Still of Madeleine Carroll and Miles Mander in The First Born (1928)
Caption: Still of Madeleine Carroll and Miles Mander in The First Born (1928)
Actor, Director, Writer
Born: May 14, 1888
Star sign: Taurus
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Known for: Wuthering Heights (1939), Murder, My Sweet (1944), To Be or Not to Be (1942), Murder! (1930)
Source: IMDB
This versatile artist, who had spent his 20's in New Zealand farming sheep, became novelist, playwright and film exhibitor on his return to Britain in 1918. Eventually he would observe success with The First Born (1928), which he directed and acted in and which was based on his own novel and play. He is better remembered, however, for his ...