Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English

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. After making his first screen appearance in 1920, Brook emerged as a leading British actor in the early 1920s. After moving to the United States in 1924, Brook became one of the major stars for

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in the late

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. During 1928–29 he successfully made the transition to

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and continued to be featured in many of

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's most prestigious films, including a number of literary adaptations. In the mid-1930s he returned to England, where he appeared regularly in leading film roles for a further decade.

Early life

Brook was born in

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, London, the son of George Alfred Brook and Charlotte Mary Brook. He attended

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because of his father's desire for him to be a lawyer, but family financial problems caused him to leave at age 15. He then studied elocution at a polytechnic. He served in the

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in the First World War, rising to the rank of Major. Brook was tall and had brown hair with grey eyes. Before Brook went into acting, he worked as a journalist and an insurance clerk. He first appeared on stage in 1918 and also in films from 1919. He worked first in British films then in

Hollywood

Brook debuted on film in '' Trent's Last Case'' (1920). He was memorable in

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's ''

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'' (1927) as an alcoholic ex-lawyer who is taken under the wing of a professional thief. Von Sternberg later featured him in one of Brook's best remembered appearances, playing opposite

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in '' Shanghai Express'' (1932). He played

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three times: ''The Return of Sherlock Holmes'' and ''Sherlock Holmes'' (in that order), and as part of an

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, ''

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'' (1930). In 1934 he was voted one of the most popular stars at the British box office. At the end of his career, Brook appeared in a number of British television dramas, notably in the "ITV Play of the Week" strand on the fledgling Independent Television commercial channel. He returned to film one last time in ''

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'' (1963).

Return to England

Brook returned to England in 1935 because of kidnapping threats toward his children. In 1943, he adapted the comedy ''On Approval'' by

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and wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film with

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and

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. The costumes were by

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. In 1949 he presented the radio series ''The Secrets of Scotland Yard''. In 1956 he appeared on stage in ''One Bright Day'' at the

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in London.

Broadway

Brook starred as Josiah Bolton in the comedy ''Second Threshold'' from 2 January 1951 until 21 April 1951.

Death

Brook died 17 November 1974 in

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, London.

Family

In 1920, Brook married Charlotte Elisabeth Mildred Evelyn. Their children,

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and

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, were also actors.

Complete filmography

* '' Trent's Last Case'' (1920) - John Marlow * '' Kissing Cup's Race'' (1920) - Lord Rattlington * ''

Her Penalty ''Her Penalty'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Einar Bruun and starring Stewart Rome, Pauline Peters and Clive Brook.Low p.380 Cast * Stewart Rome as James Fenwick * Pauline Peters as Vera Trenchard * Clive Brook as Robe ...

'' (1921) - Robert Trenchard * '' The Loudwater Mystery'' (1921) - Lord Loudwater * '' Daniel Deronda'' (1921) - Mallinger Grandcourt * ''

A Sportsman's Wife ''A Sportsman's Wife'' is a 1921 British silent sports film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Gregory Scott and Clive Brook. Cast * Violet Hopson - Jessica Dunders * Gregory Scott - Harry Kerr * Clive Brook - Dick Ander ...

'' (1921) - Dick Anderson * ''

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'' (1921) - David O'Raine * '' Christie Johnstone'' (1921) - Astral Hither * ''

Vanity Fair Vanity Fair may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Literature * Vanity Fair, a location in '' The Pilgrim's Progress'' (1678), by John Bunyan * ''Vanity Fair'' (novel), 1848, by William Makepeace Thackeray * ''Vanity Fair'' (magazines), the ...

'' (1922, Short) - Rawdon Crawley * ''The Sheik'' (1922, Short) - The Sheik * ''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in ...

'' (1922, Short) - Sydney Carton * ''

Shirley Shirley may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Shirley'' (novel), an 1849 novel by Charlotte Brontë * ''Shirley'' (1922 film), a British silent film * ''Shirley'' (2020 film), an American film * ''Shirley'' (album), a 1961 album by Shirley Bas ...

'' (1922) - Robert Moore * ''

Married to a Mormon ''Married to a Mormon'' is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent, Clive Brook and George Wynn. The film is anti-Mormon and involves the taking of young virginal English women to Utah to become ...

'' (1922) - Lionel Daventry * ''

Stable Companions ''Stable Companions'' is a 1922 British silent sports film directed by Albert Ward and starring Clive Brook, Lillian Hall-Davis and Robert English. It is set in the world of horse racing. Cast * Clive Brook as James Pilkington * Lillian Hal ...

'' (1922) - James Pilkington * ''Rigoletto'' (1922, Short) - Duke of Mantua * ''La traviata'' (1922, Short) - Alfred Germont * ''The Parson's Fight'' (1922, Short) - Parson * ''Sir Rupert's Wife'' (1922, Short) - Sir Rupert Leigh * '' The Experiment'' (1922) - Vivian Caryll * ''Tense Moments with Great Authors'' (1922) - Rawdon Crawley (segment "Vanity Fair") / Sydney Carton (segment "Tale of Two Cities, A") * ''Tense Moments from Opera'' (1922) - Duke of Mantna / Alfred Germont (segments "Rigoletto", "La Traviata") * ''Love and a Whirlwind'' (1922) - Grifftih * '' A Debt of Honour'' (1922) - Walter Hyde * '' Through Fire and Water'' (1923) - John Dryden * ''

This Freedom ''This Freedom'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Fay Compton, Clive Brook Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English film actor. After making his first ...

