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Colin Clive
Colin Clive | |
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 Clive in the 1929 production of Journey's End | |
| Born | Colin Glenn Clive-Greig (1900-01-20)20 January 1900 Saint-Malo, Brittany, France |
| Died | 25 June 1937(1937-06-25) (aged 37) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Chapel of the Pines Crematory |
| Education | Stonyhurst College Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1925–1937 |
| Spouse(s) | Evelyn Taylor (m. 1922; her death 1929) Jeanne de Casalis (m. 1929; died 1937) |
Colin Clive (born Colin Glenn Clive-Greig; 20 January 1900 – 25 June 1937) was a British stage and screen actor. His most memorable role was Henry Frankenstein in the 1931 monster film Frankenstein and its 1935 sequel, Bride of Frankenstein.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Hollywood
3 Personal life
4 Death
5 Roles
5.1 Stage
5.2 Film
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
Early life
Clive was born in Saint-Malo, France, to an English colonel, Colin Philip Greig, and his wife, Caroline Margaret Lugard Clive. He attended Stonyhurst College and subsequently Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where an injured knee disqualified him from military service and contributed to his becoming a stage actor.[citation needed]
Clive created the role of Steve Baker, the white husband of racially mixed Julie LaVerne, in the first London production of Show Boat; the production featured Cedric Hardwicke and Paul Robeson. Clive first worked with James Whale in the Savoy Theatre production of Journey's End and subsequently joined the British community in Hollywood, repeating his stage role in the film version.[1]
Hollywood
Clive's first screen role, in Journey's End (1930), was also directed by James Whale. Clive played the tormented alcoholic Captain Stanhope, a character that (much like Clive's other roles) mirrored his personal life.
He was an in-demand leading man for a number of major film actresses of the era, including Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Corinne Griffith and Jean Arthur. He starred as Edward Rochester in the 1934 adaptation of Jane Eyre opposite Virginia Bruce. He was a descendant of Clive of India and appeared in a featured role in a film biography of his ancestor in 1935.[2][1]
Personal life
Clive was rumored to be bisexual.[3] He married Jeanne de Casalis in June 1929, though they were estranged for several years before his death.
Death
Colin Clive suffered from severe chronic alcoholism and died from complications of tuberculosis in 1937 at age 37.[2]
Clive's alcoholism was apparent to his co-stars, as he was often seen napping on set and sometimes was so intoxicated that he had to be held upright for over-the-shoulder shots. Clive was tormented by the medical threat of amputating his long-damaged leg.[4]
Forrest J Ackerman recalled visiting Clive's body in the funeral parlour: "As I recall, he had a dressing gown on and he was calmly lying there. And he looked very much like that scene in Bride".[citation needed] Over 300 mourners turned out. One of the pallbearers was Peter Lorre.[4] His cenotaph is located at Chapel of the Pines Crematory.
Roles
Stage
Peter and Paul (September 1925)[5][6]
Advertising April (November 1925) [7]
Journey's End (1929)
Film
Journey's End (1930) - Capt. Denis Stanhope
Frankenstein (1931) - Henry Frankenstein
The Stronger Sex (1931) - Warren Barrington
Lily Christine (1932) - Rupert Harvey
Christopher Strong (1933) - Sir Christopher Strong
Looking Forward (1933) - Geoffrey Fielding
The Key (1934) - Capt. Andrew 'Andy' Kerr
One More River (1934) - Sir Gerald Corven
Jane Eyre (1934) - Edward Rochester
Clive of India (1935) - Capt. Johnstone
The Right to Live (1935) - Maurice
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Henry Frankenstein
The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935) - John Marland
Mad Love (1935) - Stephen Orlac
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935) - Bertrand Berkeley
The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935) - Lord Eric Reynolds
History Is Made at Night (1937) - Bruce Vail
The Woman I Love (1937) - Capt. Thelis (final film role)
Notes
^ ab Colin Clive on IMDb
^ ab "Colin Clive, Actor, Dies in Hollywood". New York Times. June 26, 1937. Retrieved 26 September 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Vieira, Mark A. (2003). Hollywood Horror: From Gothic to Cosmic. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. p. 82. ISBN 0-8109-4535-5.
^ ab Mank, Gregory William (2001). Hollywood Cauldron: Thirteen Horror Films From the Genre's Golden Age. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., Inc. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-7864-1112-2.
^ Rowell, George; Jackson, Anthony; Jackson, Tony (1984). The Repertory Movement: A History of Regional Theatre in Britain. Cambridge University Press. p. 71. ISBN 9780521319195.
^ "Hull Little Theatre - Performers Who Will Be Seen in Next Week's Play" (12462). Hull, England: Daily Mail. September 12, 1925. p. 2.
^ "Little Theatre Anti-Climax - Unworthy Finish to Highly Successful Season" (12512). Hull, England: Daily Mail. November 10, 1925. p. 8.
References
- Curtis, James (1998). James Whale: A New World of Gods and Monsters. Boston, Faber and Faber;
ISBN 0-571-19285-8.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colin Clive. |
Colin Clive on IMDb
Colin Clive at the Internet Broadway Database
Colin Clive at Find a Grave
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