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George Brent‌

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Birthday

calendar1904-03-15

Popularity

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George Brent

Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland

George Brent

Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1904-03-15

Popularity

star1.9

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Brent (born George Patrick [or George Brendan] Nolan, 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor. Brent was born in Ballinasloe, County Galway in 1904 to John J. and Mary (née McGuinness) Nolan. His mother was a native of Clonfad, Moore, County Roscommon. Brent made his first film, Under Suspicion, in 1930. Over the next two years, he appeared in a number of minor films produced by Universal Studios and Fox, before being signed to contract by Warner Bros. in 1932. He remained at Warner Bros. for the next 20 years, carving out a successful career as a top-flight leading man during the late 1930s and 1940s. Highly regarded by Bette Davis, he became her most frequent male co-star, appearing with her in 13 films, including Front Page Woman (1935), Special Agent (1935), The Golden Arrow (1936), Jezebel (1938), The Old Maid (1939), Dark Victory (1939), and The Great Lie (1941). Brent also played opposite Ruby Keeler in 42nd Street (1933), Greta Garbo in The Painted Veil (1934), Ginger Rogers in In Person (1935), Madeleine Carroll in The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936), Jean Arthur in More Than a Secretary (1936), Myrna Loy in Stamboul Quest (1934) and The Rains Came (1939), Merle Oberon in 'Til We Meet Again (1940), Ann Sheridan in Honeymoon for Three (1941), Joan Fontaine in The Affairs of Susan (1945), Barbara Stanwyck in So Big! (1932), The Purchase Price (1932), Baby Face (1933), The Gay Sisters (1942), and My Reputation (1946), Claudette Colbert in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946), Dorothy McGuire in The Spiral Staircase (1946), Lucille Ball in Lover Come Back (1946), and Yvonne De Carlo in Slave Girl (1947). Brent drifted into "B" pictures from the late 1940s and retired from film in 1953. He continued to appear on television until 1960, having appeared on the religion anthology series Crossroads. He was cast in the lead in the 1956 television series Wire Service. In 1978, he made one last film, the made-for-television production Born Again. In 1960, Brent was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with two stars. He received a motion-pictures star located at 1709 Vine Street, and a second star located at 1612 Vine Street for his work in television. Brent was married five times: Helen Louise Campbell (1925–1927), Ruth Chatterton (1932–1934), Constance Worth (1937), Ann Sheridan (1942–1943), and Janet Michaels (1947–1974). His final marriage to Janet Michaels, a former model and dress designer, lasted 27 years until her death in 1974. They had a son and a daughter. Brent also carried on a lengthy relationship with his frequent Warner Bros. co-star, actress Bette Davis, who described her last meeting with Brent after many years of estrangement. He was suffering from advanced emphysema, and she expressed great sadness at his ill health and deterioration. George Brent died in 1979 in Solana Beach, California.

Movie Credits

42nd Street

42nd Street‌
star6.9
calendar 1933

Jezebel: Legend of the South

Jezebel: Legend of the South‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Jezebel

Jezebel‌
star7.0
calendar 1938

Experiment Perilous

Experiment Perilous‌
star5.6
calendar 1944

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase‌
star7.1
calendar 1946

You Can't Escape Forever

You Can't Escape Forever‌
star5.4
calendar 1942

Baby Face

Baby Face‌
star7.3
calendar 1933

Dark Victory

Dark Victory‌
star7.0
calendar 1939

In This Our Life

In This Our Life‌
star6.7
calendar 1942

Illegal Entry

Illegal Entry‌
star5.4
calendar 1949

The Great Lie

The Great Lie‌
star6.9
calendar 1941

The Right to Live

The Right to Live‌
star5.1
calendar 1935

Stamboul Quest

Stamboul Quest‌
star5.4
calendar 1934

Temptation

Temptation‌
star4.9
calendar 1946

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever‌
star6.1
calendar 1946

The Old Maid

The Old Maid‌
star7.1
calendar 1939

The Lightning Warrior

The Lightning Warrior‌
star5.0
calendar 1931

The Last Page

The Last Page‌
star5.7
calendar 1952

The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil‌
star6.6
calendar 1934

Special Agent

Special Agent‌
star6.3
calendar 1935

The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th‌
star5.4
calendar 1940

Female

Female‌
star6.3
calendar 1933

The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price‌
star6.6
calendar 1932

The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters‌
star6.5
calendar 1942

Racket Busters

Racket Busters‌
star5.1
calendar 1938

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve‌
star5.4
calendar 1947

Lilly Turner

Lilly Turner‌
star5.6
calendar 1933

They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin‌
star5.8
calendar 1932

Luxury Liner

Luxury Liner‌
star5.2
calendar 1948

Montana Belle

Montana Belle‌
star6.3
calendar 1952

So Big!

