IMDb: Most Popular People Born In 1887 Most Popular People Born In 1887 1-50 of 932 names. Sort by: STARmeter▲ | A-Z | Height | Birth Date | Death Date 1. Boris Karloff Actor, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Along with fellow actors Lon Chaney , Bela Lugosi and Vincent Price , Boris Karloff is recognized as one of the true icons of horror cinema, and the actor most closely identified with the general public's perception of the "monster" from the classic Mary Shelley book, "Frankenstein". William Henry Pratt was born on November 23... 2. Reginald Owen Actor, Mary Poppins Born August 5th, 1887 in England, Reginald Owen was probably Hollywood's busiest character actor - making more than 80 films. He was educated in England at Sir Herbert Tree's Academy of Dramatic Arts. Owen excelled and made his professional debut also in England at the age of 18. He came to New York in the early 1920s and started working on Broadway by 1924... 3.

Conrad Hilton Self, What's My Line? Hotel magnate Conrad Nicholson Hilton was born on Christmas Day of 1887 in San Antonio, New Mexico. He was the son of Mary Genevive (Laufersweiler), who was of German descent, and August Halvorsen Hilton, a Norwegian immigrant, born in Hilton, Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway. His father ran a string of businesses... 4. William Frawley Actor, My Three Sons William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St. Paul's Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House. His first job was as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He did vaudeville with his brother Paul, then joined pianist Franz Rath in an act they took to San Francisco in 1910... 5. Roland Young Actor, The Philadelphia Story Best remembered for the many meek characters he played -- think Cosmo Topper, of the screwball classic ­­ Topper -- this balding, short, yet distinguished actor was born in London, England, to an architect and his wife.

Young was educated at Sherborne College and London University and trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art... 6. Gertrude Astor Actress, The Strong Man The first actress to sign a contract with Universal in 1915, Gertrude Astor (born in Ohio as Gertrude Irene Astor) began her career playing trombone and saxophone on a riverboat. Towering over most of her leading men at 5'11", she often played golddiggers, rich socialites or a leading lady's best friend in such one-reeled films and feature length silents as Polly Redhead ... 7. Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Actor, The Bell Boy Roscoe Arbuckle, one of nine children, was the baby of the family who weighed a reported 16 pounds at birth. Born in Smith Center, Kansas, on March 24, 1887, his family moved to California when he was a year old. At age eight he appeared on the stage. His first part was with the Webster-Brown Stock Company... 8. Eric Blore Actor, Top Hat Born in London, Eric Blore came out of college and started his working life as an insurance agent.

But while touring in Australia he took an interest in the stage and theater. He gave up his insurance job and turned to acting after returning to England. With his elfish long, straight nose, squint-eyed demeanor and a crisp voice... 9. Raoul Walsh Director, White Heat Raoul Walsh's 52-year directorial career made him a Hollywood legend. Walsh was also an actor: He appeared in the first version of W. Somerset Maugham 's "Rain" renamed Sadie Thompson opposite Gloria Swanson in the title role. He would have played the Cisco Kid in his own film In Old Arizona if an errant jackrabbit hadn't cost him his right eye by leaping through the windshield of his automobile... 10. James Finlayson Actor, Way Out West Alongside Ben Turpin , diminutive Scots-born Jimmy Finlayson was, arguably, the most instantly recognisable of the many clowns of silent screen slapstick who made their living as comic foil to stars like Laurel & Hardy , or Harold Lloyd . The perpetually exasperated, squinting, bald-pated master... 11.

John Hamilton Actor, Adventures of Superman Burly, stentorian-voiced John Hamilton, worked on Broadway and in touring theatrical companies for many years prior to his 1930 film debut. He was in the original Broadway company of "Seventh Heaven" and would appear in the film remake ( Seventh Heaven ) in 1937. For Warner Bros, he starred with Donald Meek in a series of short mysteries based on S.S. Van Dine stories... 12. Elisabeth Risdon Actress, The Roaring Twenties Star actress of UK silents who became a Hollywood character player in the sound era, typically portraying stern, autocratic elders. 13. Walter Connolly Actor, It Happened One Night The name may have been forgotten, especially today (seven decades later), but the portly, apoplectic, exasperated figure on the 1930s screen wasn't. While his film career, save a couple of silents, lasted a paltry seven years (1932-1939), character actor Walter Connolly certainly ran the distance. While some film historians complain that a number of his performances were annoying or overbaked... 14.

Chico Marx Actor, A Night at the Opera Chico adopted the Italian dialect routines no doubt from the many Italian immigrants he grew up with in his New York City neighborhood. An avid gambler and womanizer (chasing "chicks" some say is how he got his nickname), he was an accomplished pianist with his own unique finger pecking style. 15. Antonio Moreno Actor, The Searchers A serious rival to Rudolph Valentino as the smouldering 'Latin Lover' type was black-haired Spanish-born Antonio Moreno. One of the most prominent screen stars of the 1920's, he was equally adept at romance, melodrama or comedy and appeared opposite most of the legendary movie queens of the era, from the Gish sisters to Greta Garbo , to Gloria Swanson and Mary Pickford ... 16. Lil Dagover Actress, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari A prominent German film actress born on 30 September 1887 at Madiven, Java, the daughter of a forest ranger in the service of the Dutch authorities.

