George Curzon
Date of birth: 1898-10-18
Place of birth: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Chambré George William Penn Curzon
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Commander Chambré George William Penn Curzon (18 October 1898 – 7 May 1976), known as George Curzon, was a Royal Navy Commander, actor, and father of the present Earl Howe. Curzon, born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, was the only son of diplomat The Hon. Frederick Curzon-Howe (a son of The 3rd Earl Howe) and his wife, the actress Ellis Jeffreys. Curzon trained for the Navy at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, on the Isle of Wight, and first saw action in the First World War. He retired from the Navy as a Lieutenant-Commander, then served as a King's Messenger before turning to the West End stage in 1930. Curzon then went to America and appeared on the New York stage in the play Parnell before entering films. He was given a minor role as a police constable in Basil Dean's Escape (1930). His first major role came in 1935 when he appeared as the title role in Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor. He reprised this role in Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle (1935) and Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938). He appeared in several films directed by Alfred Hitchcock before he moved to the United States and Hollywood, most notably Young and Innocent, where he played a musician and murderer who was caught by his nervous eye-twitch, in a famous long crane shot devised by Hitchcock. A brief interruption came to Curzon's acting career in 1939 when, after playing a minor role in Hitchcock's Jamaica Inn, he again enlisted in the navy during World War II. He later starred in various other films from 1947 until 1965. Curzon had two children from his second marriage: Frederick Richard Penn (b. 1951) and Emma Charlotte (b. 1953). His son succeeded to his kinsman's title of Earl Howe in 1984 (long after the death of Curzon himself in 1976) and his daughter was granted the rank of an earl's daughter a year later (i.e. Lady Emma).
Movie Credits
Young and Innocent
1937-02-17
When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins f
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934-12-09
While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attemp
Jamaica Inn
1939-05-11
In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the rem
Q Planes
1939-02-21
In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team u
Uncle Silas
1947-10-08
Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and sc
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
1938-02-01
Sexton Blake and Tinker foil criminal plot connected with the Tongs, and master-minded by "famous st
The Impassive Footman
1932-06-28
A woman finds brief respite from the selfishness of her husband with a young doctor, and their mutua
Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle
1935-10-01
In this lively detective drama, Sexton Blake, private eye, must find out who stole the bonds of a pr
Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor
1935-01-01
In this mystery, ace detective Sexton Blake returns to solve the puzzling murder of a prominent viol
Sing Along with Me
1952-02-19
Story of a grocer who wins a radio song writing contest and is signed on by a music publisher. Place
Her First Affaire
1932-12-07
A headstrong young girl falls completely for a writer of trashy novels, and insinuates herself into
The White Angel
1936-06-25
In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurs
Strange Boarders
1938-05-01
Pre-war intelligence man Tommy Blythe interrupts his honeymoon to investigate the discovery of vital
After the Ball
1932-11-23
The wife of a diplomat in Geneva pretends to be a maid in order to continue her flirting with a hand
For Them That Trespass
1949-04-21
In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examini
The First Gentleman
1948-03-15
The story of a romance between the daughter of the Prince Regent and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg.
The Scotland Yard Mystery
1934-01-03
A doctor uses his unique medical knowledge to mastermind a lucrative life-insurance scam; in a rare
Lorna Doone
1934-12-09
High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600s. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal Doone
Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife
1936-02-22
The story of Mozart and his wife Constance, set against a background of court intrigue and professio
Chin Chin Chinaman
1931-09-01
A crime film directed by Guy Newall.
Murder at Covent Garden
1932-02-18
A detective goes undercover and poses as a criminal to try to discover the reasons behind the murder
Admirals All
1935-01-01
A standoffish actress is pursued by a low ranking Navy officer
Java Head
1934-07-31
The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. T
The Cruel Sea
1953-02-24
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexp
A Royal Divorce
1938-09-21
The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
1939-03-04
Mr. Reeder, a somewhat eccentric old gentleman employed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, gets
Jassy
1947-08-13
In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued
Woman of Straw
1964-04-28
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles
The Canterville Ghost
1966-11-02
An American ambassador moves his family into a haunted English castle.
Widow's Might
1935-06-17
Harry Black and the Tiger
1958-07-22
In the mysterious jungle of India, Harry Black, a skilled hunter, hunts a dangerous tiger which atta
Oliver Twist
1962-01-07
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a hou