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Alan Napier
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Actor Born: January 7, 1903 in Birmingham, England Death: August 8, 1988 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA Biography:Though no one in his family had ever pursued a theatrical career (one of his more illustrious relatives was British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain), "Alan Napier" was stagestruck from childhood. After graduating from Clifton College, the tall, booming-voiced Napier studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, then was engaged by the Oxford Players, where he worked with such raw young talent as "John Gielgud" and "Robert Morley". He continued working with the cream of Britain's acting crop during his ten years (1929-1939) on the West End stages. Napier came to New York in 1940 to co-star with "Gladys George" in "Lady in Waiting". Though his film career had begun in England in the 1930s, Napier had very little success before the cameras until he arrived in Hollywood in 1941. He essayed dignified, sometimes waspish roles of all sizes in such films as "Cat People" (1942), "The Uninvited" (1943), and... Full Biography
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