So Big!‌
star5.8
calendar 1932

Homicide Squad

Homicide Squad‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

My Reputation

My Reputation‌
star7.1
calendar 1946

The Rich Are Always with Us

The Rich Are Always with Us‌
star5.2
calendar 1932

Honeymoon for Three

Honeymoon for Three‌
star5.8
calendar 1941

Wings of the Navy

Wings of the Navy‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Silver Queen

Silver Queen‌
star5.6
calendar 1942

FBI Girl

FBI Girl‌
star5.9
calendar 1951

Out Where the Stars Begin

Out Where the Stars Begin‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman‌
star4.2
calendar 1937

Luxury Liner

Luxury Liner‌
star6.3
calendar 1933

The Man Who Talked Too Much

The Man Who Talked Too Much‌
star6.0
calendar 1940

The Rains Came

The Rains Came‌
star5.9
calendar 1939

Week-End Marriage

Week-End Marriage‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

'Til We Meet Again

'Til We Meet Again‌
star6.2
calendar 1940

Desirable

Desirable‌
star7.3
calendar 1934

Mountain Justice

Mountain Justice‌
star5.5
calendar 1937

The Goose and the Gander

The Goose and the Gander‌
star4.6
calendar 1935

Adventure in Diamonds

Adventure in Diamonds‌
star5.2
calendar 1940

Red Canyon

Red Canyon‌
star5.0
calendar 1949

Swingtime in the Movies

Swingtime in the Movies‌
star5.8
calendar 1938

Front Page Woman

Front Page Woman‌
star5.8
calendar 1935

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

The Corpse Came C.O.D.‌
star5.7
calendar 1947

Submarine D-1

Submarine D-1‌
star4.7
calendar 1937

They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love‌
star6.0
calendar 1941

Secrets of an Actress

Secrets of an Actress‌
star5.6
calendar 1938

The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan‌
star6.1
calendar 1945

In Person

In Person‌
star6.3
calendar 1935

Stranded

Stranded‌
star5.8
calendar 1935

The Crash

The Crash‌
star5.2
calendar 1932

Housewife

Housewife‌
star7.6
calendar 1934

Miss Pinkerton

Miss Pinkerton‌
star5.7
calendar 1932

Give Me Your Heart

Give Me Your Heart‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

More Than a Secretary

More Than a Secretary‌
star6.4
calendar 1936

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

The Case Against Mrs. Ames‌
star1.0
calendar 1936

From Headquarters

From Headquarters‌
star5.8
calendar 1933

The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow‌
star6.1
calendar 1936

The Keyhole

The Keyhole‌
star4.9
calendar 1933

Slave Girl

Slave Girl‌
star5.0
calendar 1947

Living on Velvet

Living on Velvet‌
star5.4
calendar 1935

Gold Is Where You Find It

Gold Is Where You Find It‌
star6.9
calendar 1938

Snowed Under

Snowed Under‌
star7.0
calendar 1936

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter‌
star5.3
calendar 1937

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back‌
star6.2
calendar 1946

South of Suez

South of Suez‌
star5.0
calendar 1940

Angel on the Amazon

Angel on the Amazon‌
star4.8
calendar 1948

Born Again

Born Again‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Bride for Sale

Bride for Sale‌
star6.0
calendar 1949

Ex-Bad Boy

Ex-Bad Boy‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Land of Liberty

Land of Liberty‌
star0.0
calendar 1939

Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

The Kid from Cleveland

The Kid from Cleveland‌
star5.0
calendar 1949

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue‌
star6.6
calendar 1947

Mexican Manhunt

Mexican Manhunt‌
star5.8
calendar 1953

Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

International Lady

International Lady‌
star6.4
calendar 1941

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Twin Beds

Twin Beds‌
star2.7
calendar 1942

Charlie Chan Carries On

Charlie Chan Carries On‌
star6.5
calendar 1931

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938‌
star5.0
calendar 1938

Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True‌
star5.5
calendar 1935

Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

Breakdowns of 1944

Breakdowns of 1944‌
star6.5
calendar 1944

Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940‌
star4.0
calendar 1940

Fair Warning

Fair Warning‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Death of a Scoundrel

Death of a Scoundrel‌
star6.0
calendar 1956

Tangier Incident

Tangier Incident‌
star5.0
calendar 1953

Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Tv Credits

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.1
calendar 1959

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

Climax!

Climax!‌
star3.0
calendar 1954

Wire Service

Wire Service‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

The Chevy Mystery Show

The Chevy Mystery Show‌
star6.0
calendar 1960