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Boris Karloff was born William Henry Pratt on the 23rd November 1887 in Camberwell, South London. The youngest of the nine children of Edward and Eliza Pratt Billy, as he was known, was expected to follow his father and the majority of his siblings into Government Service. Billy's father, Edward Pratt, had had a volatile career in India.
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1. Boris Karloff wasn't his legal name. A native of South London, he was born on November 23, 1887, as William Henry Pratt.
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William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 - 2 February 1969), known professionally as Boris Karloff ( / ˈkɑːrlɒf /) and occasionally billed as Karloff the Uncanny, was an English actor.
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Born William Henry Pratt in 1887, Boris honed his craft on stage and in silent films. His big break, of course, was when he played Frankenstein's creation in the 1931 Universal classic. I hesitate to say 'monster' because Karloff imbued the character with a sad, subtle melancholic pathos - this 'monster' was victim, not villain.
Boris Karloff Born William Henry Pratt 23 November 1887 in Honor Oak, London, England. Died 2
The English gentleman of the classic horror film, Boris Karloff, was born William Henry Pratt on the 23rd of November, 1887, at number 36 Forest Hill Road, Honor Oak, London. Karloff is, of course, best remembered for his horror roles, and in particular, his definitive portrayal of the Frankenstein Monster, in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of.
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Immediate Family Dorothy Pratt wife Sara Pratt daughter Private ex-spouse Private ex-spouse Private ex-spouse Private ex-spouse Private child Private spouse Eliza Sarah Millard mother Edward John Pratt, Junior father Edward Millard Pratt
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In addition to offering a solid biographical survey that traces Karloff, born William Henry Pratt, back to his troubled childhood as the son of Anglo-Indian parents, director Thomas Hamilton has.
William Henry Pratt ( November 23, 1887 February 2, 1969), better known by his stage name
William Henry Pratt, Karloff Birth Place London, England, GB Born November 23, 1887 Died February 02, 1969 Cause of Death Respiratory Disease Biography Read More
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William Henry Pratt Born: November 23, 1887, London, England Died: February 2, 1969, Midhurst, West Sussex (aged 81) Awards And Honors: Grammy Award (1967) Grammy Award (1968): Best Recording for Children
William Henry Pratt (18871969), better known by his stage name, Boris Karloff Boris karloff
Born: William Henry Pratt in London, England, 23 November 1887. Education: Attended Merchant Taylors' School, London, Uppingham School, 1903-06; King's College, London, 1906-09. Family: Married 1) the dancer Helene Vivian Soule, 1924 (divorced 1928); 2) Dorothy Stine, 1930 (divorced 1945), one daughter; 3) Evelyn Helmore, 1946.
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He was the thing that made me, that lifted me from wherever I was to wherever I've gotten," said William Henry Pratt a decade ago. Pratt, better known to the world as Boris Karloff—and best.
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William Henry Pratt was born on November 23, 1887, in Camberwell, London, England, the son of Edward John Pratt Jr., the Deputy Commissioner of Customs Salt and Opium, Northern Division, Indian Salt Revenue Service, and his third wife, Eliza Sarah Millard.
Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt, 18871969) English actor. Photo by Jack Freulich
William Henry Pratt was born on November 23, 1887, in Camberwell, London, England, the son of Edward John Pratt Jr., the Deputy Commissioner of Customs Salt and Opium, Northern Division, Indian Salt Revenue Service, and his third wife, Eliza Sarah Millard.
William Henry Pratt (1887 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English
Boris Karloff (23 November 1887 - 2 February 1969), whose real name was William Henry Pratt, was an English-born actor who emigrated to Canada in 1909. Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939).
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William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 - 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.
William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris
William Henry Pratt Birth 23 Nov 1887 Camberwell, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England Death 2 Feb 1969 (aged 81) Midhurst, Chichester District, West Sussex, England Burial Guildford Crematorium Guildford, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England Plot Garden of Remembrance, his name is on a marker under a rose bush.