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- James Whale (born July 22, 1889, Dudley, Worcestershire, England—died May 29, 1957, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a British-born American filmmaker whose stylish horror films marked him as one of the most distinctive filmmakers of the early 1930s.
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Michael James Whale MBE (born 13 May 1951) is a British radio personality, television presenter, podcast host and author. He gained initial prominence in the 1980s as the host of The James Whale Radio Show on Radio Aire in Leeds, which was simulcast on national television.
May 25, 2024 · James Whale, British-born American filmmaker whose stylish horror films marked him as one of the most distinctive filmmakers of the early 1930s. He is best known for Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), The Invisible Man (1933), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Show Boat (1936).
- Michael Barson
Apr 17, 2024 · Veteran broadcaster James Whale said he is uncertain about how long he has left as he continues to battle stage four kidney cancer. Whale, who was made an MBE at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, was...
- William Warnes
Dec 29, 2023 · The 72-year-old rose to fame in the 1980s with his frank style, dry wit and no-nonsense approach on late-night programme The James Whale Radio Show, gaining a legion of loyal listeners. Whale...
James Whale (22 July 1889 – 29 May 1957) was an English film director, theatre director and actor, who spent the greater part of his career in Hollywood. He is best remembered for several horror films: Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), The Invisible Man (1933) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), all considered classics.
Feb 16, 2023 · 16 February 2023. Blog. In commemoration of this year’s LGBTQ+ history month and it’s theme “behind the lens”, we looked to Dudley’s most famous filmmaker James Whale, an icon of the golden age of Hollywood who brought such characters as Frankenstein and The Invisible Man to life on the silver screen.
Such is the power of James Whale’s 1931 feature Frankenstein, which managed to stand the test of time, with imagery (including the physical appearance of Frankenstein’s monster) that remained recognizable and deeply ingrained into the very fabric of our collective subconscious even almost nine decades after the picture’s original release.
