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English actor. Served in various theaters, including the Old Vic. " Appeared in films: "Private Life of Henry VIII", "Rembrandt", "witness", "Island of lost souls," "Raggls from Red Gapa," "The excluded", "Revolt on the" Bounty " ;, "St. Martin′s Lane, etc.
Charles Louton (Lauton) was born July 1st, 1899 in the town of Scarborough in the county of Yorkshire. His parents, Robert and Eliza had Louton hotel business and, naturally, expected to have a reliable assistant in the person′s eldest son. But Charles from early childhood dreamed theater.
Louton studied at the Jesuit school in Stonherste. He loved only two subjects - French language and mathematics. Among the writers he liked M. Twain and GH Andersen. Leisure time the boy gave the theater. However, Charles′s debut on the amateur scene took place without the shine (he played the role of the host hotels in the play "Private Secretary" Houtri).
After graduating from school, 16-year-old Louton, at the urging of parents who moved to London in the famous hotel "Kleridzh" to explore the setting of the case.
In late 1917, Charles called on the army. Shortly before the truce, he suffered from a gas attack and a long time, it pursued the respiratory disease.
Back in Scarborough, Louton helped sick father, and in the evenings and on weekends acted in amateur troupe "Artists Scarborough.
In 1925, Charles enrolled in the famed theatrical Academy, which taught Frenchwoman Lilian Gachet and Russian Fedor Komissarzhevskaya. Loutona passion, his bigoted performance amazed the students and teachers. And although the financial position of Charles was unenviable, he wrote to the mother: "I am happy beyond all expectations ..."
A few months Komissarzhevskaya theater impresario, introduced his "Barnes" F. Ridgeway. The role of Higgins in "Pygmalion" B. Shaw has Loutonu success: he has received the highest award of the Academy, Medal of Benkrofta. The sensational freshman awarding a solid hit on the page "Times."
In April 1926, a young Louton just graduated from a course the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, made his debut on stage as Osip in Gogol′s comedy "Inspector". In its first year of professional acting work of 27-year-old actor has performed in London′s "Ambassador" of four, and three of them - in the Russian classical repertoire. After Osip he played Epihodova and salt in Chekhov′s plays "Cherry Orchard" and "Three Sisters" by Fyodor Komissarzhevskaya.
Charles carefully preparing for performances. For example, by the role of the thief Fiksura in Hungarian playwright Molnár play "Liliom", he visited the tavern, where the collected dregs of society. As a result, critics pointed out that the young actor has made a minor role in the central swindler.
By tour of England, Charles accepted the offer Komissarzhevskaya play in his play "Paul I". Sinister Count Palen performed Loutona made a deep impression that the producers fixed him villain roles.
In Louton film debut in an ad hoc role of the director E. Dupont in the film "Piccadilly". The next time he appeared on the screen thanks to his wife. (Charles fell in love with the actress Elsa Lanchester plays at rehearsals A. Bennett "Mr. Prohek" and soon made her the offer ...) Old friend Elzy writer G.
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However, their future, he is still connected with the theater. September 30, 1931 Broadway at the premiere of "deferred wages" Forestera pp. Louton subdued audience unusual reliability repulsive character (the audience experienced the horror, people vskrikivali, crying, crying in the course of submission). Leading American theater critic John M. Brown made no secret of delight: "... I Loutona - one of the most expressive people, which only can be found at the scene. His arms, legs and body are always obedient and express what he should say. He is not making replicas, they are born in his brain, and you see how it happens, in his eyes. It can be poisonous to rezok frenzy, telesen to repulsive plotskosti, cheerful and expansivity Falstaff, is cruel to freezing the blood of horror ... This is the most amazing personality, which is awarded the honor of seeing New York for the first time in many years. "
Louton rejected several attractive offers from Hollywood, because they did not want to sign long-term contract, especially without the right choice of roles. It was only after his terms were accepted, he withdrew into the role of small-scale traders in horror film "The Old Dark House" (1931) by J. B. Priestley story and melodramatic role of the submarine captain in "The devil and the Ocean" (1932 ). Loutona praised for "outstanding acting performance."
Meanwhile, the starting shooting historical films "The Sign of the Cross" (1932), where he played the role of Nero. In his performance of the Roman emperor was grotesque, the comic figure, which caused dissatisfaction among the director S. de Mill. However, viewers and critics have taken this to the delight of Nero.
In Hollywood Loutonu give a comic role ( "If I had a million, 1932), or the role of criminals and villains (" The Island of lost souls ", 1932). Actors do not like it, he dreamed of returning to the theater and act in Shakespeare′s repertoire.
