Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English stage and film actor.
After making his first screen appearance in 1920, Brook emerged as a leading British actor in the early 1920s. After moving to the United States in 1924, Brook became one of the major stars for Paramount Pictures in the late silent era. During 1928–29 he successfully made the transition to sound and continued to be featured in many of Hollywood's most prestigious films. Career highlights include Josef Von Sternberg's Underworld (1927) and Shanghai Express (1932); as well as being the first actor to portray Sherlock Holmes in a 'talkie'. In the mid-1930s he returned to Britain where he appeared regularly in leading film roles until his retirement from movies in 1944.
Early life
Brook was born in Islington, London, the son of George Alfred Brook and Charlotte Mary Brook.1 He attended Dulwich College because of his father's desire for him to be a lawyer, but family financial problems caused him to leave at age 15. He then studied elocution at a polytechnic.2
He served in the British Army during the First World War, rising to the rank of major.3 Brook was 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall and had brown hair with grey eyes.
Before Brook went into acting, he worked as a journalist and an insurance clerk.3 He first appeared on stage in 1918 and also in films from 1919. He worked first in British films then in .
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In 1934 he was voted one of the most popular stars at the British box office.4
At the end of his career, Brook appeared in a number of British television dramas, notably in the "ITV Play of the Week" strand on the fledgling Independent Television commercial channel. He returned to film one last time in The List of Adrian Messenger (1963).5
"Clive Brook, British Actor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. United Press International. 20 November 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com. ↩
Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English stage and film actor.
After making his first screen appearance in 1920, Brook emerged as a leading British actor in the early 1920s. After moving to the United States in 1924, Brook became one of the major stars for Paramount Pictures in the late silent era. During 1928–29 he successfully made the transition to sound and continued to be featured in many of Hollywood's most prestigious films. Career highlights include Josef Von Sternberg's Underworld (1927) and Shanghai Express (1932); as well as being the first actor to portray Sherlock Holmes in a 'talkie'. In the mid-1930s he returned to Britain where he appeared regularly in leading film roles until his retirement from movies in 1944.
Early life
Brook was born in Islington, London, the son of George Alfred Brook and Charlotte Mary Brook.1 He attended Dulwich College because of his father's desire for him to be a lawyer, but family financial problems caused him to leave at age 15. He then studied elocution at a polytechnic.2
He served in the British Army during the First World War, rising to the rank of major.3 Brook was 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall and had brown hair with grey eyes.
Before Brook went into acting, he worked as a journalist and an insurance clerk. He first appeared on stage in 1918 and also in films from 1919. He worked first in British films then in .
In 1934 he was voted one of the most popular stars at the British box office.4
At the end of his career, Brook appeared in a number of British television dramas, notably in the "ITV Play of the Week" strand on the fledgling Independent Television commercial channel. He returned to film one last time in The List of Adrian Messenger (1963).5
"Clive Brook, British Actor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. United Press International. 20 November 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 15 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com. ↩