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Sir Charles Aubrey Smith CBE (21 July 1863 – 20 December 1948) was an English Test cricketer who became a stage and film actor, acquiring a niche as the officer-and-gentleman type, as in the first sound version of The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). In Hollywood, he organised British actors into a cricket team, much intriguing local spectators.
C. Aubrey Smith. Actor: Rebecca. Movie roles are sometimes based upon what the audience expects to see. If the role called for the tall stereotypical Englishmen with the stiff upper lip and stern determination, that man would be C. Aubrey Smith, graduate of Cambridge University, a leading Freemason and a test cricketer for England.
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
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- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography. C. Aubrey Smith. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. July 21, 1863 · London, England, UK. Died. December 20, 1948 · Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (pneumonia) Birth name. Charles Aubrey Smith. Height. 6′ 2½″ (1.89 m) Mini Bio. Movie roles are sometimes based upon what the audience expects to see.
- July 21, 1863
- December 20, 1948
C. Aubrey Smith – Hollywood’s Resident Englishman. by Ken Robichaux. by: KEN ROBICHAUX. BORN: Charles Aubrey Smith. July 21, 1863. London, England. DIED: December 20, 1948. Los Angeles, California. BURIED: St. Leonard’s Churchyard. Hove, England. (More information about his gravesite can be found here .) OVERVIEW:
Sir Charles Aubrey Smith CBE (21 July 1863 – 20 December 1948) was an English Test cricketer who became a stage and film actor, acquiring a niche as the officer-and-gentleman type, as in the first sound version of The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). In Hollywood, he organised British actors into a cricket team, much intriguing local spectators.
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Biography. Read More. Tall, distinguished stage actor with memorable bushy eyebrows and thick moustache who entered films in 1915 but is best known for his numerous character roles for Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s; often cast as a crusty, blustery upper-class Brit....
Aug 15, 2013 · Oscar Profile #147: C. Aubrey Smith. Born July 1, 1863 in London, England, Charles Aubrey Smith, known professionally as C. Aubrey Smith, was educated at Cambridge University where he was a member of the cricket team. Moving to South Africa in 1888 to prospect for gold, he developed pneumonia and was pronounced dead from the malady that would ...
