Browning, Tod, 1880-1962
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Name (Hebrew)
בראונינג, טוד, 1880-1962
Name (Latin)
Browning, Tod, 1880-1962
Other forms of name
Browning, Charles Albert, 1880-1962
Date of birth
1880-07-12
Date of death
1962-10-06
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Producers and directors
Actors
Cinematographers
College teachers
Physicians
Television producers and directors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992:page 132 ("Charles Albert "Tod" Browning"; circus performer, actor, director and screenwriter.)
- London after midnight, c1984:CIP galley (Tod Browning)
- LC data base, 12-7-83(hdg.: Browning, Tod, 1882-1962)
- Henry, B. Freaks, c2009p. 9 (Tod Browning; born Charles Albert Browning in 1880 in Louisville, Kentucky)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica online, May 25, 2011(Tod Browning; original name Charles Albert Browning; b. July 12, 1880 in Louisville, Ky.; d. Oct. 6, 1962 in Malibu; American movie director)
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Tod Browning 1921
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Wikipedia description:
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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