Frankenstein
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Colin Glenn Clive (born Clive-Greig; 20 January 1900 – 25 June 1937) was a British stage and screen actor. His most memorable role was Henry Frankenstein, the creator of the monster, in the 1931 film Frankenstein and its 1935 sequel, Bride of Frankenstein.
Colin Clive. Actor: Frankenstein. Who could forget Colin Clive's "It's Alive! It's Alive!" as he melted to the floor mumbling the same over and over in ecstasy after his success at animating the Monster in the first sound version of Frankenstein (1931).
Oct 26, 2013 · Colin Clive (1900-1937) is forever immortalized as Henry Frankenstein in the first two Universal FRANKENSTEIN films. His real forte as an actor was playing angst-ridden neurotics – meaning that he was perfectly cast as Henry Frankenstein – and when portraying a driven nervous energy character he didn’t seem to be acting.
Colin Clive - Actor. Actor. Birth Date: January 20, 1900. Death Date: June 25, 1937. Birth Place: St. Malo, France. Clive reprised his stage success in the 1930 filming of "Journey's End," helmed...
When Journey's End was filmed in 1929, Clive started his film career. He made 18 films, each stylish, quirky, and highly individualistic. Colin Clive died in Los Angeles, California on 25 June 1937, of tuberculosis worsened by chronic alcoholism. He was 37 years old.
A talented actor with a real flair for tension bordering on hysteria, he is probably best known for his portrayals of Dr. Frankenstein in Whale's two masterworks of the macabre, "Frankenstein" (1931) and "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935)....
Colin Clive. Highest Rated: 100% History Is Made at Night (1937) Lowest Rated: 83% Christopher Strong (1933) Birthday: Jan 20, 1900. Birthplace: St. Malo, France. Clive reprised his stage...
In Bride of Frankenstein. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive). Initially refusing to help, Frankenstein relents after Pretorius has the monster kidnap Frankenstein’s wife, Elizabeth (Valerie Hobson).
Apr 26, 2006 · Refined, deliberate, with a talent for melodrama, Colin Clive made a brief but memorable mark on the horror genre, creating the sound era's very first Dr. Frankenstein, but personal problems took him from the spotlight before his time.
May 2, 2020 · One Man Crazy; The Life and Death of Colin Clive tells the rollicking, extraordinary life of British actor Colin Clive. Clive was best known for being ‘madness’ personified as Henry Frankenstein in James Whale’s picture ; that, along with Dracula launched the horror cycle at Universal Studios.
