Tod Browning | |
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![]() Browning in 1921 | |
Born | Charles Albert Browning Jr. July 12, 1880 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | October 6, 1962 Malibu, California, U.S. | (aged 82)
Resting place | Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery |
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Years active | 1896–1942 |
Tod Browning (born Charles Albert Browning Jr.; July 12, 1880 – October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer. He directed a number of films of various genres between 1915[a] and 1939, but was primarily known for horror films.[1] Browning was often cited in the trade press as "the Edgar Allan Poe of cinema."[2]
Browning's career spanned the silent and sound film eras. He is known as the director of Dracula (1931),[3] Freaks (1932),[4] and his silent film collaborations with Lon Chaney and Priscilla Dean.
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