Henry Wilcoxon
| Henry Wilcoxon | |
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as the vicar in The Miniver Story (1950)
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| Born |
Harry Frederick Wilcoxon 8 September 1905 Roseau, Dominica, British West Indies |
| Died | 6 March 1984 (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart failure and cancer |
| Other names | Harry Wilcoxon |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1926–83 |
| Spouse(s) |
Sheila Garrett (1936-37; divorced) Joan Woodbury (1938-69; divorced; 3 children) |
Henry Wilcoxon (8 September 1905 – 6 March 1984) was an actor born in Roseau, Dominica, British West Indies, and best known as a leading man in many of Cecil B. DeMille's films, also serving as DeMille's associate producer on his later films.
Henry Wilcoxon was born Harry Frederick Wilcoxon on 8 September 1905 in Roseau, Dominica. His father was Robert Stanley Wilcoxon (known as "Tan"), manager of the Colonial Bank in Jamaica, and his mother, Lurline Mignonette Nunes, had been an amateur theatre actress.
The following is a summary of the early childhood of Henry (Harry) and his brother Robert Owen Wilcoxon (Owen), from his autobiography.
Harry and Owen were known as 'Biff' and 'Bang' to friends and family due to fighting skills gained in amateur boxing.
After completing his education, Wilcoxon was employed by Joseph Rank, the father of J. Arthur Rank, before working for Bond Street tailors Pope and Bradshaw. While working for the tailors, Wilcoxon applied for a visa to work as a chauffeur in the United States, but upon seeing his application refused, turned to boxing and then to acting.
Wilcoxon's first stage performance "was in the E.M. Dell play The 100th Chance," before he joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1928 and (as Harry Wilcoxon) toured "for several years" playing "all roles that came his way." Among these roles, he found critical success playing Captain Cook in a production of Rudolph Besier's The Barretts of Wimpole Street at the London Queen's Theatre alongside Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Scott Sunderland and Cedric Hardwicke. In June 1932, at the Queen's Theatre, he played Donald Gage alongside Edith Evans as Irela in Sir Barry Jackson's production of Beverley Nichols' novel Evensong.
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