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James Neville Mason ( / ˈmeɪsən /; 15 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films included The Seventh Veil (1945) and The Wicked Lady (1945).
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Early life. Mason was born on 26 November 1948 and was the...
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James Mason. Actor: Lolita. James Mason was born in Huddersfield and had a film career spanning over 50 years during which he appeared in over 100 films in England and America but never won an Oscar. Whatever role he played, from the wounded Belfast gunman in Odd Man Out to Rommel in The Desert Fox, his creamy velvet voice gave him away. Like Charlie Chaplin James left the screen to...
- May 15, 1909
- July 27, 1984
James Mason. Actor: Lolita. James Mason was born in Huddersfield and had a film career spanning over 50 years during which he appeared in over 100 films in England and America but never won an Oscar. Whatever role he played, from the wounded Belfast gunman in Odd Man Out to Rommel in The Desert Fox, his creamy velvet voice gave him away.
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- Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Mar 26, 2024 · James Mason (born May 15, 1909, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England—died July 27, 1984, Lausanne, Switzerland) was a British stage and motion-picture actor best known for his urbane characterizations. During his 50-year acting career, he played in 106 films. Mason studied architecture before trying for a theatrical career.
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Aug 6, 2018 · The breakout film that made his name internationally was undoubtedly Carol Reed’s superb “Odd Man Out” (1947). Mason plays a young IRA soldier who gets shot during a robbery and goes on the lam. The actor would cite it as his finest performance years later, and at the first BAFTA (British Academy Awards) ceremony in 1948, “Odd Man Out ...
Jul 28, 1984 · James Mason, the British-born actor noted for portraying suave and cerebral aristocrats and scoundrels, died yesterday at Lausanne Univerity Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, after suffering a ...
James Neville Mason, known as James Mason, was an accomplished English actor who made a significant impact on both British and American cinema. He was born on May 15, 1909, in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, and passed away on July 27, 1984, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mason's acting career began in the 1930s, where he initially gained recognition for his stage performances in London's West ...