Sent at the age of ten to Baden-Baden to study, she later entered the cinema thanks to her marriage in 1917 to the actor Fritz Dagover who was 25 years her senior... 17. Raymond Walburn Actor, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Stalwart character Raymond Walburn is one of those actors whose name may have slipped through the memory cracks over time, but whose valued contribution to 30s and 40s comedy films certainly warrants a reminder. Somewhat reminiscent of the "Mr. Monopoly" character, Walburn was the archetypal bombastic bumbler or supercilious stuffed shirt with the trademark bulgy eyes... 18. Cyril Delevanti Actor, Soylent Green Seasoned London-born character actor, who had a lengthy career in American films and on television. The son of an Anglo-Italian music professor, Cyril also had a secondary career in Hollywood as a respected drama coach, engaged by Douglas Fairbanks , James Craig , and others. He appears to have divided the remainder of his time between films and the stage... 19.

Monte Blue Actor, Key Largo Stalwart, durable Monte Blue, a romantic leading man of the silent days, was born January 11, 1887, as Gerard Monte Blue (some sources indicate 1890, but his mother's application for his admission to the Soldier's and Sailor's Orphan's Home lists his birth date as January 11, 1887). Various sources have reported his first name as George or Gerald... 20. Charles Dingle Actor, The Little Foxes 21. Billy Bevan Actor, Terror by Night Billy Bevan's show-business career began in his native Australia, with the Pollard theatrical organization. The company had two theater troupes, one which toured Asia and the other traveling to North America. Bevan wound up in the latter, performing in skits and plays all over Canada and Alaska then down into the continental US... 22. Raymond Hatton Actor, In Cold Blood The son of a physician, Raymond Hatton entered films in 1909, eventually appearing in almost 500 other pictures. In early silents he formed a comedy team with big, burly Wallace Beery .

He was best known as the tobacco-chewing, rip-snorting Rusty Joslin in the Three Mesquiteers series. He was also in the Rough Riders series and appeared as Johnny Mack Brown 's sidekick as well... 23. John Wray Actor, All Quiet on the Western Front 24. Blanche Yurka Actress, A Tale of Two Cities This imposing-looking stage star of early 20th century Broadway was born Blanche Jurka to Bohemian immigrants on June 18, 1887 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Some references claim that she was brought to the United States as an infant and then raised in St. Paul. Her Czech parents saw a blossoming singing talent in their daughter and used their modest income to help pay for opera lessons... 25. Jack Conway Director, Libeled Lady Born Hugh Ryan Conway of Irish ancestry, Jack was one of a team of MGM contract directors (others included Sam Wood and Robert Z. Leonard ), who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favour of working within the strictures set forth by studio management -- as embodied by Irving Thalberg and his production supervisors... 26. Hank Mann Actor, Modern Times 28.

Irene Fenwick Actress, The Green Cloak Irene Fenwick was born Irene Frizzel in Chicago, Illinois on September 5, 1887. She was predominately a stage actress and a fine one at that. Her first film was THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR in 1915. She was to make three more that year, but one in 1916 called A CONEY ISLAND PRINCESS. Her services were, unfortunately... 29. Charles D. Brown Actor, The Big Sleep 30. Clive Brook Actor, Shanghai Express Born in London, England to Charlotte Mary (opera singer) and George Alfred Brook. He was educated privately. Stage experience included: "Oliver Twist", "Voysey Inheritence", "If I were King", "Importance of Being Ernest", Fair and Warmer", "Over Sunday", "Clothes and the WOman", and many others. Screen experience with Graham-Cutts Company in London... 31. Edna Ferber Writer, Giant 37. Bob Kortman Actor, Winds of the Wasteland Bob Kortman began his career acting in William S.

Hart westerns in 1915 and throughout his career supported such actors as Gary Cooper, Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Hoot Gibson, Johnny Mack Brown, and Laurel and Hardy. 38. Louis Jouvet Actor, Quai des Orfèvres Louis Jouvet was a living glory of the French theatre where he debuted in 1910. In his life he has worked as pharmacist, manager of a theatre, actor and theatre teacher. He debuted at the movies in 1932 and his best films were of the Golden Age of French cinema called the "poetical realism", e.g. "Hotel du Nord (1938)" or " La fin du jour "... 39. Hooper Atchley Actor, Mr. Wong, Detective 44. Milburn Morante Actor, The Detectress Milburn Morante (often alternatively credited as 'Moranti') began as a turn-of-the-century vaudevillian, part of a family trio calling themselves 'The Three Morantes'. After moving from San Francisco to L.A., he gravitated towards the film industry by 1913, initially with Keystone-Triangle, and, later... 45.

Jim Thorpe Actor, Wagon Master Renowned Native American athlete who excelled in the 1912 Olympic games in Stockholm but was later stripped of his Olympic medals for having previously received monetary compensation for engaging in professional sport. He later showed up on movie screens as a bit player in westerns. He was portrayed by Burt Lancaster in the film Jim Thorpe -- All-American . 46. Boris Karloff (Actor) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Boris Karloff Male Born Nov 23, 1887 William Henry Pratt, better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor. Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His popularity following Frankenstein was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or "Karloff the Uncanny.… Read More related links News + Updates Browse recent news and stories about Boris Karloff. Say Hello Again To His Little Friend: 'scarface' Blasts Its Way Back To The ...

