Stanley Ridges

Born: July 17, 1890
Died: April 22, 1951
Country: United Kingdom
Comments: British-born actor, who made his mark in films by playing a wide assortment of character parts. In the 1920s he became a protégé of Beatrice Lillie - a star of musical stage comedies - and spent many years learning and honing his craft on the stage. Eventually making his way to America and began as a song-and-dance man on Broadway, but later turned to dramatic roles onstage.

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First performed live in Mary Jane McKane (1923)