George Brent (born George Brendan Nolan; 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor. He is best remembered for the eleven films he made with

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, which included '' Jezebel'' and '' Dark Victory''.

Early life

Brent was born in Ballinasloe, County Galway,

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on March 15, 1904, to John J. and Mary (née McGuinness) Nolan. His father was a shopkeeper and his mother was a native of Clonfad, Moore, County Roscommon.Scott O'Brien
''George Brent - Ireland's Gift to Hollywood and its Leading Ladies''
(2014) BearManor; (paper back)/978-1-59393-764-5 (hard copy). In September 1915, he moved with his younger sister Kathleen to New York City. There, they joined their mother, who was living in the USA after her separation from her husband. Brent returned to Ireland in February 1921, during the

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(1919–1922), and was involved in the

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. During this period he also became involved with the

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.Byrne, James Patrick; Coleman, Philip and King, Jason Francis. (2008). ''Ireland and the Americas, Vol 2.'', New York: ABC-CLIO. pp. 119-120. He fled Ireland with a bounty set on his head by the British government, although he later claimed only to have been a courier for guerrilla leader and tactician

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. According to ''Ballinasloe Life'' (volume 2, issue 4, Oct/Nov 2012),''Ballinasloe Life'' (Volume 2, Issue 4, Oct/Nov 2012 cache)
; accessed 22 September 2015. the Irish War of Independence careers of three different men named George Nolan (Brent and two others; one from County Dublin and the other from County Offaly) were apparently conflated, which may explain some of the discrepancies regarding Brent's year of birth, life, and activities during the 1919 to 1922 period.

Career

American stage career

Brent travelled from England to Canada and returned to the United States in August 1921. He decided to become a professional actor. He made his Broadway debut in director

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’s ''The Dover Road''. He did numerous plays throughout the 1920s, including running several of his own stock companies. He appeared in productions of '' Abie's Irish Rose'' (on tour for two years), '' Stella Dallas'', '' Up in Mabel's Room'', ''Elmer the Great'', '' Seventh Heaven'', ''

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'' and ''Lilac Time''. He acted in stock companies at Elitch Theatre, in Denver, Colorado (1929), as well as Rhode Island, Florida, and Massachusetts. In 1930, he appeared on Broadway in ''Love, Honor, and Betray'', alongside

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.George BRENT: HIS TRAVELS Picture Show; London Vol. 27, Iss. 701, (Oct 8, 1932): 18.THE LIFE STORY OF George Brent Picture Show; London Vol. 40, Iss. 1,035, (Feb 25, 1939): 18.

Early films: Fox and Universal

Brent moved to Hollywood and made his first film for

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, '' Under Suspicion'' (1930).Cozad, W. Lee. (2002). ''Those Magnificent Mountain Movies: (The Golden Years) 1911-1939'', p. 160. Lake Arrowhead, CA: Rim of the World Historic Society. He continued in supporting roles for Fox in '' Once a Sinner'' (1931), '' Fair Warning'' (1931), and '' Charlie Chan Carries On'' (1931). At

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he was seventh-billed for '' Ex-Bad Boy'' (1931) and fifth for '' The Homicide Squad'' (1931), then was in the Rin Tin Tin serial ''

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'' (1931) at

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Warner Bros.

Brent was signed by Warner Bros. in 1931, where he played Barbara Stanwyck's leading man in '' So Big!'' (1932), establishing him as a leading man.

had a small role. Brent appeared in ''

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'' (1932) with Ruth Chatterton (who became his second wife that year), in which Davis again had a supporting role. It was followed by '' Week-End Marriage'' (1932) with Loretta Young, '' The Purchase Price'' (1932) with Stanwyck, ''

Miss Pinkerton ''Miss Pinkerton'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy mystery film about a nurse who becomes involved in a murder investigation. It stars Joan Blondell, George Brent and Ruth Hall. Cast * Joan Blondell as Nurse Adams aka "Miss Pinkerton" * Geo ...

