George Brent

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George Brent (1939)

George Brent (born March 15, 1904 in Shannonbridge , Ireland ; † May 26, 1979 in Solana Beach , California ; actually: George Brendan Nolan ) was an American film actor from Ireland .

Life

During the uprising of the Irish in 1920 , Brent claims to have taken part in an IRA unit. After fleeing to the USA, he took on various activities and ended up at the theater by chance. It hit Broadway in the late 1920s . With the advent of talkies , he went to Hollywood , where he signed a contract with Warner Brothers . The studio was urgently looking for a performer for romantic lovers and hired the tall, dark-haired actor. Brent's portrayal of heroic heroes and his appearances as a reliable partner to established female stars, with appearances alongside Ruth Chatterton in The Rich Are Always With Us and The Crash , Barbara Stanwyck in So Big and Lonely Hearts and alongside Loretta Young in Weekend Marriage , led to from 1932 onwards his rapid rise in the film business.

The press compared Brent to Clark Gable , and for the next several years he was filming with some of the industry's most iconic stars. During the filming of The Colorful Veil he succeeded in luring the otherwise rather reserved Greta Garbo out of her reserve and persuading them to do some private activities. At Warners, Brent was Kay Francis ' partner six times , beginning with The Keyhole , including in Living on Velvet and Stranded , all from 1935, and in Give Me Your Heart from the following year. He played a total of eleven times at the side of Bette Davis , including in her important films Jezebel - The Malicious Lady and Victim of a Great Love . The two also had a long affair privately. In the 1940s the quality of Brent's films deteriorated and he was now mostly shooting B-movies . In 1945, in the film noir classic Die Wendeltreppe , he took on the role of a vicious woman murderer, which is atypical for him.

He withdrew from the film business as early as 1953, but the actor took on several roles on television until 1960. After his acting career ended, Brent successfully bred horses on his ranch. Only in 1978 did he return to the big screen for a role as a judge in the family film The Colson Affair . The actor was married four times, including actresses Ruth Chatterton and Ann Sheridan . Brent had two children with his last wife, Janet Michael, with whom he was married from 1947 until her death in 1974.

George Brent has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

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SURNAME Brent, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nolan, George Brendan (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish-American film actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Shannonbridge , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH May 26, 1979
Place of death Solana Beach , California , United States