Born March 18, 1905· Withington, Manchester, England, UK
† Died June 9, 1958
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Born in Withington, Manchester to a civil-engineer father of Prussian origin and a mother of mixed English, Polish, German and French ancestry, he left school at fifteen to fund elocution lessons that cured a severe stammer and launched his theatrical training. After debuting as Lucius in Julius Caesar with Henry Baynton’s company in 1921, he spent four years with Sir Frank Benson’s troupe, perfor…
