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George Brent
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George Brent
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1904-03-15,Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
Gender
Male
Biography
George Brent (born 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.

Filmography

6.9

42nd Street
1933-03-11

Jezebel: Legend of the South

7

Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006-05-30

7

Jezebel
1938-03-26

Experiment Perilous

5.736

Experiment Perilous
1944-12-18

The Spiral Staircase

7.1

The Spiral Staircase
1946-01-26

You Can't Escape Forever

6

You Can't Escape Forever
1942-10-10

7.234

Baby Face
1933-07-13

6.9

Dark Victory
1939-04-20

In This Our Life

6.9

In This Our Life
1942-05-08

5.813

Illegal Entry
1949-06-01

7.01

The Great Lie
1941-04-05

The Right to Live

4.929

The Right to Live
1935-01-26

5.227

Stamboul Quest
1934-07-13

5

Temptation
1946-12-02

Tomorrow Is Forever

6.3

Tomorrow Is Forever
1946-02-20

7.1

The Old Maid
1939-08-16

The Lightning Warrior

6.333

The Lightning Warrior
1931-11-01

5.813

The Last Page
1952-01-25

The Painted Veil

6.4

The Painted Veil
1934-11-23

6.231

Special Agent
1935-09-14

The Fighting 69th

5.821

The Fighting 69th
1940-01-27

6.266

Female
1933-11-11

The Purchase Price

6.537

The Purchase Price
1932-07-23

The Gay Sisters

6.556

The Gay Sisters
1942-08-01

5.571

Racket Busters
1938-07-16

5.4

Christmas Eve
1947-10-31

5.318

Lilly Turner
1933-05-13

They Call It Sin

6.045

They Call It Sin
1932-11-05

5.833

Luxury Liner
1948-11-09

6.3

Montana Belle
1952-11-11

5.688

So Big!
1932-04-30

8

Homicide Squad
1931-08-01

7.3

My Reputation
1946-01-25

The Rich Are Always with Us

5.35

The Rich Are Always with Us
1932-05-19

Honeymoon for Three

6.286

Honeymoon for Three
1941-01-18

Wings of the Navy

6.167

Wings of the Navy
1939-02-11

6

Silver Queen
1942-11-14

6.222

FBI Girl
1951-11-04

Out Where the Stars Begin

7.1

Out Where the Stars Begin
1938-05-28

God's Country and the Woman

5.2

God's Country and the Woman
1937-01-16

7.25

Luxury Liner
1933-02-03

The Man Who Talked Too Much

6.4

The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940-07-16

6

The Rains Came
1939-09-15

Week-End Marriage

5.5

Week-End Marriage
1932-06-18

'Til We Meet Again

6.4

'Til We Meet Again
1940-04-20

7.2

Desirable
1934-09-08

Mountain Justice

6.333

Mountain Justice
1937-04-24

The Goose and the Gander

4.667

The Goose and the Gander
1935-09-21

Adventure in Diamonds

6

Adventure in Diamonds
1940-03-08

5.8

Red Canyon
1949-04-27

Swingtime in the Movies

6

Swingtime in the Movies
1938-12-24

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

6.5

The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947-06-02

Front Page Woman

5.9

Front Page Woman
1935-07-11

5

Submarine D-1
1937-11-27

They Dare Not Love

7.5

They Dare Not Love
1941-05-16

Secrets of an Actress

6

Secrets of an Actress
1938-09-10

The Affairs of Susan

6.45

The Affairs of Susan
1945-07-08

6.75

In Person
1935-11-22

6

Stranded
1935-06-29

5.5

The Crash
1932-10-09

7.25

Housewife
1934-08-11

5.9

Miss Pinkerton
1932-05-27

Give Me Your Heart

5.875

Give Me Your Heart
1936-09-17

More Than a Secretary

6.556

More Than a Secretary
1936-12-10

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

7

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

5

The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936-05-08

From Headquarters

6.125

From Headquarters
1933-11-16

The Golden Arrow

6.3

The Golden Arrow
1936-05-23

4.813

The Keyhole
1933-03-25

7.5

Slave Girl
1947-07-17

Living on Velvet

5.857

Living on Velvet
1935-03-02

Gold Is Where You Find It

6.95

Gold Is Where You Find It
1938-02-12

7.4

Snowed Under
1936-03-29

6.2

The Go-Getter
1937-05-22

Lover Come Back

7.125

Lover Come Back
1946-06-21

4.6

South of Suez
1940-11-16

Angel on the Amazon

5.5

Angel on the Amazon
1948-11-01

9

Born Again
1978-10-01

7

Bride for Sale
1949-11-12

8

Ex-Bad Boy
1931-07-15

Land of Liberty

9

Land of Liberty
1939-06-15

8

Once a Sinner
1931-01-25

The Kid from Cleveland

6.5

The Kid from Cleveland
1949-09-05

Out of the Blue

6.385

Out of the Blue
1947-04-21

Mexican Manhunt

6.167

Mexican Manhunt
1953-09-13

Breakdowns of 1936

0

Breakdowns of 1936
1936-12-30

International Lady

6.6

International Lady
1941-10-16

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

0

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994-09-13

3.833

Twin Beds
1942-04-30

Charlie Chan Carries On

7

Charlie Chan Carries On
1931-04-11

Breakdowns of 1938

5.75

Breakdowns of 1938
1938-12-31

Things You Never See on the Screen

5

Things You Never See on the Screen
1935-12-01

A Dream Comes True

6.667

A Dream Comes True
1935-12-31

Breakdowns of 1937

6

Breakdowns of 1937
1937-12-31

Breakdowns of 1940

4

Breakdowns of 1940
1940-12-31

Breakdowns of 1944

6.5

Breakdowns of 1944
1944-12-31

9

Fair Warning
1931-02-01

Death of a Scoundrel

5.875

Death of a Scoundrel
1956-10-31

Tangier Incident

7

Tangier Incident
1953-02-01

Under Suspicion

8

Under Suspicion
1930-12-28

Breakdowns of 1942

6

Breakdowns of 1942
1942-12-31

6.687

The Iron Horse
1925-10-04

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

9

Wire Service
1956-10-04

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

The Chevy Mystery Show

6.75

The Chevy Mystery Show
1960-05-29

The World of Hammer

6.667

The World of Hammer
1994-08-12