'' (1923) - Harry Occleve * '' Out to Win'' (1923) - Barraclough / Altar * '' The Royal Oak'' (1923) - Dorian Clavering * '' The Reverse of the Medal'' (1923, Short) - General * '' Woman to Woman'' (1923) - David Compton / David Anson-Pond * ''

The Money Habit ''The Money Habit'' is a 1924 British silent crime film directed by Walter Niebuhr and starring Clive Brook, Annette Benson and Nina Vanna.Low p.411 It was based on a novel by Paul M. Potter. The screenplay concerns a man whose mistress hel ...

'' (1924) - Noel Jason * '' The Recoil'' (1924) - Marchmont * '' The White Shadow'' (1924)Rare Alfred Hitchcock film footage uncovered
– BBC News, 3 August 2011, retrieved 4 August 2011. - Robin Field * ''

The Wine of Life ''The Wine of Life'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Clive Brook, Juliette Compton and James Carew. The screenplay concerns a newly divorced woman who falls in love with an artist and a hypnotist at the ...

'' (1924) - Michael Strong * ''

The Passionate Adventure ''The Passionate Adventure'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Clive Brook and Alice Joyce. The film was adapted from a novel by Frank Stayton by Alfred Hitchcock and Michael Morton, with Hitchcock also ...

'' (1924) - Adrien St. Clair * ''

Christine of the Hungry Heart ''Christine of the Hungry Heart'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Florence Vidor. It was produced by Thomas H. Ince and released through First National Pictures. Plot As described in a review in ...

'' (1924) - Dr. Alan Monteagle * ''

Human Desires ''Human Desires'' is a 1924 British silent romance film directed by Burton George and starring Marjorie Daw, Clive Brook and Juliette Compton. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Love's Bargain''. Plot As described in a film magazi ...

'' (1924) - Georges Gautier * ''

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'' (1924) - Henry Galt * '' Declassée'' (1925) - Rudolph Solomon * '' Enticement'' (1925) - Henry Wallis * ''

Playing with Souls ''Playing with Souls'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Jacqueline Logan, Mary Astor, and Clive Brook Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English film actor. ...

'' (1925) - Matthew Dale Sr. * ''

If Marriage Fails ''If Marriage Fails'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Ince and written by C. Gardner Sullivan. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Eleanor prefers the company of the unpopular Gene Deering to that of her wealthy ...

'' (1925) - Joe Woodbury * '' The Woman Hater'' (1925) - Miles - the Woman-hater * '' The Home Maker'' (1925) - Lester Knapp * ''

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'' (1925) - Alan Tahyer * '' Seven Sinners'' (1925) - Jerry Winters * '' Pleasure Buyers'' (1925) - Tad Workman * '' When Love Grows Cold'' (1926) - Jerry Benson * '' Three Faces East'' (1926) - Valdar * '' Why Girls Go Back Home'' (1926) - Clifford Dudley * '' You Never Know Women'' (1926) - Norodin * ''

For Alimony Only ''For Alimony Only'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Leatrice Joy, Clive Brook, and Lilyan Tashman. The film's sets were by the art director Max Parker while the costumes were designed by Adrian ...

'' (1926) - Peter Williams * '' The Popular Sin'' (1926) - Jean Corot * ''

Afraid to Love ''Afraid to Love'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith and written by Doris Anderson, Francis de Croisset, Fred de Gresac, Alfred Hustwick and Joseph Jackson. The film stars Florence Vidor, Clive Brook, Norma ...

'' (1927) - Sir Reginald Belsize * '' Barbed Wire'' (1927) - Oskar Muller * ''

'' (1927) - Rolls-Royce Wensel * ''

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'' (1927) - Anthony Haldane * '' The Devil Dancer'' (1927) - Stephen Athelstan * ''

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, aka ''Lessons for Wives'' (1927) - Henri de Briac * '' Midnight Madness'' (1928) - Michael Bream * '' Yellow Lily'' (1928) - Archduke Alexander * '' The Perfect Crime'' (1928) - Benson * '' Forgotten Faces'' (1928) - Heliotrope Harry Harlow * ''

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'' (1928) - Sir John Marlay * '' A Dangerous Woman'' (1929) - Frank Gregory * ''

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'' (1929) - Lt. Jack Durrance * ''

Charming Sinners ''Charming Sinners'' is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Robert Milton and Dorothy Arzner (who was uncredited), with a screenplay by Doris Anderson adapted from the 1926 play ''The Constant Wife'' written by W. Somerset Maugham. ...

