Elsa Lanchester
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She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British films, including the role of Anne of Cleves with Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933).
Charles Laughton (/ ˈ l ɔː t ə n /; 1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was a British-American actor. He was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future wife Elsa Lanchester, with whom he lived and worked until his death.
Met future husband Charles Laughton while acting in the play "Mr. Prohack" in 1927. Appeared in seven Oscar Best Picture nominees: The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) , David Copperfield (1935) , Naughty Marietta (1935) , The Razor's Edge (1946) , The Bishop's Wife (1947) , Witness for the Prosecution (1957) and Mary Poppins (1964) .
- Actress, Soundtrack
- December 26, 1986
- October 28, 1902
Oct 31, 2018 · Elsa Lanchester was a British actor, singer, and activist who married Charles Laughton, a fellow Oscar-winning actor and homosexual. Her autobiography reveals her unconventional upbringing, career, and relationship with Laughton, as well as her own queer identity and defiance of heteronormativity.
Dec 27, 1986 · Role With Laughton. In 1927, she got a role opposite Charles Laughton in Arnold Bennett’s play, “Mr. Prohack.” They were married in 1929 after Miss Lanchester closed her Cave of Harmony cabaret.
Dec 27, 1986 · She was 84 years old. Miss Lanchester, the widow of Charles Laughton, had suffered a stroke in 1984 and had since been incapacitated by heart problems.
She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British films, including the role of Anne of Cleves with Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933).