Austin Chronicle Google News - Aug 25, 2011 '26, 2011 Personally I prefer Howard Hawks 1932 original â with George Raft, Paul Muni, and <mark>Boris Karloff</mark>, what&#39;s not to love? But let&#39;s face it, it&#39;s Brian De Palma&#39;s operatic 1983 Scarface that&#39;s withstood the test of time, and, to be fair,' Horror Takes Center Stage At Fall Film Fest Big Bear Grizzly Google News - Aug 24, 2011 'Shostrom was encouraged to pursue a career in special effects makeup by the wife of <mark>Boris Karloff</mark>, whom he befriended after becoming a devoted fan of âBride of Frankensteinâ (1935).

He began his career on David Cronenberg&#39;s âVideodromeâ (1983),' Hollywood's Consummate All Rounder Made Movies Happen The Age Google News - Aug 23, 2011 'The film, about a Vietnam veteran-turned-sniper, stars Tim O&#39;Kelly and <mark>Boris Karloff</mark>. Platt was nominated for an Academy Award for art direction for her work on Terms of Endearment (1983), directed by James L. Brooks. She wrote the screenplay for' âThe Brain Of Morbiusâ A.V. Club Dc Google News - Aug 21, 2011 'âPyramids Of Marsâ evokes <mark>Boris Karloff</mark>&#39;s The Mummy. âSeeds Of Doomâ riffs on The Thing. âThe Talons Of Weng-Chiangâ leans on both The Phantom Of The Opera and The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu.

âThe Brain Of Morbiusâ is most obviously a Frankenstein riff,' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Boris Karloff. CHILDHOOD 1887 Birth Born on November 23, 1887. TWENTIES 1909 21 Years Old However, in 1909 he left university without graduating and drifted, departing England for Canada, where he worked as a farm labourer and did various odd itinerant jobs until happening into acting. … Read More His brother, Sir John Thomas Pratt, became a distinguished British diplomat.<br /><br /> He was bow-legged, had a lisp, and stuttered as a young boy. He conquered his stutter, but not his lisp, which was noticeable all through his following career.<br /><br /> In Canada he began appearing in theatrical performances, and it was during this period that he adopted the professional name of "Boris Karloff". Some have theorised that he took the stage name from a mad scientist character in the novel The Drums of Jeopardy called "Boris Karlov".

However, the novel was not published until 1920, at least eight years after Karloff had been using the name on stage and in silent films (Warner Oland played "Boris Karlov" in a film version in 1931). Another possible influence was thought to be a character in the Edgar Rice Burroughs fantasy novel H. R. H. The Rider which features a "Prince Boris of Karlova", but as the novel was not published until 1915, the influence may be backward, that Burroughs saw Karloff in a play and adapted the name for the character. Karloff always claimed he chose the first name "Boris" because it sounded foreign and exotic, and that "Karloff" was a family name (from Karlov â in Cyrillic, ÐÐ°ÑÐ»Ð¾Ð² â a name found in several Slavic countries, including Russia, Ukraine and Bulgaria). However, his daughter Sara Karloff publicly denied any knowledge of Slavic forebears, "Karloff" or otherwise.

Read Less 1911 23 Years Old Karloff joined the Jeanne Russell Company in 1911 and performed in towns like Kamloops, British Columbia, and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. 1912 24 Years Old After the devastating tornado in Regina on 30 June 1912, Karloff and other performers helped with clean-up efforts. … Read More He later took a job as a railway baggage handler and joined the Harry St. Clair Co. that performed in Minot, North Dakota, for a year in an opera house above a hardware store.<br /><br /> Due to the years of difficult manual labour that Karloff had had to perform in Canada and the US to make ends meet whilst he was trying to establish his acting career, he was left with back problems from which he suffered for the rest of his life. Because of his health, he did not fight in the First World War.<br /><br /> Once Karloff arrived in Hollywood, he made dozens of silent films, but work was sporadic, and he often had to take up manual labour such as digging ditches or delivering construction plaster to earn a living.

A number of his early major roles were in film serials, such as The Masked Rider (1919), in Chapter 2 of which he can be glimpsed onscreen for the first time, The Hope Diamond Mystery (1920) and King of the Wild (1930). In these early roles he was often cast as an exotic Arabian or Indian villain. A key film which brought Karloff recognition was The Criminal Code (1931), a prison drama in which he reprised a dramatic part he had played on stage. Read Less FORTIES 1931 43 Years Old Another significant role in the autumn of 1931 saw Karloff play a key supporting part as an unethical newspaper reporter in Five Star Final, a film about tabloid journalism which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. … Read More His role as Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931) made Karloff a star. The bulky costume with four inch platform boots made it an arduous role but the costume and extensive makeup produced the classic image. The costume was a job in itself for Karloff with the shoes weighing 11 pounds (5 kg) each.

Universal Studios was quick to acquire ownership of the copyright to the makeup format for the Frankenstein monster that Jack P. Pierce had designed. A year later, Karloff played another iconic character, Imhotep in The Mummy. The Old Dark House (with Charles Laughton) and the starring role in The Mask of Fu Manchu quickly followed. These films all confirmed Karloff's new-found stardom.<br /><br /> The 5'11" (1.80 m) brown-eyed Karloff played a wide variety of roles in other genres besides horror. Read Less 1932 44 Years Old He was memorably gunned down in a bowling alley in the 1932 film Scarface. 1934 46 Years Old He played a religious First World War soldier in the 1934 John Ford epic The Lost Patrol. … Read More Horror had become Karloff's primary genre, and he gave a string of lauded performances in 1930s Universal horror films, including several with Bela Lugosi, his main rival as heir to Lon Chaney's status as the top horror film star.