'' (1929) - Robert Miles * '' The Return of Sherlock Holmes'' (1929) -

* ''

The Marriage Playground ''The Marriage Playground'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lothar Mendes, and written by Doris Anderson, J. Walter Ruben, and Edith Wharton. The film stars Mary Brian, Fredric March, Lilyan Tashman, Huntley Gordon, Kay Fran ...

'' (1929) - On-Screen Trailer Host and Narrator (uncredited) * '' The Laughing Lady'' (1929) - Daniel Farr * '' Slightly Scarlet'' (1930) - Hon. Courtenay Parkes * ''

'' (1930) - Sherlock Holmes (Murder Will Out) * '' Sweethearts and Wives'' (1930) - Reginald De Brett * ''

Anybody's Woman ''Anybody's Woman'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and written by Zoe Akins, Doris Anderson, and Gouverneur Morris. The film stars Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brook, Paul Lukas, Huntley Gordon, Virginia Hammond, ...

'' (1930) - Neil Dunlap * ''

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'' (1931) - Noel Adams * '' East Lynne'' (1931) - Capt. William Levison * ''

Tarnished Lady ''Tarnished Lady'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Tallulah Bankhead and Clive Brook. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on his short story, ''A Story of a New York Lady''. Plot Nancy ...

'' (1931) - Norman Cravath * '' The Lawyer's Secret'' (1931) - Drake Norris * ''

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'' (1931) - Jim Warren * '' 24 Hours'' (1931) - Jim Towner * ''

Husband's Holiday ''Husband's Holiday'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Milton and written by Ernest Pascal and Viola Brothers Shore. The film stars Clive Brook, Vivienne Osborne, Charlie Ruggles, Juliette Compton, Harry Bannister, Do ...

'' (1931) - George Boyd * '' Shanghai Express'' (1932) - Captain Donald Harvey * '' The Man from Yesterday'' (1932) - Captain Tony Clyde * '' Make Me a Star'' (1932) - Himself (uncredited) * ''

The Night of June 13 ''The Night of June 13'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Stephen Roberts. The film stars Clive Brook, Frances Dee, Charlie Ruggles, Gene Raymond, Lila Lee, Mary Boland and Adrianne Allen. The film was released on September 23 ...

'' (1932) - John Curry * '' Sherlock Holmes'' (1932) - Sherlock Holmes * ''

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'' (1933) - Robert Marryot * ''

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'' (1933) - Colin Grant * ''

If I Were Free ''If I Were Free'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Elliott Nugent and written by Dwight Taylor, based on the play, ''Behold, We Live'' by John Van Druten. The film stars Irene Dunne, Clive Brook, Nils Asther and Henry Steph ...

'' (1933) - Gordon Evers * '' Gallant Lady'' (1934) - Dan Pritchard * ''

Where Sinners Meet ''Where Sinners Meet'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook and Billie Burke. It was adapted by writer Henry William Hanemann from Clara Beranger's 1927 movie ''The L ...

'' (1934) - Mr. Latimer * '' Let's Try Again'' (1934) - Dr. Jack Overton * '' The Dictator'' (1935) - Dr. Friedrich Struensee * ''

Dressed to Thrill ''Dressed to Thrill'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Harry Lachman and written by Samson Raphaelson. The film stars Tutta Rolf, Clive Brook, Robert Barrat, Nydia Westman and Dina Smirnova. The film was released on August 16, 1935, by ...

'' (1935) - Bill Trent * ''

Love in Exile ''Love in Exile'' is a 1936 British romantic adventure film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Helen Vinson, Clive Brook and Mary Carlisle. Production The film was shot at Isleworth Studios in west London by the independent producer M ...

'' (1936) - King Regis VI * '' Lonely Road'' (1936) - Malcolm Stevenson * ''

Action for Slander ''Action for Slander'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Clive Brook, Ann Todd and Googie Withers. The plot is about an army officer who is falsely accused at cheating at cards by a man whose wife he had an affair ...

'' (1937) - Maj. George Daviot * '' The Ware Case'' (1938) - Sir Hubert Ware * ''

Return to Yesterday ''Return to Yesterday'' is a 1940 British comedy-drama film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Clive Brook and Anna Lee. It was based on Robert Morley's play '' Goodness, How Sad''. The film was made at Ealing Studios. Synopsis A British ...

'' (1940) - Robert Maine * ''

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'' (1940) - Captain Armitage * ''

Freedom Radio ''Freedom Radio'' (a.k.a. ''A Voice in the Night'') is a 1941 British propaganda film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley and Derek Farr. It is set in Nazi Germany during the Second World Wa ...

'' (1941) - Karl * ''

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'' (1942) - Peter Conroy * ''

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'' (1943) - Maj. Lessart * '' The Shipbuilders'' (1943) - Leslie Pagan * '' On Approval'' (1944, also director, producer and screenwriter) - George, 10th Duke of Bristol * ''

'' (1963) - Marquis of Gleneyre

References

Bibliography

* Scott, Ian. ''From Pinewood to Hollywood: British Filmmakers in American Cinema, 1910–1969''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2010.

External links

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Photographs of Clive Brook
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