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Edmund Gwenn - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Edmund Gwenn was born in the Valley of Glamorgan, Wales, England. It happened on September 26, in 1877. Edmund lived with his family only until the age of 17, after which he leaves his native land, in order to declare himself to the whole world. Driven by this idea, the guy went to work in the theater in 1895, where his acting career began. The charismatic and charming guy, not devoid of talent, quickly enough managed to win universal love and recognition. Even George Bernard Shaw loved Edmund so much that he introduced him to his debut production, The Man and Superman.
After that, the role of Edmund Gwenn can be seen in five more productions of the director. The actor gained particular popularity with his performance in the film Miracle on 34th Street, filmed in 1947, where Edmund got the role of Chris Kringle, who works as a real Santa in a supermarket. If this role went to some other actor, then perhaps there would be nothing special in this minor character, but Gwenn was able to embody the image of Chris as such a generous and noble, at the same time, somewhat eccentric guy that you can watch him play in this the tape is a pleasure.
It was for this role that Gwenn was awarded the prestigious Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Thanks to the fact that in 1916 Edmund liked the director Alfred Hitchcock, viewers were able to watch such films with the participation of Edmund Gwenn as Waltzes from Vienna (1934, the role of Johann Strauss the Elder), I quickly (the role of a genius killer), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Trouble with Harry (1955, the role of Albert Wheels), Sylvia Scarlett (1935, the role of the spiritual father of Katharine Hepburn), and many other films.
The actor passed away in 1959, on September 6, in Los Angeles from a disease common at that time - pneumonia.
Edmund Gwenn has gray eyes, naturally blond hair, fair skin and thin lips. The shape of the face is oval, the forehead is high, the hair is straight, gray. Edmund Gwenn did not change his hair color, preferring natural. The actor has a large, straight nose and a rounded chin. The actor's height is 168 cm, no tattoos.
