charles (1899–1962),
British stage and screen actor. An inspired, self-tortured performer, who loathed his moon-faced appearance, he made his name in London as a stage actor of great originality. In 1933 he was already a major film actor when Tyrone Guthrie invited him to the Old Vic to play Shakespeare for the first time. As Henry VIII, Angelo, Prospero, and Macbeth, he fascinated and divided critics. Hollywood reclaimed him. In 1959, already in poor health, he played Bottom and King Lear at Stratford-upon-Avon, where again there was a sense of greatness missed.

Michael Jamieson

Bibliography

Callow, Simon, Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor (1987)

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