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Boris Karloff
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Actor Born: November 23, 1887 in London, England, UK Death: February 2, 1969 Biography:The long-reigning king of Hollywood horror, "Boris Karloff" was born William Henry Pratt on November 23, 1887, in South London. The youngest of nine children, he was educated at London University in preparation for a career as a diplomat. However, in 1909, he emigrated to Canada to accept a job on a farm, and while living in Ontario he began pursuing acting, joining a touring company and adopting the stage name "Boris Karloff". His first role was as an elderly man in a production of Molnar's The Devil, and for the next decade Karloff toiled in obscurity, traveling across North America in a variety of theatrical troupes. By 1919, he was living in Los Angeles, unemployed and considering a move into vaudeville, when instead he found regular work as an extra at Universal Studios. Karloff's first role of note was in 1919's "His Majesty the American", and his first sizable part came in "The Deadlier Sex" a... Full Biography
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