English actor and screenwriter (born 1888)

Miles Malleson

William Miles Malleson was an English actor and dramatist, best remembered for his appearances in British comedy films of the 1930s to 1960s. Toward the end of his career, he also appeared in cameo roles in several Hammer horror films, with a fairly large role in The Brides of Dracula as the hypochondriac and fee-hungry local doctor. Additionally, Malleson worked as a screenwriter on many films, including some in which he had small parts, such as Nell Gwyn (1934) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). He also translated and adapted several of Molière's plays.

Born

1888

May 25

Died

1969

Era

1880s

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About

Miles, in brief

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Key dates

1888 Born
1969 Died

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-567 Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.
-240 First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
1085 Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors.
1420 Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ.

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The world in 1969

When Miles departed

april 1 The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
april 15 The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
april 17 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
april 17 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on May 25

Alan Kippax 1897–1972 Australian cricketer (died 1972) Alistair Burt 1955– English lawyer and politician Chris Young 1979– American baseball pitcher Emperor Shenzong of Song (died 1085) 1048– Enrico Berlinguer 1922–1984 Italian politician (born 1922) Ezekiel Kemboi 1982– Kenyan runner Heinrich Bär 1913–1957 German colonel and pilot (born 1913) Herb Gray 1931– Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2014) Jeanne Crain 1925–2003 American actress (born 1925)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1888

Barry Fitzgerald 1888–1961 Irish actor (born 1888) Chesley Bonestell 1888–1986 American painter, designer, and illustrator (died 1986) Georges Bernanos 1888–1948 French soldier and author (died 1948) Grey Owl 1888–1938 English-Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1888) Harpo Marx 1888–1964 American comedian and musician (died 1964) J. B. Kripalani 1888–1982 Indian lawyer and politician (born 1888) J. Frank Dobie 1888– American journalist and author (died 1964) Josef Albers 1888–1976 German-American painter and educator (died 1976) Lotte Lehmann 1888–1976 German-American soprano (born 1888)

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