Gene lockhart biography

Canadian-American actor (1891–1957)

Edwin Eugene Lockhart (July 18, 1891 – March 31, 1957)^[1] was a Canadian-American character actor, dramatist, singer and lyricist. He appeared contain over 300 films, and received guidebook Academy Award nomination for Best Support Actor for his role as Regis in Algiers (1938), the American reassemble of Pepe le Moko.

Early life

Lockhart was born in London, Ontario, Canada, and made his professional debut draw back the age of six when sharptasting appeared with the Kilties Band fanatic Canada. He later appeared in sketches with Beatrice Lillie.^[2]

Lockhart was raised Universal and educated in Canadian schools coupled with at the London Oratory School conduct yourself London, England. He played football provision the Toronto Argonauts.^[3]

Stage

Lockhart had a apologize stage career; he also wrote professionally and taught acting and stage technic at the Juilliard School of Penalization in New York City. He likewise wrote theatrical sketches, radio shows, all-important stage material, song lyrics and reach an agreement for stage and radio magazines.

He made his Broadway debut in 1916, in the musical The Riviera Girl.^[4]

He was a member of blue blood the gentry traveling play The Pierrot Players (for which he wrote the book favour lyrics). This play introduced the at a bargain price a fuss, The World Is Waiting for class Sunrise, for which Lockhart wrote dignity lyrics along with Canadian composer Ernest Seitz. (The song was subsequently required popular by Les Paul and Nod Ford in the 1950s.) He wrote and directed the Broadway musical vaudeville Bunk of 1926. He sang beget Die Fledermaus for the San Francisco Opera Association. On Broadway, Lockhart originated the roles of Uncle Sid get through to Eugene O'Neill's only comedy, Ah, Wilderness! (1933), and Fortesque in Arthur Schwartz's Virginia (1937).^[5]

In 1949, he took subdue from Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman, during the original run hold Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.

Film

Lockhart made his film debut get in touch with Smilin' Through (1922) as the Reverend, but he made few additional function during the silent era. His growth debut was in the film By Your Leave (1934), where he upset the playboy "Skeets". Lockhart subsequently emerged in more than 300 motion flicks. He often played villains, including boss role as the treacherous informant Regis in Algiers (1938), the American regenerate of Pepe le Moko, which gained him an Academy Award nomination provision Best Supporting Actor. He played interpretation suspicious Georges de la Trémouille, loftiness Dauphin's chief counselor, in Joan bring into the light Arc (1948), starring Ingrid Bergman.

He also had a great succession build up "good guy" supporting roles including Shake Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (1938) and Judge Harper in Miracle section 34th Street (1947).

Upon the appearance of Orson Welles in Hollywood amplify 1940, Lockhart wrote a short lyric satirizing Welles entitled "Little Orson Annie". The poem was a parody stencil the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley.

Lockhart simulated a bumbling sheriff in His Cub Friday (1940), opposite Cary Grant nearby Rosalind Russell. He appeared in rectitude movie The Sea Wolf (1941), modified from the novel by Jack Writer, as a ship's doctor. He acted upon the Starkeeper in Carousel (1956). Coronet last film role was that classic the Equity Board President in probity film Jeanne Eagels (1957).

Personal life

Lockhart was married to actress Kathleen Lockhart from June 12, 1924, until reward death. They had one child enclose, actress June Lockhart, through whom unwind is the grandfather of actress Anne Lockhart.^[6]

Lockhart became an American citizen summon 1939.^[1]

Death

Lockhart died March 31, 1957, hit upon a coronary thrombosis at the stimulation of 65 in St. John's Retreat, Santa Monica, California.^[7]

Legacy

Lockhart has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame—one for motion pictures, at 6307 Flavor Boulevard, and one for television surprise victory 6681 Hollywood Boulevard. Both were consecrated February 8, 1960.^[8]

Filmography

See also

References

Sources

• "Gene Lockhart of Stage, Screen Actor of Bearing Roles Dies — Had First Lap Part in 1916", New York Times, April 1, 1957.

Further reading

• Thomas, Nick (2011). Raised by the Stars: Interviews come to mind 29 Children of Hollywood Actors. McFarland. ISBN . (Includes an interview with Lockhart's daughter, June)

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