Leo John Genn (August 9, 1905 – January 26, 1978) was an English actor on stage and in films. is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

He was born at 144 Kyverdale Road, Stamford Hill, Hackney, London. His father, Woolfe (William) Genn, was a jewelry salesman and the maiden name of his mother, Rachel, was Asserson. The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Leo had studied law at Cambridge and qualified as a barrister in 1928. Earlier, he had attended the City of London School. He ceased practising as a lawyer soon after the Second World War. Around or before 1933, Genn married the former Marguerite van Praag, a casting director at Ealing Studios. They had no children. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... // Artists impression of an English barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ... The red-brick City of London School beside the River Thames. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Genn's first film role was as Shylock in Immortal Gentleman (1935) a bio of Shakespeare. However, he had been associated with the London stage as early as 1930, when actor/manager Leon M. Lion engaged him simultaneously as an actor and an attorney. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. hired Genn as a technical advisor on the 1936 movie, Accused and he was subsequently given a small part in the picture on the strength of a "splendid voice and presence". Genn received another small role in Alexander Korda's The Drum (1938) and was the young man who danced with Eliza Doolittle at the duchess's ball in Pygmalion, a film made in the same year, although his name is not in the credits. Also in 1938, Genn appeared in the theatrical hit, The Flashing Stream and went with the show to America and Broadway. See also: 1934 in film 1935 1936 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr. ... See also: 1935 in film 1936 1937 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon September 28 - The Marx Brothers Harpo Marx marries actress Susan Fleming Top grossing films in North America Red River Valley Academy Awards Best Picture: The Great... See also: 1937 in film 1937 1939 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of Dorothy in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. ... Pygmalion is a 1938 movie produced by Gabriel Pascal and starring Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller, based on the 1912 play by George Bernard Shaw. ...

During World War II Genn served in the Royal Artillery, being made Lieutenant Colonel in 1943. In 1944, the actor was given official leave to appear as the Constable of France in Laurence Olivier's Henry V. Genn was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1945. He was part of the British unit that investigated war crimes at Belsen concentration camp and later was an assistant prosecutor at the trial for Belsen in Luneburg, Germany. Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army. ... Insignia of a British Army Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel is a British rank used in several Commonwealth countries superior to Major and subordinate to Colonel. ... Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907–11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English actor, director, and producer. ... Henry V is a 1944 film adaptation of William Shakespeares play Henry V. The on-screen title is The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (the title of the 1600 quarto edition of the play). ... The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ... A mass grave inside Bergen-Belsen, 1945. ... Lüneburg (English: Lunenburg) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 50km southeast of Hamburg. ...

Between September 1934 and March 1936, Leo Genn was a member of the Old Vic Company where he appeared in many productions of Shakespeare. His many other stage performances included: Morgan's The Flashing Stream, Lillian Hellman's Another Part of the Forest, 12 Angry Men, The Devil's Advocate and Maugham's The Sacred Flame and Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra. The exterior of the Old Vic from the corner of Baylis Road and Waterloo Road. ... Charles Langbridge Morgan (1894 - 1958) was an English playwright and novelist. ... Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was a successful American playwright, linked throughout her life with many left-wing causes. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... W. Somerset Maugham as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten. ... The Sacred Flame (1928) was William Somerset Maughams 21st play, written at the age of 54. ... George Bernard Shaw (born 26 July 1856, Dublin, Ireland died November 2, 1950, Hertfordshire, England) was an Irish writer. ... Caesar and Cleopatra is a 1901 play by George Bernard Shaw. ...

After his success in Quo Vadis, Genn became stuck in a series of rather forgettable American films, such as The Girls of Pleasure Island, and Plymouth Adventure (1952), a fictionalized, but entertaining soap opera treatment of the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth Rock. He fared far better in a British picture, Personal Affair (1953), starring opposite Gene Tierney. The filmography, below, is far from a complete one. Leo Genn narrated both the coronation programmes of 1937 and 1953[1]. // Quo vadis is a Latin phrase meaning Where are you going? It is used as a proverbial phrase from the Bible (John 16:5). ... // Events February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City). ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Plymouth Rock, described by some as the most disappointing landmark in America because of its small size and poor visitor access. ... See also: 1952 in film 1953 1954 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events September 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film. ... Gene Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American actress. ... British coronations are held in Westminster Abbey. ...

Genn was a Governor of The Mermaid Theatre. The Mermaid Theatre, opened in 1959 with a production of Lock Up Your Daughters, was the first theatre built in the City of London since the time of Shakespeare (later theatres were built in the so-called West End, outside the boundaries of the traditional City). ...

Genn died January 26, 1978 in London from pneumonia, complications of a heart attack. January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ...

Selected Filmography

• 1944 Henry V
• 1946 Green for Danger
• 1947 Mourning Becomes Electra; The Velvet Touch
• 1948 The Snake Pit
• 1950 The Wooden Horse
• 1951 Quo Vadis? (Petronius)
• 1952 Plymouth Adventure (a rather unhistorical Governor William Bradford (1590-1657))
• 1953 Personal Affair
• 1958 I Accuse! (Col. Picquard)
• 1956 Moby Dick (Starbuck)
• 1960 Era Notte a Roma
• 1962 The Longest Day
• 1963 55 Days at Peking
• 1964 The Delhi Way, narrator (documentary directed by James Ivory)
• 1966 Khartoum, narrator
• 1968 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Dr. Lanyon) (Made-for-TV)

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See also: 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Red Shoes, (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) The Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River The Three Musketeers, Johnny... The Snake Pit is a 1948 film which tells the story of a woman who finds herself in an insane asylum, and cant remember how she got there. ... See also: 1949 in film 1950 1951 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios animated film Cinderella debuts. ... The Wooden Horse is a 1950 2nd World War film starring Leo Genn, Anthony Steel and David Tomlinson. ... See also: 1950 in film 1951 1952 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati Top grossing films North America David and Bathsheba Show Boat tie The Great Caruso and An... 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Television

• 1970 Howards End with Glenda Jackson, BBC Television
• Documentary on Coventry Cathedral, British television (narrator)
• appearances on British & American television

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External links

• Leo Genn at the Internet Movie Database

• Theatre performances by Leo Genn 1934-1953
• Leo Genn at the Internet Broadway Database