Karloff reprised the role of Frankenstein's monster in two other films, Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939), the latter also featuring Lugosi. Karloff revisited the Frankenstein mythos in several later films as well, taking the starring role of the villainous Dr. Niemann in House of Frankenstein (1944), in which the monster was played by Glenn Strange. He reprised the role of the "mad scientist" in 1958's Frankenstein 1970 as Baron Victor von Frankenstein II, the grandson of the original creator. The finale reveals that the crippled Baron has given his own face (i. e., Karloff's) to the monster. Read Less FIFTIES 1938 50 Years Old Between 1938 and 1940, Karloff appeared in five films for Monogram Pictures. … Read More Directed by William Nigh, Karloff portrayed character James Lee Wong, a Chinese detective. More commonly referred to as Mr.

Wong, Karloff's portrayal of the character is an example of Hollywood's use of yellowface and its portrayal of East Asians in the earlier half of the 20th century. Read Less 1940 52 Years Old Karloff appeared at a celebrity baseball game as Frankenstein's monster in 1940, hitting a gag home run and making catcher Buster Keaton fall into an acrobatic dead faint as the monster stomped into home plate. … Read More Norman Z. McLeod filmed a sequence in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Karloff in the Frankenstein monster make-up, but it was deleted from the finished film. However, Karloff still appeared in that film in a brief but starring role as Dr. Hollingshead. Karloff donned the monster make-up for the last time in 1962 for a Halloween episode of the TV series Route 66, which also featured Peter Lorre and Lon Chaney, Jr. <br /><br /> While the long, creative partnership between Karloff and Bela Lugosi never led to a close friendship, it produced some of the actors' most revered and enduring productions, beginning with The Black Cat (1934).

Follow-ups included Gift of Gab (1934), The Raven (1935), The Invisible Ray (1936), Black Friday (1940), You'll Find Out (also 1940), and The Body Snatcher (1945). During this period, he also starred with Basil Rathbone in Tower of London (1939) as the murderous henchman of King Richard III. Read Less 1945 57 Years Old From 1945 to 1946, he appeared in three films for RKO produced by Val Lewton: Isle of the Dead, The Body Snatcher, and Bedlam. 1946 58 Years Old In a 1946 interview with Louis Berg of the Los Angeles Times, Karloff discussed his three-picture deal with RKO, his reasons for leaving Universal Pictures and working with producer Lewton. … Read More Karloff left Universal because he thought the Frankenstein franchise had run its course.

The last installment in which he appearedâHouse of Frankensteinâwas what he called a "'monster clambake,' with everything thrown inâFrankenstein, Dracula, a hunchback, and a 'man-beast' that howled in the night. It was too much. Karloff thought it was ridiculous and said so." Berg continues, "Mr. Karloff has great love and respect for Mr. Lewton as the man who rescued him from the living dead and restored, so to speak, his soul." During this period, Karloff was also a frequent guest on radio programmes, whether it was starring in Arch Oboler's Chicago-based Lights Out productions (most notably the episode "Cat Wife") or spoofing his horror image with Fred Allen or Jack Benny. Read Less LATE ADULTHOOD 1949 61 Years Old In 1949, he was the host and star of Starring Boris Karloff, a radio and television anthology series for the ABC broadcasting network.

… Read More An enthusiastic performer, he returned to the Broadway stage in the original production of Arsenic and Old Lace in 1941, in which he played a homicidal gangster enraged to be frequently mistaken for Karloff. Although Frank Capra cast Raymond Massey in the 1944 film, which was shot in 1941, while Karloff was still appearing in the role on Broadway, Karloff reprised the role on television with Tony Randall and Tom Bosley in a 1962 production on the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Somewhat less successful was his work in J. B. Priestley's play The Linden Tree. He also appeared as Captain Hook in the play Peter Pan with Jean Arthur. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his work opposite Julie Harris in The Lark, by the French playwright Jean Anouilh, about Joan of Arc, which was reprised on Hallmark Hall of Fame.

Read Less William Henry Pratt (1887-1969) | WikiTree: The FREE Family Tree Pratt-3483 created 12 Sep 2014 | Last modified 17 Feb 2016 Categories: Actors | Famous Actors of the 20th Century . Biography William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969[1]), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.[2] Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and especially for his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939), which resulted in his immense popularity. His best-known non-horror role is as the Grinch, as well as the narrator, in the animated television special of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966). He also had a memorable role in the original Scarface (1932). For his contribution to film and television, Boris Karloff was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Search William Henry Pratt alias Boris Karloff, 1887-1969 Posted on KARLOFF, BORIS, (alias for) PRATT, William Henry, (1887-1969), Actor, was born here. 36 Forest Hill Road, East Dulwich, SE22 Southwark 1998 [ + ] Like this: Like Loading... 121 thoughts on “William Henry Pratt alias Boris Karloff, 1887-1969” Anna Pratt on said: This isn’t a comment, I just wanted to say he’s my (dead) grandpa’s uncle. 26 July 2006 at 05:56 said: I’m trying to track down a local story that Boris Karloff (William Pratt)once worked for the B.C. Electric Railway in Vancouver B.C. Canada. Have left a message with the website maintained by the family, but no response so far. Does anyone know for sure?