The film "Private Life of Henry VIII" Alexander Cord (1933), much has changed in his life. Louton, the main role, a lot of time spent in libraries and museums, studying the era, the atmosphere of medieval England, tried to understand the mindset of his contemporaries Henry.
He portrayed King whimsical volatile man whose desires are not fulfilled many, but hopes are not dashed. Defending his position, Louton said: "I wanted to make it convincing, wanted to show his sociable and charming in his own person, that he was due to win a fantastic popularity of what he had in reality. He was an excellent linguist and experienced musician, he wrote two Masses. I wanted to show him a man, how he was, not despots, how it was portrayed. "
American kinoakademiki Loutona awarded the "Oscar". At the First International Film Festival in Moscow (1934), he was recognized as the best actor in the year.
In 1935 he went to the screens the film "Revolt on the" Bounty ", which Louton appeared in the form of harsh and demanding captain Blajan. Blajan Character Loutona so carried away that he had serious search for information about the officers, his habits and dress.
The enormous strength and persuasiveness with which Louton played a negative role, gave occasion to one of the British critics to ask the following question: "will test whether it is to avoid waiting a long series of his killers, садистов, drunkards and maniacs?" And to add.
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After a series of successful works in the film Louton suddenly back on the scene. Eight months, the actor appeared in performances of the combined companies′ Old Vic - Sedlers Wells. " He received a hundred dollars a week (twenty times less than it paid in Hollywood), spent about fourteen hours a day to prepare the role, at the rehearsal, rejecting all offers of film producers and entrepreneurs. Friends Louton explained: "I did not get a classical education, but, as they say, I am not to part with the classics, even in bed. I decline the opportunity to somehow fill the gap, and I would no longer respect themselves. I realized that the old, and if I did not stay true to dreams of youth, it soon will I have to just make money and forget about ambition. "
Every month Louton appear in a new role: Angelo in "less than best," Prospero in "Bure", Macbeth, Chezyubl in "How important to be serious" Wilde, Tettl W. Kongriva in the play "Love for Love." The auditorium at his performances, was always full. Critics are not agreed. Some noted with delight temperament, strength, love of life renaissance Shakespearean characters Loutona. Others condemn the actor for a departure from tradition, the inability to find common stylistic ground with partners.
After eight months of statements in the Old Vīķe "Louton back to the cinema. In most of the roles of the happy period of his creativity (1934-1942) conquered Louton range of its reincarnation. Do not believe that the same actor to play Henry, and потомственного lackeys Ragglsa (Raggls of Red Gapa "), and autocratic father′s family (with Barrett Uimpol Street") and fierce sea-wolf ( " ; Revolt on "Bounty"), and a police bloodhound Zhavera ( "The excluded), and the unfortunate Quasimodo (" Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris ")...
"The success is due not only to Loutona gift reincarnation, rare understanding of psychology of the characters and fantastic technique - Film scholar B. writes utilities. - Has he had the extraordinary range and breadth. His thought comic, but in every role, even anecdotal (unemployed musician gets a chance to become a conductor, but when speaking to him razletaetsya dress), he showed himself and a great dramatic actor and tragedian. Therefore, for the smallest roles arise bright and great people, and feelings of the characters acquired scale, they find themselves irresistible and sizzling. "
Shot in Hollywood Loutonu no longer wanted. He became one of the founders of the first in England, an independent kinofirmy "Meyflauer, fired three films -" Vessel of Evil "(1937)," St. Martin′s Lane "(1938) and" Tavern "Jamaica" (1939).
In the Tavern ... "(directed by A. Hitchcock) Louton played bigot-sadistic, Lord Pengallona. But most memorable was the hero of "St. Martin′s lane, a street singer Charles Seggers. Charm and psychological subtlety Vivien Lee in the role of Liberty, sincerely Loutona - Seggersa release this movie on the background of many British paintings of 30-ies.
Since the beginning of the war "Meyflauer" had to eliminate. In Hollywood Louton was in the role of Quasimodo in "Gorbunovs Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris" from director W. Dieterle. But this work did not bring him satisfaction, though, viewers saw a picture of pleasure.
Only in 1942, one of the episodes of the movie Dyuvive J. "Tales of Manhattan, the actor was able to turn to the main theme of his life, creating the image of the musician Charles Smith, the well-being bypassed, but the soul of the rich.
During the war years Louton back on the scene, he has successfully advocated for hospitals.
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In 1946, Louton began production of Galileo′s Life "B. Brecht. Rehearsals Galileo took a whole year. According to Brecht, Charles did everything that his character seemed not discharged intellectuals and "ordinary mortals". Replying to a question from the playwright, why he became an actor, Louton said: "Because people are poor themselves, but I can show them their true self.
