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Carl Harbord

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Carl Harbord
Born(1908-01-26)26 January 1908
Salcombe, Devon, England
Died18 October 1958(1958-10-18) (aged 50)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1928–1955
Spouse
(m. 1942)

Carl Harbord (26 January 1908 – 18 October 1958) was an English stage, film and television actor.[1][2][3]

Stage

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When he was 19, Harbord appeared in the play The Happy Husband, which was presented at the Criterion Theatre in London, England.[4] In 1933, he first appeared in a play in Australia.[5] His first Broadway appearance was in 1934, in a production of Noël Coward's Conversation Piece at the 44th Street Theatre.[6]

Film

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Harbord entered the film industry during the final stage of the silent era. He appeared in several early sound films for British International Pictures such as The Informer. One of his most prominent roles was in Anthony Asquith's First World War film Tell England.[7] Harbord later went to Hollywood where he played supporting, but sometimes significant minor roles.[3]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ League, The Broadway. "Carl Harbord – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  2. ^ "Carl Harbord". Archived from the original on September 26, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Carl Harbord - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "Theatre and Screen". The Age. Australia, Melbourne. The Age. August 3, 1927. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "(advertisement)". The Age. Australia, Melbourne. The Age. June 24, 1933. p. 24. Retrieved April 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Pollock, Arthur (October 24, 1934). "The Theater". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 13. Retrieved April 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "New Films". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia, Sydney. The Sydney Morning Herald. April 25, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved April 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

Bibliography

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  • Kelly, Andrew. Cinema and the Great War. Routledge, 1997.
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