'' (1932) with Joan Blondell, '' The Crash'' (1932) with Chatterton, and ''

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'' (1932) with Young. Paramount borrowed Brent for the leading-man role in '' Luxury Liner'' (1933). Back at Warners, he was one of several studio names in '' 42nd Street'' (1933), playing the lover of Bebe Daniels. He returned to supporting female stars: Kay Francis in '' The Keyhole'' (1933), Chatterton in both '' Lilly Turner'' (1933) and ''

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'' (1933), and Stanwyck in '' Baby Face'' (1933). In October 1933, he and Chatterton refused to make a film they had been assigned, '' Mandalay,'' and were replaced by Lyle Talbot and Kay Francis. Brent's salary was then $1,000 a week. He was top-billed in '' From Headquarters'' (1933) with Margaret Lindsay; then MGM borrowed him to play Myrna Loy's leading man in '' Stamboul Quest'' (1934). In September 1934, Chatteron filed for divorce.

Notable Roles

Brent was top billed in '' Housewife'' (1934) with Bette Davis, who was his co star. He was leading man to Jean Muir in '' Desirable'' (1935) then MGM used him for '' The Painted Veil'' (1934) with

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. Brent supported Josephine Hutchinson in '' The Right to Live'' (1935), Francis in '' Living on Velvet'' (1935) and '' Stranded'' (1935). He then made two films with Davis, where she was top billed: '' Front Page Woman'' (1935) and '' Special Agent'' (1935). Brent appeared in '' The Goose and the Gander'' (1935) with Kay Francis, then was borrowed by RKO to make '' In Person'' (1935) with Ginger Rogers. At Warners he was top billed in the comedy '' Snowed Under'' (1936), then

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borrowed him to play Madeleine Carroll's leading man in '' The Case Against Mrs. Ames'' (1936).Matthew Bernstein, ''Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent'', Minnesota Press, 2000 p.436 At Warners he was reunited with Davis in '' The Golden Arrow'' (1936) and Francis in '' Give Me Your Heart'' (1936). Columbia borrowed him to support Jean Arthur in '' More Than a Secretary'' (1936) then Warners gave him top billing in '' God's Country and the Woman'' (1936) with Margaret Lindsay. Brent made '' Mountain Justice'' (1937) with Hutchinson and '' The Go Getter'' (1937) with

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. Warners then put Brent in his first male-orientated movie: ''

Submarine D-1 ''Submarine D-1'' is a 1937 drama directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Pat O'Brien, George Brent and Wayne Morris.. The film was produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and released by Warner Bros. Plot Butch Rogers and Sock McGillis are old submari ...

'' (1937) with Pat O'Brien and Wayne Morris. In November 1937 he became an American citizen. Brent made '' Gold Is Where You Find It'' (1938) with

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, then made '' Jezebel'' (1938) with Davis - only he was the second male lead, with Henry Fonda playing Davis' main love interest. Warners put him in an action "B" film with

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, '' Racket Busters'' (1938) then he was reunited with Francis in ''

Secrets of an Actress ''Secrets of an Actress'' is a romantic drama film directed by William Keighley, and starring Kay Francis, George Brent, and Ian Hunter in 1938. It is about a love triangle between a stage actress, her financial backer, and his friend. Plot summ ...

'' (1938). He was in the military drama ''

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'' (1939) with de Havilland and John Payne. He appeared in '' Dark Victory'' (1939) with Davis, which was a huge success. So too was '' The Old Maid'' (1939) where Davis and Miriam Hopkins fought over Brent. Both films were directed by Edmund Goulding. 20th Century Fox borrowed Brent for a key support role in '' The Rains Came'' (1939). At Warners he supported

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and O'Brien in ''

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'' (1940). Paramount borrowed him for ''

Adventure in Diamonds ''Adventure in Diamonds'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder and Nigel Bruce. It was also released under the alternative title of ''Diamonds are Dangerous''. Critics n ...

'' (1940), where he had top billing over

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. He was Merle Oberon's leading man in ''

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'' (1940), then starred in '' The Man Who Talked Too Much'' (1940) and '' South of Suez'' (1940). He supported

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in '' Honeymoon for Three'' (1941) and Davis in '' The Great Lie'' (1941). Columbia borrowed him for the lead role in '' They Dare Not Love'' (1941) with Martha Scott and

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used him in two films, ''

International Lady ''International Lady'' is a 1941 American spy-drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring George Brent, Ilona Massey and Basil Rathbone. During the production stage it was originally titled as ''G-Men versus Scotland Yard''. It was released ...

