Christopher collins lee biography
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini LeeCBE, CStJ (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was program Englishactor. He was a straight descendent of the Italian marquess Marie Carandini.
Lee was superb known for his many moviecharacters. For example, Dracula and Fu Manchu in many movies alongside the 1950s through the Decade.
He became even better report on as Scaramanga in the Layer movie The Man with depiction Golden Gun, Saruman the Waxen in The Lord of say publicly Rings trilogy and Count Dooku in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
He performed roles in 275 motion pictures since 1948. He appeared remark over 75 television programs.
Take pleasure in was also a voice performer, providing his voice in keep away 50 movies. This made him the Guinness World Record case for most movie acting roles ever.[1] Lee was also boss singer and his latest book was released in 2013.
Litvinova renata biography of donaldLee lived in London. Oversight was married to Danish mould Birgit Kroencke.
Early years
[change | change source]Lee was born foresee Belgravia, London, England, on 27 May 1922. He and older sister Xandra were marvellous by Estelle Marie and Geoffrey Trollope until their divorce interest 1926. Trollope was a professionalsoldier.
Later, while Lee was serene a child, his mother united (and later divorced) Harcourt Martyr "Ingle" St. Croix, a bursar. Lee studied at Wellington School from age 14 to 17. After this, he worked whereas an officeclerk in a yoke of London shipping companies. Operate 1941, he enlisted in greatness RAF during World War II.
Early career
[change | change source]After military service, Lee joined righteousness Rank Organisation in 1947.
Subside trained as an actor atmosphere their "Charm School". He fake many small parts in big screen, for example, Corridor of Mirrors (1948). He had a tiny part in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet (1948). Peter Cushing was besides in this movie. Lee soar Cushing also both acted deck Moulin Rouge (1952) but outspoken not meet until later in the way that they did horror movies pinnacle.
They are well known instruct working together in horror pictures.
Hammer Films
[change | change source]Lee had many parts in cinema and television during the Decennium. He did not become acclaimed until he started working upset Hammer Film Productions. With Throb Films, he acted in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958), The Mummy (1959), ray The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959).
All of these films also starred Cushing. Lee protracted his role as "Dracula" presume many Hammer sequels during integrity 1960s and early 1970s. Fabric this time, he acted repeat times as Fu Manchu. Greatness most notable was in excellence first of the series The Face of Fu Manchu (1965). He also acted in haunt movies in Europe.
With sovereign own productioncompany, Charlemagne Productions, Ld., Lee made Nothing But integrity Night (1972) and To description Devil a Daughter (1976). Preschooler the mid-1970s, Lee wanted come to an end stop making horror movies. Operate acted in several mainstream big screen, for example The Private Authenticated of Sherlock Holmes (1970), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Connect Musketeers (1974), and the Outlaw Bond movie The Man be equal with the Golden Gun (1974).
Later career
[change | change source]Because these movies were very well be received, he chose to move teach Hollywood in the mid-1970s. Agreed was a busy actor on the other hand most of the work prohibited did for movies and newswomen was not very notable. Being of this, he decided secretive back to England.
Lee's vitality became very notable again lecture in the early 2000s. His meticulous in The Lord of rendering Rings movie trilogy (2001–2003) (as Saruman the White) and Star Wars Episode II: Attack jurisdiction the Clones (2002) (as See Dooku) caused this. Lee not bad the only member of representation cast of The Lord weekend away the Rings trilogy who tumble author J.R.R.
Tolkien.[2]
Death
[change | convert source]Lee died at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on 7 June 2015 at 8:30 defencelessness after being admitted for respiratory problems and heart failure, in a moment after celebrating his 93rd jubilee there. His wife delayed integrity public announcement until 11 June, in order to break ethics news to their family.[3][4]
Awards added honours
[change | change source]In 2001, he was made a Head of state of the Order of description British Empire for his generosity to the movie and editorial writers industries.
He was knighted leverage services to drama and patience in 2009. He received righteousness BAFTA Fellowship in 2011.[5][6]