Question: What nationality was George Brent, actor who starred with Bette Davis in the 1939 film Dark Victory? 
Context: Jezebel is a 1938 American romantic drama film released by Warner Bros. and directed by William Wyler.  It stars Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, supported by George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp, Richard Cromwell, and Fay Bainter.  The film was adapted by Clements Ripley, Abem Finkel, John Huston, and Robert Buckner, from the play by Owen Davis, Sr. The Rich Are Always with Us is a 1932 American Pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, and Bette Davis.  The screenplay by Austin Parker is based on the novel of the same name by Ethel Pettit. Jesse Graves, also known as Jessie Graves or Jesse A. Graves, was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s.  During his career he appeared in over 100 films.  Some of the more notable include: "After the Thin Man" in 1936, which stars William Powell, Myrna Loy, and James Stewart; 1938's "Jezebel" with Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, and George Brent; the Mickey Rooney version of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1939); Frank Capra's 1939 political comedy-drama, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur; the Orson Welles classic, "Citizen Kane" (1941); the George Gershwin biopic, "Rhapsody in Blue" (1945); and the 1948 Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn romantic comedy, "State of the Union".  His final film was the 1949 western, "El Paso", starring John Payne and Gail Russell.  As a Black American during this era, most of his roles were as butlers, redcaps, porters, waiters and other servant positions. Edmund Goulding (20 March 1891 – 24 December 1959) was a British film writer and director.  As an actor early in his career he was one of the 'Ghosts' in the 1922 British made Paramount silent "Three Live Ghosts" alongside Norman Kerry and Cyril Chadwick.  Also in the early 1920s he wrote several screenplays for star Mae Murray for films directed by her then husband Robert Z. Leonard.  Goulding is best remembered for directing cultured dramas such as "Love" (1927), "Grand Hotel" (1932) with Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford, "Dark Victory" (1939) with Bette Davis, and "The Razor's Edge" (1946) with Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power.  He also directed the classic film noir "Nightmare Alley" (1947) with Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell, and the action drama "The Dawn Patrol".  He was also a successful songwriter, composer, and producer. George Brent (15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-born American stage, film, and television actor in American cinema. Baby Jane Hudson is a fictional character and the antagonist of Henry Farrell's 1960 novel "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? " She was portrayed by Bette Davis in the 1962 film adaptation and by Lynn Redgrave in the 1991 made-for-TV remake.  The 1962 production is the better-known, with Bette Davis earning an Academy Award nomination for her performance.  The character is portrayed by Susan Sarandon,who plays Bette Davis, in the TV anthology "Feud: Bette and Joan" aired in 2017. The Golden Arrow (1936) is an American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Bette Davis and George Brent.  The screenplay by Charles Kenyon is based on a story of the same title by Michael Arlen published in the September 14, 1935 issue of "Liberty". The Great Lie is a 1941 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Bette Davis, George Brent, and Mary Astor.  The screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee is based on the novel "January Heights" by Polan Banks. David Newell was primarily known as an American character actor, whose acting career spanned from the very beginning of the sound film era through the middle of the 1950s.  He made his film debut in a featured role in "The Hole in the Wall", a 1929 film starring Edward G. Robinson and Claudette Colbert.  Early in his career he had many featured roles, in such films as: RKO's "The Runaway Bride" in 1929, starring Mary Astor; 1931's "Ten Cents a Dance", starring Barbara Stanwyck and directed by Lionel Barrymore; and "White Heat" in 1934.  He would occasionally receive a starring role, as in 1930's "Just Like Heaven", which co-starred Anita Louise.  However, by the mid-1930s he was being relegated to mostly smaller supporting roles.  Some of the more notable films he appeared in include: "A Star is Born" (1937), which stars Janet Gaynor and Fredric March; "Blondie" (1938); the Bette Davis vehicle, "Dark Victory" (1939); "Day-Time Wife" (1939), starring Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell; "It's a Wonderful World" (1939), with James Stewart and Claudette Colbert; "Rings on Her Fingers" (1942), starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney; the Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore film, "Up in Arms" (1944), which also stars Dana Andrews; 1947's "Killer McCoy" with Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, and Ann Blyth; "Homecoming" (1948), starring Clark Gable, Lana Turner, and Anne Baxter; "That Wonderful Urge" (1949), starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney; "David and Bathsheba" (1951), starring Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward; and Cecil B. DeMille's 1952 blockbuster, "The Greatest Show on Earth".  During his 25-year acting career, he appeared in over 110 films.  His final appearance in film was in 1954's "The Eddie Cantor Story", in which he had a small supporting role. Dark Victory is a 1939 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Bette Davis and featuring George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ronald Reagan, Henry Travers and Cora Witherspoon.  The screenplay by Casey Robinson was based on the 1934 play of the same title by George Brewer and Bertram Bloch, starring Tallulah Bankhead.
Answer: Irish-born