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English film actor (–)

Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June &#; 17 November ) was an English film actor.

After making his first screen appearance in , Brook emerged as a leading British actor in the early s. After moving to the United States in , Brook became one of the major stars for Paramount Pictures in the late silent era.

During –29 he successfully made the transition to sound and continued to be featured in many of Hollywood's most prestigious films, including a number of literary adaptations. In the mids he returned to England, where he appeared regularly in leading film roles for a further decade.

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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 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 (&#;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 and also in films from He worked first in British films then in Hollywood.

Hollywood

Brook debuted on film in Trent's Last Case ().^[2] He was memorable in Josef von Sternberg's Underworld () as an alcoholic ex-lawyer who is taken under the wing of a professional thief.

Von Sternberg later featured him in one of Brook's best remembered appearances, playing opposite Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express ().

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He played Sherlock Holmes three times: The Return of Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes (in that order), and as part of an anthology film, Paramount on Parade ().

In 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 ().^[5]

Return to England

Brook returned to England in because of kidnapping threats toward his children.^[2] In , he adapted the comedy On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale and wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film with Beatrice Lillie, Googie Withers and Roland Culver.

The costumes were by Cecil Beaton.

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In he presented the radio series The Secrets of Scotland Yard.^[6] In he appeared on stage in One Bright Day at the Apollo Theatre in London.^{[citation needed]}

Broadway

Brook starred as Josiah Bolton in the comedy Second Threshold from 2 January until 21 April ^[7]

Death

Brook died 17 November in Ealing, London.^[8]

Family

In , Brook married Charlotte Elisabeth Mildred Evelyn.

Their children, Faith and Lyndon, were also actors.^[2]

Complete filmography

References

Bibliography

• Scott, Ian. From Pinewood to Hollywood: British Filmmakers in American Cinema, –. Palgrave MacMillan,

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