6 September 2006 at 21:30 said: My father-in-law Maurice Cecil Pratt was Boris Karloff’s cousin.He was born in 1906.His grandfather and great-grandfather are buried in the churchyard of Henley Church. He looked just like Boris Karloff and he had his lisp. I have a family tree dating back to 1790,and would like to know if this is really true. 24 May 2015 at 13:24 said: I would like to to see this Family tree My mother is a pratt, My uncle Carlos pratt from Houston, Use to go visit Boris Karlosff, I don’t quiet know my great Grandpa’s Name D Tomas Pratt, He lived in mexico and he divorced my great grand ma, My Grand pa name Author William Pratt, his Brothers Names, Carlos , Bob, and Aunt Helen, 14 September 2006 at 10:03 said: With Williams and Henrys recurring in my hard-to-trace family tree, I’m intrigued to find out if Boris’line is connected. Any contact will be welcome.

17 September 2006 at 04:50 said: I stimbled upon this link during a Yahoo search. This is really interesting. I’m the author of “Boris Karloff: The Man Remembered” (2004), and any new bits of information about Boris’ family history are always appreciated. I’ll have to check the family tree listed in an earlier biography. Good luck. And thank you for the pictures of Boris’ birthplace. I’ll have to make the pilgrimage (since I have been to the church where his ashes are buried.) 15 September 2013 at 01:43 said: GORDEN CAN YOU PLEASE RESEARCH AN AMERICAN INDIAN WOMAN WILHELMINA WAHLKRO THAT WAS MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER I BELEIVE SHE MIGHT BE THE UNIDENTIFIED INDIAN WOMAN ON HIS FAMILY TREE FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD GROWING UP 17 September 2006 at 23:58 said: My family name was also Pratt and researching my family tree I keep geting to William Henry Pratt born some time round 1886 or 7 ish.

His father was also WIlliam Henry and had a connection with the Equestrian Tavern Southwark. He had 5 brothers and Sisters. My Uncle William went to the USA and the family lost touch. Does this tie in with anyone else. 30 June 2012 at 06:19 said: Hi Roger, I have his fathers name as Edward John Pratt and his mother as Eliza Sarah Millard. I am a decendant from the Millard side. Edward and Eliza married in India (Eliza was born and raised in India) and they married in Surat on the 27th October 1848.

The children of Edward and Eliza I believe were: Edward Millard Pratt b 29 Aug 1865 in India died 28 June 1949 George Marlow Pratt b bet 1865 – 1869 India Charles Rary Pratt b bet 1865 – 1869 India Frederick Greville Pratt b bet 1865 – 1869 India David Cameron Pratt b bet 1869 – 1877 India Julia Honoria Pratt b bet 1869 – 1877 India John Thomas Pratt b 13 Jan 1876 India Richard Septimus Pratt b 1883 England William Henry Pratt (Boris Karloff) b 23 Nov 1887 Dulwich England I hope this helps. 6 October 2012 at 20:42 said: Hi!! well, i have some documents from William Pratt (son of John Thomas Pratt), he is my grandfather’s dad… i’d like to have more information, and well, if you can help me, we can talk.

I really wish it… 4 October 2006 at 16:22 said: We are tracing our family tree at the moment on my mother’s side. There was an old family story about William Henry Pratt being my grandad’s cousin. Grandad’s surname was Bright. Anybody know of the connection? 6 October 2006 at 07:44 said: I have a query that might strike some as idiosyncratically American but since Karloff made his way to stardom in the USA, I think it merited. I was quite the fan of Karloff when I was a child and felt it keenly when he died. I recall that there was something of an “official” story put about in film fan publications back in the day in order to explain the obscurity, at that time, of Karloff’s family background. It seems that Karloff was very reticent on the subject, giving the impression that there had been little if any contact between himself and his family since he’d left Britain. The only other references to be gleened from him were that he had foresaken an expected career in foreign service, which was family tradition, in favor of acting.

In retrospect it was a pretty romantic tale, with the added virtue of having all the specific bits be factual. It was not until many years later that I learned about Karloff’s putative east Indian ancestry. It was quite a surprise since in all my years of reading anything with Karloff’s name attached I’d never come across so much as a suggestion that he was anything other than a pure bred Englishman with perhaps some distant Russian connection. Of course, considering the state of US society in the thirties, it’s hardly a shock that Hollywood might edit out that part of the story. I tucked the information about Karloff’s antecedents away in a corner of my mind, taking it out occasionaly to ponder over. A few years ago I happened upon a class photo of young Willam Henry and his public school mates. There amid a sea of dark uniforms and pale faces, the future Karloff stood out in sharp relief as unmistakably anglo-indian. This image tapped into a latent memory of the deep bronze verging on mahogoney tan that Karloff had sported off and on during his later years.

At that moment it broke on me that, contra his public image in the states, Karloff had grown up as a mixed race child of the empire in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Now I’m not competent to judge what the consequences of this would have been for him in the Britain of that time. I do have some notion of what they would have been had he been born in the US though. My query is: Are there any sources available for inquiring into this aspect of Karloff’s early life? I’m not looking for horror stories you understand. I’m interested in what role, if any, his family background played in making him the man, the actor and yes, the artist that he was to become. 12 October 2006 at 01:15 said: Further on my previous comment in September. On researching my family treel I have found that my uncle William Henry Pratt was rhw Second Child of William Henry Pratt and Clara Harris. It is the Haris connection which brought William Henry to London. They had 6 children The first son William Henry joined the Army at the time of the WWI. His mother bought him out of the Army against his wishes. So he rejoined.

