Arliss, George
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| Birthname | Augustus George Andrews | ||||
| born on | 10 April 1868 at 00:30 (= 12:30 AM ) | ||||
| Place | London, England, 51n30, 0w10 | ||||
| Timezone | GMT h0e (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   20°25'   24°31 Asc. 23°38'
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Biography
British stage actor who became an international screen star at age 53. He remade some of his early films into talkies before he retired in 1937. Arliss' films include "The Man Who Played God" and the Oscar winning "Disraeli." Arliss authored two autobiographical books, "Up the Years From Bloomsbury," in 1927 and "My Ten Years at the Studios," in 1940. He retired from the screen when his wife lost her sight in 1927.
Arliss married Florence Montgomery and she appeared with him in several films; their son was director Leslie Arliss.
He died on 5 February 1946, London.
Events
- Work : Retired 1937 (Acting)
Source Notes
Church of Light old file. Sabian Symbols No.44 gives 0:06 AM LMT. "Who's Who in Hollywood" gives 1869, but C.B. obit has 1868-1946.
Sy Scholfield quotes untimed data from his autobiography, "Up the Years from Bloomsbury: An Autobiography" (Little, Brown, and Co., 1927), p. 7: "I was born on a Good Friday, April 10, 1868;" p. 172: "I had been born and bred in London;" confirmed in the England and Wales Birth Index: "Augustus George Andrews" registered in April-June 1868 quarter at St. Giles, London.
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (Film)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Live Stage (Legitimate theater)
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
