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James Whale (I) (1889–1957)

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James Whale, who grew up poor in an English mining town, learned to put on plays in a World War I German POW camp. Postwar theatre work took him to the London stage, then Broadway, then a contract with Paramount, as dialog director for Howard Hughes' Hell's Angels. He began his contribution to the horror film genre with his move to Universal... See full bio »

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in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, UK

Died:

(age 67) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1930 Hell's Angels (dialogue stager)
 
1929 The Love Doctor (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
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1949 Hello Out There (short)
 
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1940 Green Hell (producer - uncredited)
 
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1936 You May Be Next (story / as Henry Wales)
 
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1931 Waterloo Bridge (uncredited)
 
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(1929) Stage: Director / Scenic Designer for "Journey's End", produced on Broadway (earliest Broadway credit). Drama. Written by R.C. Sherriff. Henry Miller's Theatre: 22 Mar 1929-17 May 1930 (485 performances). Cast: Sol Douday (as "German Soldier"), Jack Hawkins (as "2nd Lt... See more »

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2 Biographical Movies  | 3 Print Biographies  | 4 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Henry Wales
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Personal Quote:

[on Boris Karloff] His face fascinated me. I made drawings of his head, adding sharp bony ridges where I imagined the skull might have joined. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1197-1202. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »

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Often cast Una O'Connor, Dwight Frye, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff and Gloria Stuart. See more »

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Cancer