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W. Percy Day(1878-1965)

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  • Actor
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W. Percy Day was born on 19 September 1878 in Luton, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947) and Napoleon (1927). He died on 20 May 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 19, 1878
DiedMay 20, 1965(86)
BornSeptember 19, 1878
DiedMay 20, 1965(86)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A Matter of Life and Death
8.0
Movie
  • Special Effects(as Percy Day)
  • 1946
Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus (1947)
Black Narcissus
7.7
Movie
  • Visual Effects(uncredited)
  • 1947
Napoleon (1927)
Napoleon
8.2
Movie
  • Visual Effects
  • 1927
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
8.0
Movie
  • Visual Effects
  • 1943

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Gone to Earth (1950)
    Gone to Earth
    6.9
    • process shots
    • 1950
  • The Fighting Pimpernel (1949)
    The Fighting Pimpernel
    6.0
    • process shots (as W. Percy Day O.B.E.)
    • 1949
  • The Third Man (1949)
    The Third Man
    8.1
    • matte painter (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Woman of Dolwyn (1949)
    Woman of Dolwyn
    7.0
    • matte painter (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • David Niven and Margaret Leighton in Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
    Bonnie Prince Charlie
    5.2
    • matte painter (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Burgess Meredith and Christine Norden in Mine Own Executioner (1947)
    Mine Own Executioner
    6.7
    • process shots (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus (1947)
    Black Narcissus
    7.7
    • matte painter
    • process shots (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Men of Two Worlds (1946)
    Men of Two Worlds
    5.5
    • matte painter (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, and Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
    Caesar and Cleopatra
    6.2
    • matt shots (as Percy Day)
    • 1945
  • Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
    I Know Where I'm Going!
    7.4
    • matte painter (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Walter Bjorne in Henry V (1944)
    Henry V
    7.0
    • matte painter (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Mr. Emmanuel (1944)
    Mr. Emmanuel
    6.4
    • matte shots (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • A Canterbury Tale (1944)
    A Canterbury Tale
    7.3
    • models (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Laurence Olivier in Adventure for Two (1943)
    Adventure for Two
    6.2
    • matte painter (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
    8.0
    • process shots for the Technicolor Company
    • 1943

Special Effects

  • Kerima in Outcast of the Islands (1951)
    Outcast of the Islands
    6.9
    • special effects (as Percy Day)
    • 1951
  • James Mason and Ava Gardner in Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
    6.9
    • special effects (as W. Percy Day O.B.E.)
    • 1951
  • The Mudlark (1950)
    The Mudlark
    6.9
    • special effects
    • 1950
  • The Black Rose (1950)
    The Black Rose
    6.1
    • special effects
    • 1950
  • Sheila Manahan, Kieron Moore, and Christine Norden in Saints and Sinners (1949)
    Saints and Sinners
    5.8
    • special effects
    • 1949
  • Woman of Dolwyn (1949)
    Woman of Dolwyn
    7.0
    • special effects
    • 1949
  • David Niven and Margaret Leighton in Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
    Bonnie Prince Charlie
    5.2
    • special effects
    • 1948
  • The Winslow Boy (1948)
    The Winslow Boy
    7.6
    • special effects (as W. Percy Day O.B.E.)
    • 1948
  • Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel, Bobby Henrey, and Ralph Richardson in The Fallen Idol (1948)
    The Fallen Idol
    7.6
    • special effects
    • 1948
  • Anna Karenina (1948)
    Anna Karenina
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1948
  • Nightbeat (1947)
    Nightbeat
    6.2
    • special effects
    • 1947
  • Burgess Meredith and Christine Norden in Mine Own Executioner (1947)
    Mine Own Executioner
    6.7
    • special effects
    • 1947
  • An Ideal Husband (1947)
    An Ideal Husband
    6.5
    • special effects
    • 1947
  • Dulcie Gray, Margaret Johnston, and Kieron Moore in A Man About the House (1947)
    A Man About the House
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1947
  • David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
    A Matter of Life and Death
    8.0
    • additional effects (as Percy Day)
    • 1946

Actor

  • Cagliostro - Liebe und Leben eines großen Abenteurers (1929)
    Cagliostro - Liebe und Leben eines großen Abenteurers
    6.5
    • Astronome (as Percy Day)
    • 1929
  • Napoleon (1927)
    Napoleon
    8.2
    • Amiral Hood
    • 1927

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Percy Day
  • Born
    • September 19, 1878
    • Luton, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 20, 1965
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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  • Trivia
    Step father of Peter Ellenshaw.
  • Nicknames
    • "Poppa" Day
    • "Poppa"

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