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Encyclopedia > John Halliday

John Halliday (September 14, 1880 - October 17, 1947) was an American actor of stage and screen, who often played suave aristocrats and foreigners. September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...


Despite his origins in Brooklyn, he often took on a British accent in his portrayals. Making his Broadway debut in 1912 in Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton's The Whip, he became a familiar presence there, especially in sophisticated comedies such as W. Somerset Maugham's The Circle (1921), Vincent Lawrence's Sour Grapes (1926), and S. N. Behrman's Rain from Heaven (1934). A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... The Whip is a play first performed in 1909 at the Drury Lane Theatre in London. ... W. Somerset Maugham as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten. ... This article is about the peer to peer application; The Circle is also a 1920s play by W. Somerset Maugham. ... Biography The Sour Grapes are a punk band from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Samuel N. Behrman (born June 9, 1893 in Worcester, Massachusetts — died September 9, 1973 in New York) was a playwright and worked for the New York Times. ...


His best-known movie appearance today is as Seth Lord in the film adaptation of Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story (1940). Philip Barry (June 18, 1896 - December 3, 1949) was an American playwright. ... The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 romantic screwball comedy starring Jimmy Stewart, Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. ...


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