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George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), styled Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and then Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a British Conservative statesman ...

.'' Commander Chambré George William Penn Curzon (18 October 1898 – 7 May 1976), known as George Curzon, was a

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commander, actor, and father of the present

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. Curzon, born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, was the only son of diplomat The Hon. Frederick Curzon-Howe (a son of The 3rd Earl Howe) and his wife, the actress

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. Curzon trained for the Navy at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, on the

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, and first saw action in the

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. He retired from the Navy as a

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, then served as a King's Messenger before turning to the West End stage in 1930. Curzon then went to America and appeared on the New York stage in the play '' Parnell'' before entering films. He was given a minor role as a

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's '' Escape'' (1930). His first major role came in 1935 when he appeared as the title role in '' Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor''. He reprised this role in ''

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'' (1935) and ''

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'' (1938). He appeared in several films directed by

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before he moved to the United States and Hollywood, most notably ''

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'', where he played a musician and murderer who was caught by his nervous eye-twitch, in a famous long crane shot devised by Hitchcock. A brief interruption came to Curzon's acting career in 1939 when, after playing a minor role in Hitchcock's ''

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'', he again enlisted in the Navy during

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. He later starred in various other films from 1947 until 1965. Curzon had two children from his second marriage, Frederick Richard Penn (b. 1951) and Emma Charlotte (b. 1953). His son succeeded to his kinsman's title of

in 1984 (long after the death of Curzon himself in 1976) and his daughter was granted the rank of an earl's daughter a year later (i.e. Lady Emma).

Filmography

* '' Escape'' (1930) as Constable * ''

Chin Chin Chinaman ''Chin Chin Chinaman'' is a 1931 British crime film directed by Guy Newall and starring Elizabeth Allan, Leon M. Lion and George Curzon. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by MGM.Wood p.71 The film's sets were de ...

'' (1931) as Colley * '' Murder at Covent Garden'' (1932) as Belmont * '' The Impassive Footman'' (1932) as Simpson * '' After the Ball'' (1932) as Peter Strange * '' Her First Affaire'' (1932) as Carey Merton * ''

Strange Evidence ''Strange Evidence'' (also known as ''Dance of the Witches'', and ''Wife in Pawn'') is a 1933 British crime film directed by Robert Milton, produced by Alexander Korda and written by Lajos Bíró and Miles Malleson. Starring Leslie Banks, Geo ...

'' (1933) as Stephen Relf * ''

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'' (1933) as Captain Vansittart * ''

The Scotland Yard Mystery ''The Scotland Yard Mystery'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Sir Gerald du Maurier, George Curzon, Grete Natzler, Belle Chrystall and Wally Patch. The screenplay concerns a criminal doctor who operates a ...

'' (1934) as Dr. Charles Masters * ''

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'' (1934) as Edward Dunsack * '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934) as Gibson * ''

Lorna Doone ''Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor'' is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly ar ...

'' (1934) as King James II * ''

Widow's Might ''Widow's Might'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Cyril Gardner and starring Laura La Plante, Yvonne Arnaud and Garry Marsh. at the B.F.I. Produced by Irving Asher, it is based on a play by Frederick J. Jackson, adapted by Rowland B ...

'' (1935) as Champion * '' Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor'' (1935) as Sexton Blake * ''

Admirals All ''Admirals All'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Wynne Gibson, Gordon Harker, Anthony Bushell and George Curzon. It was based on the 1934 play of the same title by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall. Premise ...

'' (1935) as Ping Hi * ''

Two Hearts in Harmony ''Two Hearts in Harmony'' is a 1935 British comedy drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Bernice Claire, George Curzon and Enid Stamp-Taylor. Plot A singer becomes the governess to the son of a widowed aristocrat. Cast * Bern ...

'' (1935) as Lord Sheldon * ''

'' (1935) as Sexton Blake * ''

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'' (1936) as Lorenzo Da Ponte * '' The White Angel'' (1936) as Mr. Sidney Herbert * ''

'' (1937) as Guy * ''

Strange Boarders ''Strange Boarders'' is a 1938 British comedy thriller film, directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Edward Black for Gainsborough Pictures, and starring Tom Walls, Renée Saint-Cyr, Googie Withers and Ronald Adam. The film is an adaptation o ...

'' (1938) as Sir Charles * '' A Royal Divorce'' (1938) as Barras * ''

'' (1938) as Sexton Blake * ''

Q Planes ''Q Planes'' (known as ''Clouds Over Europe'' in the United States) is a 1939 British comedy spy film starring Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson. Olivier and Richardson were a decade into their fifty-year friendship and were ...

'' (1939) as Jenkins * '' The Mind of Mr. Reeder'' (1939) as Welford * ''

'' (1939) as Captain Murray * '' Jassy'' (1947) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) as Sleigh * ''

The First Gentleman ''The First Gentleman'' is a 1948 British historical drama film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Joan Hopkins, and Cecil Parker. It portrays the relationships and marriage of George, Prince Regent and his tense ...

'' (1948) as Duke of York * ''

That Dangerous Age ''That Dangerous Age'' is a 1949 British romance film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Myrna Loy, Roger Livesey and Peggy Cummins. It was adapted from the play ''Autumn'' by Margaret Kennedy and Ilya Surguchev. The film was released und ...

'' (1949) as Selby * ''

For Them That Trespass ''For Them That Trespass'' is a 1949 British crime film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett and Stephen Murray (actor), Stephen Murray. It is an adaptation of the 1944 For Them That Trespass (novel), novel ...

'' (1949) as Clark Hall * ''

Sing Along with Me ''Sing Along with Me '' is a 1952 British musical film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Donald Peers, Dodo Watts and Dennis Vance. The screenplay concerns a grocer, played by Donald Peers, who wins a radio singing competition and is ...

'' (1952) as Mr. Palmer * '' The Cruel Sea'' (1953) as Admiral At Party * '' Harry Black'' (1958) as Mr. Philip Tanner * ''

Woman of Straw ''Woman of Straw'' is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Basil Dearden and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It was written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1954 novel ''La Femme de paille'' by Catherine Arley. ...

'' (1964) as Second Executive (uncredited)

Sources

Burke's Peerage & Gentry, 107th edition

References

External links

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