Carl Brisson (24 December 1893 – 25 September 1958), born Carl Frederik Ejnar Pedersen, was a Danish film actor and singer. He appeared in 13 films between 1918 and 1935, including two

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. In the 1934 film '' Murder at the Vanities'', he introduced the popular song "

Cocktails for Two "Cocktails for Two" is a song from the Big Band era, written by Arthur Johnston and Sam Coslow. The song debuted in the movie '' Murder at the Vanities'' (1934), where it was introduced by the Danish singer and actor Carl Brisson. Duke Ellingto ...

Life and career

Before his acting and singing career, Brisson was a prizefighter for a few short spells between 1912 and 1915. He attracted attention when he appeared as Prince Danilo in the 1923 London production of ''

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'' at Daly's. He appeared in the same role when it was revived at the Lyceum Theatre the following year, and frequently reprised.e.g. August 1932, Diary of an English Debutante in Nazi Germany, https://debsdiaries.wordpress.com/ In August 1924, Brisson toured the provinces as Karl in ''Katja the Dancer'', eventually returning to London to appear in ''The Apache'' at the

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, and later made his British screen debut in Hitchcock's '' The Ring''. Brisson was married to Cleo Willard Brisson from 1915 to his death, and was the father of producer Frederick Brisson and father-in-law of Frederick's wife, actress

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. He died of jaundice in Copenhagen.

Filmography

* '' The Mysterious Footprints'' (1918) * '' The Ring'' (1927) * ''

The Manxman ''The Manxman'' is a 1929 British silent romance film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anny Ondra, Carl Brisson and Malcolm Keen. The film is based on a popular 1894 romantic novel '' The Manxman'' by Hall Caine, which had previously ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Triumph of the Heart ''The Triumph of the Heart'' (Swedish: ''Hjärtats triumf'') is a 1929 Swedish silent drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Carl Brisson, Lissy Arna and Edvin Adolphson.Gustafsson p.185 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stock ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Knowing Men'' (1930) * '' Song of Soho'' (1930) * '' Prince of Arcadia'' (1933) * '' Two Hearts in Waltz Time'' (1934) * '' Murder at the Vanities'' (1934) * '' All the King's Horses'' (1935) * '' Ship Cafe'' (1935)

References

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