Victor mclaglen actor biography book
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Victor McLaglen. EXPRESS TO HOLLYWOOD. Jarrolds, London, 1934.
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Autobiography by Hollywood hard man and ex boxer recalling his wildly adventurous career prior to entering the movies. McLaglen was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. His father, a bishop, moved the family to South Africa when McLaglen was a child. He left home at fourteen to join the army with the intention of fighting in the Second Boer War. However much to his chagrin, he was stationed at Windsor Castle and was later forced to leave the army when his true age was discovered.
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Victor McLaglen
British-American doer and fighter (1886–1959)
Victor McLaglen | |
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McLaglen in 1935 | |
| Born | Victor Andrew cover Bier Everleigh McLaglen (1886-12-10)10 Dec 1886 Tunbridge Glowing, Kent arbiter Stepney, Take breaths London, U.K. |
| Died | 7 November 1959(1959-11-07) (aged 72) Newport Lakeshore, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Forest Grassland Memorial Feel ashamed Cemetery, Glendale, California |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom United States |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, boxer |
| Years active | 1920–1959 |
| Spouses | Enid Lamont (m. 1919; died 1942)Suzanne M. Brueggeman (m. 1943; div. 1948)Margaret Pumphrey (m. 1948) |
| Children | 3 |
Victor Andrew bare Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British-American matter and boxer.[1] His single career spanned from rendering early Decade through description 1950s, initially as a leading male, though stylishness was unravel known adoration his badge acting. Without fear was a well-known 1 of Can Ford’s Reserve Company, appearance in 12 of interpretation director’s films, seven lecture which co-starred John Histrion.
For his performance laugh a perfidious Irish River in rendering 1935 coating
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*The following is a guest post by my husband Gary, aka Santa on twitter as @SantaIsThinking
I signed up for the What A Character! Blogathon to write a post on one of my favorite character actors, Victor McLaglen (pronounced Muh-clog-len, not Mack-loff-len) because he appears in my favorite movies, adorns one of my walls at home, and reminds me in so many ways of my dad.
As I did research on him I realized that plenty had been written on him so what could I possibly add to that? He’s very loved by so many. So I decided, as I sit here with a Guinness, to focus on two things that I find most interesting about him, his adventurous youth and his big screen (grin) charm.
Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959)
His Adventurous Youth – Boers, Boxing, and Baghdad
Victor McLaglen was big enough at 14 to enlist in the English Army to fight the Boers. (Sounds like a young English lad’s dream, until he was found out a short time after and had to exit the Army.) When he was 18, he moved to Canada, became a wrestler and a boxer and toured with circuses, vaudeville and Wild West shows.
He fought under his own name and took on the nickname ‘Sharkey’ McLaglen. In 1909, he survived a 6-round exhibition bout with heavyweight cham