'' (1941) with Ilona Massey and '' Twin Beds'' (1942) with

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. Brent made one final film with Davis, ''

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'' (1942), alongside de Havilland. He supported Stanwyck in ''

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'' (1942) and was top-billed in ''

You Can't Escape Forever ''You Can't Escape Forever'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Jo Graham and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. and Hector Chevigny. The film stars George Brent, Brenda Marshall, Gene Lockhart, Roscoe Karns, Eduardo Ciannelli and Paul Harvey. T ...

'' (1942) with Brenda Marshall and ''

Silver Queen ''Silver Queen'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring George Brent and Priscilla Lane. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards; one for Best Score and one for Best Art Direction ( Ralph Berger, Emile Ku ...

'' (1942) with Priscilla Lane.

Military service

In 1942, Brent, an accomplished pilot who had tried and, because of age, failed to enlist in the armed services, temporarily retired from films to teach flying as a civilian flight instructor with the Civilian Pilot Training Program, and later became a pilot in the US Coast GuardO’Brien, Scott ''George Brent: Ireland's Gift to Hollywood and Its Leading Ladies'' BearManor Media for the duration of the war. His final film for Warner Bros. was '' My Reputation'' with Barbara Stanwyck, filmed from November 1943 to January 1944; except for previews for military audiences, it was not released until 1946. Brent acted on radio during this period.Warner Bros. financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 26 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

Freelance actor

While Brent returned to his acting career after WWII, he never recaptured his former popularity but during the immediate post war period he still remained a star of big budget films. RKO used him as Hedy Lamarr's leading man in ''

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'' (1944). For Hal Wallis he did '' The Affairs of Susan'' (1945) with Joan Fontaine then ''

Tomorrow Is Forever ''Tomorrow Is Forever'' is a 1946 black-and-white romance film directed by Irving Pichel, and starring Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles and George Brent. It was also the film debut of Richard Long and Natalie Wood. It was distributed by RKO ...

'' (1946) at International with Claudette Colbert and

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. He returned to RKO for '' The Spiral Staircase'' (1946), a huge success. At Universal he was teamed with

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in '' Lover Come Back'' (1946), then he made ''

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'' (1946) with Oberon and Edward Small at International. Brent went to

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to make a comedy '' Out of the Blue'' (1947) and Columbia for ''

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'' (1947) with Blondell. Universal teamed him with Yvonne De Carlo in '' Slave Girl'' (1947). Brent was one of several names in '' Christmas Eve'' (1947) for

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and '' Luxury Liner'' (1948) at MGM, a remake of the 1933 film in which Brent had appeared. He went to Republic to star in ''

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'' (1948) and in Universal's '' Red Canyon'' (1949) played the father of the star,

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. At the same studio he was third lead in '' Illegal Entry'' (1949) then had the lead in a "B" '' The Kid from Cleveland'' (1949). He supported Colbert in '' Bride for Sale'' (1950) at RKO. The budgets of Brent's films continued to shrink. He did two for

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: ''

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'' (1951) and '' The Last Page'' (1952), the latter shot in England with Diana Dors. There was ''

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'' (1952) with Jane Russell then two for Monogram: '' Tangier Incident'' (1953) and '' Mexican Manhunt'' (1953).

Television

Brent moved into television in the early 1950s guest starring in ''

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'', '' Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson'', '' The Ford Television Theatre'', '' Climax!'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Studio 57'', '' Science Fiction Theatre'', ''

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'', '' Schlitz Playhouse'' and the religion

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, ''

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''. He was cast in the lead in the 1956 television series '' Wire Service'', which ran for 39 performances. After appearing on '' Rawhide'' and ''

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'', Brent retired. 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.

Personal life

Brent was married five times: to Helen Louise Campbell (1925–1927), Ruth Chatterton (1932–1934), Constance Worth (1937),

(1942–1943), and Janet Michaels (1947–1974). Chatterton, Worth, and Sheridan were actresses; Chatterton and Sheridan were Warner Bros. players. His final marriage to Janet Michaels, a former model and dress designer, lasted 27 years until her death in 1974. They had two children: a daughter, Suzanne (born August 3, 1950), and a son, Barry (born November 26, 1954). Brent also had affairs with actresses Greta Garbo and Bette Davis, the latter a frequent Warner Bros. co-star. He suffered from emphysema and died of natural causes in 1979 in Solana Beach, California.George Brent dies aged 75 The Irish Times 28 May 1979: 8.

Filmography

Feature films

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Radio appearances

References

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