Some time after WWII william went to the USA he had no contact with the family. At some point the date I have yet to discover an AUnt contacted the US Army as it was believed thet WIlliam had joined the US Army. The reply was that William was aliv and well and had been told of the family wanting to contact him No response was ever received from him. Does this tie in with anything any one else has and does it tie in with Boris Karlof. It does look as though the Pratt family has quite a few branches which may lead to the same area of London. I might be a help if those researching the same area could get into closer contact. Any one got any ideas. 3 November 2006 at 18:55 said: Boris karloff’s family is an enigma.My grandmother was Bessie Maude Pratt, born in 1888 in Camberwell.She was my grandfather’s 2nd wife and my father David Elman Macer Wright, and Philip Harry Macer Wright my uncle had many stories about Bessie Pratt’s family connections.One of the most enduring was that she was related to Boris Karloff.

Only yesterday evening, before finding this site, my father assured me his mother would not have made this up and my uncle who dismissed much of our family’s legend, was certain of the authenticity of his mother’s kinship to Boris. My father who is now 88yrs old, said yesterday that he only knew Boris Karloff was a Pratt from his mother telling him and that as far as he is aware no-one knew Boris Karloff was Billy Pratt.I can find no link at all in my grandmother’s ancestry to Boris’ family, which is’nt helped by an apparant blank in his father and grandfather’s family, both of whom we are told were only childrenPamela Pratt’s entry above therefore throws open the whole plot. I would dearly like to get to the bottom of it.There are few things more frustrating than telling your children their ancestor was related to the great man, when asked how you can’t prove it! I believe my father’s mother was descended from Walter Pratt of Baldock, Hertfordshire, born 1390 Mildenhall, Suffolk and her family tree traces her ancestry to that date.

I would be very keen to join in trying to resolve the Karloff ancestry and would appreciate any direct contact on the matter to donny@stillstoked.co.uk 19 December 2006 at 13:37 said: Boris Karlof is a direct, if not distant cousin of mine,a second cousin I am told,of my Grandfather,Robert Charles Pratt, my fathers Dad. this is,as I am told, and have to hand, in the form of a family tree,which was obtained through Charmaine Bradbury Pratt, a cousin of this branch of family, you must forgive the wide spread, loose connections, but we do seem a profilic lot,(Of which I am very proud, I might add)the family tree runs thus,Edward John Pratt, married Margaret Shoals, July 20,1818,she died,November 8 1834, he then married an unidentified Indian Woman, no date of marriage, who gave birth to Edward John Pratt,Jnr, on October 15 1827, who died Paris,after 1895, but before this he had married,four different woman,which runs thus,first wife!

Julienna Campbell,married April 10 1849, died December 1850,they had two children,Emma Caroline Pratt born Jan 12 1850 and Edward Pratt 111,born Dec 13 185o died Dec 14 1850, he then married, or went with Charlotte, thats all we know of her, who gave birth to Ellen Julia Pratt born Aug 18 1855, but died as a child, he the married, or went with another unidentified woman, no children, he then married Eliza Sarah Millard, who was born Jun 3 1848 married to him Oct 27 1884 she died 1893, but she gave birth to the following children Edward Milard,( Ted ) Pratt born 29 aug 1865 then George Marlow Pratt birn 13 April 1867 then Frederick Grenville (F.

G ) Pratt, then David Cameron Pratt born early 1870s, then Julia Honoria Pratt born 1874, then JOhn Thomas Pratt born 13 Jan 1875( what a name for the historical fact),then Richard Septimus Pratt born 10 Nov 1882 then the link,William Henry Pratt (Boris Karloff) born Nov 23 1887 London England died Feb 2 1969 at Midhurst England hethen married the following women,Olive de Wilton, no children from this marriage, that was 1913, then “Montana” Laurona Williams born 1896 in New Mexico, married July 1920 no children then Helena Vivian (Polly) Soule born 1900 Maine married Feb 3 1934,again no children, then Dorothy Stine born Charlotte Michigan married her on April 12 1930 divorced April 10 1946 she died 1991 he then married Evelyn Hope,I believe this is Hestnora!) but cannot be sure,who was born 1904 in Put

ney England, they were married April 11 1946,we again believe in America,(she died June 1 1993,) she gave birth to the following children, Sara Jane Karloff Pratt born 23 0f Nov 1938 Hollywood, who married Richard Cotton in Jan 1958 they were Divorced in 1972,they had the following children Michael Cotton born 1960 who married and had a daughter called Kaoay!(no further leads here) and another son David Cotton born 1961 who married,dont know who, and he had a son Kyle and a daughter,Mackenzie, she Sara, went on to marry a Derry Brodsack,no children, they must have split up, she then married William J (Sparky) Sparkman who was born Feb 10 1930, they were married March 14 1992,that as far as we have reached, at this point in history, hope it will fill in a few gaps.

