Francis L. Sullivan

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Francis Loftus Sullivan (born January 6, 1903 in London , England , † November 19, 1956 in New York City , New York ) was a British actor .

Life

Francis L. Sullivan had been a successful stage actor both in England and in the United States from 1929 before he came to film. In the theater he often played in plays by Shakespeare or Shaw, on the screen he was very often seen in villain roles.

Trivia

Agatha Christie often used real building objects for her novels. So also in The Owl House . Here the house of Francis L. Sullivan served in the county of Surrey as a model and Christie dedicated the novel to him and his wife: "For Larry and Danae - with the apology that I have used their pool as a crime scene." Sullivan, however, learned only when it was completed, when Agatha Christie had given him an advance copy with a dedication.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 558.
  2. ↑ Agatha Christie: The Owl House. Fischer, Frankfurt 2004, ISBN 3-596-50749-9 , pp. 221-222.
personal data
SURNAME Sullivan, Francis L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sullivan, Francis Loftus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British stage and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England, UK
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1956
Place of death New York City , New York, United States