Hitchcock Chronology: Charles Laughton
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Charles Laughton...
1930
August
- 6th - Hitchcock is one of 300 guests attending a luncheon ceremony to honour pilot Amy Johnson at the Savoy Hotel, London. The Hon. Esmond Harmsworth presents Miss Johnson with a cheque for £10,000. The other attendees from the world of British cinema are listed as Brian Aherne, Noel Coward, Annie Croft, Gwenn ffrangeon-Davis, Maurice Evans, Jean Forbes-Robertson, Nancy Heath, W.H. Heath, Lupino Lane, Charles Laughton, Frank Lawton, Auriol Lee, Alison Leggett, Ivor Novello, Mabel Poulton and Glen Byam Shaw.[1]
1938
October
- A month later than originally planned, filming commences on Jamaica Inn, starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara.[2]
1946
December
- 19th - Principal photography begins on The Paradine Case, starring Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Alida Valli and Charles Laughton. The start of production was delayed by two months due Selznick's decision to close his studios during a Hollywood strike.[3]
1962
December
- 15th - Actor Charles Laughton, who starred in Jamaica Inn and The Paradine Case, dies aged 63.
References
- ↑ Hull Daily Mail (06/Aug/1930).
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 213. However, according to the Daily Mail, filming commenced on Wednesday 7 December and the New York Times (02/Nov/1938) reported the cameras would start rolling on 14 November.
- ↑ The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (1983) by Donald Spoto, page 298