Regards to all members of the Great Clan, we numbered Two million and six hundren thoudsand at the last rough count,as our forbears seemed to do, just keep moving, (In an up and down motion)! Stan. 30 June 2012 at 06:37 said: Hi Stan. I must say it was great to stumble upon your post, all be it years later! I am a Millard; a decendant line of Eliza Sarah Millard, who was the second wife of Edward John Pratt and the mother of William Henry Pratt. Eliza Sarah Millard was the child of Major James Millard born 1806 in Marlow England and Eliza Julia Edwards born 1830. Eliza Julia Edwards was of anglo-asian decent. Eliza Sarah Millard had two brothers 1. James Edward Millard 2.

Edwin Havelock Millard I am a direct decendant of Edwin Havelock Millard This is the information I have collected in my family tree in relation to the Pratt’s: Edward and Eliza married in India (Eliza was born and raised in India) and they married in Surat on the 27th October 1848.

The children of Edward and Eliza I believe were: Edward Millard Pratt b 29 Aug 1865 in India died 28 June 1949 George Marlow Pratt b bet 1865 – 1869 India Charles Rary Pratt b bet 1865 – 1869 India Frederick Greville Pratt b bet 1865 – 1869 India David Cameron Pratt b bet 1869 – 1877 India Julia Honoria Pratt b bet 1869 – 1877 India John Thomas Pratt b 13 Jan 1876 India Richard Septimus Pratt b 1883 England William Henry Pratt (Boris Karloff) b 23 Nov 1887 Dulwich England Regards, 16 February 2007 at 10:23 said: There is more here than I can read at the moment but to comment on the Indian side of Granpa Bill (known to few), his mother was Indian. This I have been told since I was a young child.

I have been separated from my Mother’s side of the family (Pratt) for most of my life but I have always known that Granpa Bill died about a year after I was born. He attended my baptism (Stillwater, Oklahoma). That is all I know. I have wanted to get together a family tree for years but my Mother’s (Pratt) side of the family is so messy, scattered, and uncooperative that it is very difficult. I have come to understand that William’s Father was married (unsure if they were all legal marriages), to at least three differrent woman in his life, Fathering MANY children. At least two woman were of Indian decent. It is actually quite possible that he was related to many, many people since he had so many brothers and some sisters. I THINK if it is traced properly, my Mother’s (Lois Irene Pratt) Father’s (Rev. John Pratt), Father (Rev. Sidney Pratt) was WHP’s nephew?? Hope this might help anyone interested. I also know a little Family tidbit that much of my Mother’s side of the Family was very “well to do and quite important”, politicaly, in Canada.

Having family in “acting” in the USA was NOT seen as proper in Canada OR England (trust me, I heard it my whole young life from my “proper” Grandmother, (Mary Pratt- mother of 5 Pratt girls). John and Mary moved to the USA from Canada sometime around 1960. I’m sure there are people out there that know alot more than I and any response or lead in the right direction for me (I have little to no money to spend on the search), would be of great appreciation. Kimberly S Moore… bka: Kye said: This PRATT family discussion is interesting. I can only add a little more information, concerning two of “Boris’s” brothers, David Cameron PRATT and Charles Rary PRATT; namely that the former at some time seems to have married Bertha Regina IMMISCH, daughter of the noted electrical engineer of the 1880s-90s. They were still in London in 1911, when Gwendoline B Pratt, David’s daughter was born.

Charles Rary PRATT certainly moved abroad to Pernambuco in Brazil at some point as he was a witness at the marriage there of Bertha’s brother Moritz August IMMISCH in 1914. I have nted that Karloff biographical information states Charles Rary was employed by a French cable company, and given that Moritz A. IMMISCH was the Deputy Superintendent of telegraphic company which was bought by the French in 1916, I suspct he may have helped him get a job (or vice versa – M.A. IMMISCH moved to Pernambuco in 1889). I’d love to hear from anyone who knows whathapened to David Cameron Pratt, his daughter Gwendoline or any of the other Pratts as far as the IMMISCH connection goes. 11 April 2007 at 22:54 said: Some of my Pratt ancestors were also in the acting profession- there was John Pratt born abt. 1854 in Inverness and was I thin employed in music halls etc.

His son William Alexander Pratt was by all accounts a famous actor/impressario but I do not know his stage name – after his mother died in 1890, he was taken in by a travelling preacher so he might haven taken the name of his foster parents. Daughter Rebecca Annie (married Ernest F. Wilmot in abt 1910) was an amateur actress of some repute – other daughters Caroline Jane (Bevan) and Mabel Rose were also on the stage at various times. Rebecca Annie Wilmot lived at Aberdeen Park, Highbury. Anyone recognise this lot? 23 April 2007 at 01:59 said: My Mom always claimed we were related to Boris Karloff aka Pratt. My Pratt family’s origin for as much as I know begins in Ontario, Canada. My Grandfather b.1861 in Can. was William Henry also. His father was Addison and grandfather, George, g-Grandfather, Ebenezer. I learned that some Canadian Inuits came to Osceola Co., Michigan a few years back seeking info about Pratt’s that were Indians.

The cousin they talked to wasn’t interested nor did he know anything and never obtained info for anyone to contact them. My Pratt’s stayed around the Leeds, Ontario area. Would love to work with anyone interested in the mystery of the Pratt’s. Sharon2u4ever@hotmail.com 8 May 2007 at 21:10 said: Hello everyone Hi to Lyndsay. I have a family tree of Boris (William Henry Pratt) that I printed from the website Boris’s maternal grandmother Eliza Crawford married James Millard in 1845 her sister ANNA CRAWFORD married Thomas Leonowens on Dec 25th 1849 their first two children died at birth, 3rd was an unamed daughter and the 4th was Louis who was born in 1855.