Premiere of "Life Gallileya" held on 31 July 1947 in Beverly Hills. Success has not had a play. Too unusual was the manner of Brecht to the public.
In 1948, Louton dropped in four Hollywood films - screening remarkovskoy "Arc de Triomphe (gestapovets Haacke)," The girl from Manhattan "(Bishop)," Big clock "(press magnate)," Bribery "(beggar). The tendency of producers to give him not only odnoplanovye but tertiary, episodic role depressed actor. But the theatrical experiments demanded money, so he was forced to play what he proposes.
Louton was going to put in a concert performance of the third act of the play B. Shaw "Man and superman." To participate in the play, he invited three well-known actors: his old friend, Sir Cedric Hardwick, the Frenchman Charles Buaye (Buaye - master tirade, it is necessary to show ") and American Agnes Murhed, glorified in the movie Orson Wells′ Citizen Kane ′ ;.
Louton maximize each perfect intonation, pause, gesture. Buaye jokingly asked: "You never relax, Charles?" - "Why relax when in front of eternity?" - Answered Louton, and it was some kind of concept of life. It has a characteristic expression of life and death: "Once we talked about art with my great friend of Jean Renoir, and came to the conclusion that if we are afraid of death, only because it will not be able to learn anything new about the art. For in the art of focus, all that is worth knowing a person. "
Despite the gloomy forecasts critics have staged a real success. After occupy the entire 1950 tour of the country mikrotruppa Loutona show "Don Juan in Hell" in the hall of Carnegie Hall. Enthusiastic reception the public silenced even ill. Submissions moved to Broadway. Reviewers agreed that Louton made a miracle - four men in evening dress stood at the lectern and read the fiftieth-old play without plot. On the scene unfolded philosophical and intellectual debate between Don Juan, the statue of Commander, bottom and Anna Devil.
Triumph of the play to a large extent due to the advent of Loutona as the Devil. Respectable gentleman with glasses, he does not looked like a traditional Satan. Gradually, however, the hero grew into a full Loutona sarcasm, self-confidence and a cynical devil, confident in his power, and a vicious man ...
Building on the success, Charles has taken over teatralizatsiyu Beneta poem "John Brown′s Body" on the famous fighter for the liberation of Blacks. Once again, the victory over the audience. Criticism was hindered, which plays preference - Show or Beneta. By this time the true acquaintance and friendship Loutona with the famous black actor-singer Gary Belafonte. My wife Loutona already well-known English actress Elsa Lanchester, participated in the mid-50′s in one of the concert programs Belafonte.
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The traditional tour of the country (with a composition of John Brown) were sold out. The actor appeared on television with the self-program "This is Charles Louton, read over the radio" Moby Dick "by Melville, appeared with his composition of the Bible in front of the New York audience. Louton argued that the arts can win millions, unless it is in the right direction: "The audience is ready to listen to this literature in any quantity ... She likes high drama and high comedy ... "
Louton not only plays in the film and theater, but also has an English translation of plays by foreign playwrights, edited collections of fairy tales for children, do not forget my favorite class for fun - gardening.
The last decade of his life were largely dominated by the theater. Louton set piece K. Vauka "A military court in a case of mutiny on the" Kane ", B. Shaw play" Major Barbara "in which he played the role of Andrew Andershafta.
Finishing works for the stage Loutona became King Lear in the play Shakespeare Memorial Theater in Stretforde-on-Evone in 1959. Lear in his performance was not strong and powerful monarch, but a "good king of peace plant", the man won the love of his subjects with justice and kindness. However, this interpretation of the role has caused controversy among critics.
In the 1950′s, the actor dropped in seven of Hollywood movies. It is taken for any role, only that it extends beyond line of "villain", but most often was forced to repeat himself.
In 1955 Louton debut as a filmmaker. It envisages the movie "Night Hunters" based on a novel by David Grabbe criticism was regarded as one of the most daring innovative works of American cinema of post-war years. Mixed together a gothic horror novel and lovely child wonders, "black" movie and fairy tale, Charles Louton created a work of a strange, incomprehensible, and the only one in all senses of the word. His intention was, as he said, did not seek any symbols, but to recreate the dream, the dream ...
One of the best recent kinorabot Loutona - the role of the knight of justice, a lawyer at Wilfrid Robasta screen plays Christy A. "witness" (1957). The image Robasta the actor managed to translate the features that best suited his ideal man, - love of life, the endless demands for self and love for people, implacability to evil and lies.
Recent films with the actor - "Spartacus" and "Storm over Washington" did not disappoint the audience.
Charles Louton died Dec. 15, 1962. The most ruthless of modern diseases, cancer, not broken his spirit. He knew that his incurable disease, but continued to work on the role of "Bure over Washington" ...
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