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James Whale (I) (1889–1957)

Director | Miscellaneous Crew | Art Director

James Whale, who grew up poor in an English mining town, learned to put on plays in a World War I German prison 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 »

Born:

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)
 
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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) He was the setting designer for R.C. Sherriff's play, "Journey's End", at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, England with Colin Clive, Maurice Evans, George Zucco and Robert Speaight in the cast. John Whale was the director. 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:

A director must be pretty bad if he can't get a thrill out of war, murder, robbery. See more »

Trivia:

Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Memory, Niche #20076. See more »

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

Star Sign:

Cancer