Life With Father
1947
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Sept. 7, 1959. The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from. September 7, 1959, Page 15 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for ...
Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway; 26 September 1877 – 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award.
Portly British actor in films since 1916 who made his mark in the 1940s as one of Hollywood's most endearing character actors, playing roles ranging from the cheerful murderer in Alfred Hitchcock's "Foreign Correspondent" (1940) to the long-suffering husband and father in "Pride and Prejudice" (1940) and Santa Claus in "Miracle on 34th Street ...
Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway, 26 September 1877– 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award.
Edmund John Kellaway (September 26, 1877 – September 6, 1959) was an English movie, television, and stage actor who is known for his role as Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street. Gwenn won an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards . Gwenn was born in Wandsworth, London, England on September 26, 1877. [1]
British actor. Also known as: Edmund Kellaway. Learn about this topic in these articles: directed by Seaton. In George Seaton: Miracle on 34th Street and The Country Girl.
London, England. 1877 – 1959. International Santa Claus Hall of Fame Charter Member – December 2010. Edmund Gwenn - London, England. One of the better known and most successful character actors ever, Gwenn was a magnificent screen presence with his stocky physique, twinkling eyes and kindly demeanor, not to mention his smooth and soothing voice.
