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Actor Born: February 22, 1908 in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England Death: April 23, 2005 in Denham, England, UK Biography:Born in a British seaside resort town, "John Mills" was the son of a mathematics teacher father. Mills' mother worked as a theatrical box office manager, and it was this world, rather than his father's academic milieu, which most attracted young Mills. After brief employment as a clerk in a corn merchant's office, Mills moved to London, where he enrolled at Zelia Raye's Dancing School. His first professional job was as a chorus dancer in The Five O'Clock Revue in 1929. Making as many contacts as possible, Mills was able to secure work on the legitimate stage, and in 1932 appeared in his first film, the "Jessie Matthews" vehicle The Midshipmaid. Learning his craft in "quota quickies," Mills rose to leading man in such prestige productions as "Brown on Resolution" (1935), "Tudor Rose" (1936), and "The Green Cockatoo" (1938). In 1939, he appeared in his first American film, "Goodbye Mr. Chips", playing... Full Biography
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