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Elsa Lanchester
James “Shamus” Sullivan and Edith “Biddy” Lanchester defied social mores in their refusal to marry; their daughter Elsa would continue the family tradition of […]

Charles Laughton
English stage and film actor and director Charles Laughton was born on the 1st of July, 1899 in Scarborough, in Yorkshire’s North Riding, England. […]

Bride of Frankenstein (Universal [...]
Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale’s stunning sequel to his original 1931 Frankenstein, was released on the 6th of May, 1935, although it had originally […]

James Whale
English director James Whale’s body was found floating in the swimming pool at his home on the 29th May, 1957. It marked the end […]