Sydney Greenstreet (1879–1954) |
Sydney Greenstreet's father was a leather merchant with eight children. Sydney left home at age 18 to make his fortune as a Ceylon tea planter, but drought forced him out of business and back to England. He managed a brewery and, to escape boredom, took acting lessons. His stage debut was as a murderer in a 1902 production of "Sherlock Holmes". ...
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Born:in Sandwich, Kent, England, UKDied:(age 74) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |