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James Mason (English: James Mason, May 15, 1909 - July 27, 1984) was born in Yorkshire, England. He graduated from the Department of Architecture at Cambridge University. A famous Hollywood movie star who often plays elegant villains. He gained international fame with "The Seventh Veil". As an actor, he has successfully performed many types of images. After World War II, he topped the British box office for three consecutive years and appeared in more than 100 movies. Representative works include "Lolita" (1962), "North by Northwest" (1959), "A Star Is Born" (1954), Georgy Girl (1967), "Odd Man Out" (1947), etc. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Film for "The Star" and was nominated for the Academy Award three times.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
U.K.
Born
1909-05-15
Died
1984-07-27
Wikidata
Q209186
Occupations actormovie actorwriterautobiographerscreenwriterstage actordirectorfilm director
Aliases James MasonJames Neville MasonFortune teller/MiomiMasonjames masonjames masonjames masonjames mason

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