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1896–1942. Tod Browning (born Charles Albert Browning Jr.; July 12, 1880 – October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer. He directed a number of films of various genres between 1915 [a] and 1939, but was primarily known for horror films. [1]
Tod Browning. Director: Dracula. Belonging to a well-situated family, Charles Browning fell in love at the age of 16 with a dancer of a circus. Following her began his itinerary of being clown, jockey and director of a variety theater which ended when he met D.W. Griffith and became an actor.
Jul 8, 2024 · Tod Browning, American director who specialized in films of the grotesque and macabre. He was known for his association with silent star Lon Chaney and for his proclivity for outre fantasy and horror pictures—notably Dracula (1931), starring Bela Lugosi, and the cult classic Freaks (1932).
Oct 17, 2023 · Tod Browning’s carny origins were always part of his mystique. As with many other film pioneers, even an exact birth date for the director born Charles Albert Browning is tricky to pin down. Browning himself filed a birth certificate in 1947 with the state of Kentucky, giving his birth year as 1880, but he was also known to cite 1882 or even 1874.
Tod Browning. Director: Dracula. Belonging to a well-situated family, Charles Browning fell in love at the age of 16 with a dancer of a circus. Following her began his itinerary of being clown, jockey and director of a variety theater which ended when he met D.W. Griffith and became an actor.
Tod Browning (12 July 1880 – 6 October 1962) was an American motion picture actor, director and screenwriter. Browning's career spanned the silent and talkie eras. Best-known as the director of Dracula (1931), the cult classic Freaks (1932), and classic silent film collaborations with Lon Chaney, Browning directed many movies in a wide range of genres.
Biography. A pioneering director who helped create the horror film genre, Tod Browning made his mark on cinema via his 10-film collaboration with actor Lon Chaney, the first sound version of "Dracula" (1931), starring Bela Lugosi, and most particularly his master work, "Freaks" (1932). So grotesque and frightful was "Freaks," that some 20 ...
