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Laughton married Elsa Lanchester (pictured below, right) in 1929 and she later claimed not to have known of his homosexuality at the time. “Remember,” she said, “He was a great actor.” Some writers speculate the marriage suited Lanchester because of her own supposed lesbianism.
Oct 31, 2018 · Lanchester struggled for visibility not only in the shadow of The Bride of Frankenstein but also her own husband, the Oscar-winning actor Charles Laughton, who brought larger than life...
Lanchester married Charles Laughton in 1929. [11] Lanchester published a book about her relationship with Laughton, Charles Laughton and I. In March 1983, Lanchester released an autobiography, titled Elsa Lanchester Herself.
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). Her success in American films resulted in the couple moving to Hollywood, where Lanchester played small film roles.
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.
Nov 19, 2014 · In the 1980’s Elsa wrote her autobiography and in it she explained her relationship with Laughton in great detail. She admitted she did have two abortions early in her life and one of them was with Laughton’s child.
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Dec 27, 1986 · Actress Elsa Lanchester, a red-haired imp who failed to make it as a danseuse but succeeded in delighting audiences for 60 years with her bawdy cabaret songs and stage and film performances,...