This is the ANNA of “The King and I” and “Anna and the King of Siam” All information is in the book entitled “Dear Boris” by Cynthia LIndsay, I was also led to believe that my fathers family are related to William Henry Pratt, and like Lyndsay my grandfather Harold born 1894 and his father William Pratt 1842 also bear a strong resemblance to Boris. My search is based in Denmead (also referred to as Barn Green) and Hambledon, in Hants, but as yet have found no connection to London. If any one can add to my family tree I will be grateful. said: Dear All, My name is Stephen Jacobs and for several years I have been researching and writing a new biography called ‘More Than a Monster: The Life and Work of Boris Karloff’. I have done extensive research on Karloff’s family and ancestry and have found out much that is new, and often surprising. The facts that have so far been printed are inaccurate. As a consequence (and I hate to let everyone down) it’s unlikely that anyone here is related to Karloff unless they can claim direct descendency from one of Karloff’s siblings.

His father, Edward Pratt, (born in Bombay) was the only son of an only son so you’d have to have a connection going back to the late 1700’s. 9 July 2007 at 03:16 said: My original question about William Pratt was answered in a round-about way by a posting on the “official” Boris Karloff website. Yes, William Pratt did work for the BC Electric Railway–heavy, grinding 10 or 12 hour shifts on the track gang. Hard to imagine how he might have had time for theatre work in Vancouver and New Westminster. As the story goes, he received a telegram from a Hollywood agent while laying track somewhere up toward Chilliwack. Pratt “downed tools” and resigned on the spot, and took a train south from Vancouver a couple of hours later. In reply to the very lengthy family tree posted (years ago)… Boris Karloff was my Great Grandpa. My Grandma Sara married Richard Cotten (with an E) they had my uncle David Cotten 1960 and my Dad Mike Cotten born 1959.

David had 2 kids, Kyle & Mackenzie (neither of which have any children as they’re barely in high school) and Mike Cotten married Abby Rizzo born 1960(daughter of Jilly Rizzo) and had (me) Kacey 1986. My parents divorced and my Dad remarried Jodi Cotten… and that’s as far as it goes for now, I’m definitely going to always be an only child and I won’t give Boris any great great grandchildren for a while 😉 27 March 2009 at 21:22 said: William – it appears that you and I come from the same area. The name Pratt is very common in Denmead, Hambledon Boarhunt and Portsmouth and it seems impossible to make any progress as they all have the same names ie George, William, Charles, James, and Henry ! I have also heard that there was a butcher called Pratt in Denmead and I was also told that Julia Pratt – William Pratts sister had a wool shop there as well ?

As for the London connection apparently my Grandfather used to travel to London on occasion (?) and used to stay with some friends of his – where I don’t know but they had a daughter born around 1924ish that my dad knew as Dickie Doughnut, I have a photo of her and her parents with my grandfater taken about 1935 so if that name rings a bell with anyone let me know Happy searching said: Hi, Few years ago my grandmother told me an interesting tale- Boris Karloff was some kind of a blood relative of hers, and that he tried to hide his Jewish Origins by changing his name from karlofsky to Karloff. At first, after reading Boris Karloff’s profile in Wikipedia, I was pretty skeptical. But now, after noticing the great controversy surrounding the true origins of Boris Karloff, I’m starting to suspect that my grandmother’s tale can actually be true. My great grandmother’s name was Sara Karlofsky. She was born in Russia (Kiev), her mother’s name was Mayta Freda, and her half brother’s name was Abe Balington. She migrated to Canada after spending few years in England.

2 January 2014 at 04:30 said: Good day fellow relo’s … Yes I too, have been told about Boris 😀 … William, Arthur, Charles, Henry, are still names in my tree … My son is a William Pratt 🙂 … I also have been trying to find connections, although I do know the connections must be before rather than after. It is certainly clear from reading these comments, that the Pratt likeness hasn’t been changed by marriage or migration in many of the branches. The content on here is amazing, and I’d be trickled pink if anyone is interested in digging deeper. If anyone can lead me to a good ‘Boris’ gedcom, I’d really appreciate it. Pratty William Henry Pratt synonyms, William Henry Pratt antonyms - FreeThesaurus.com William Henry Pratt synonyms, William Henry Pratt antonyms - FreeThesaurus.com Also found in: Dictionary , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . noun Synonyms for William Henry Pratt United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969) Synonyms Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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Anna Harriet Emma Leonowens (Edwards) (1831 - 1915) - Genealogy Anna Harriet Emma Leonowens Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love Build your family tree online Share photos and videos Anna Harriet Emma Leonowens (Edwards) Birthdate: British East India Company Trading Post, Ahmednagar, India Death: Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Immediate Family: Added 2014-06-17 16:51:17 -0700 by Keith Millard Collection: Nov 26 1831 - Ahmadnagar, India Death: Jan 19 1915 - Montreal, Canada Parents: Thomas Edwards, Marry Ann Glascott Siblings: ...

Edwards), Vandry Glascott Donohoe, Ellen Jane Savage (born Donohoe), Charlotte Mary Ann Donohoe, Grace Eva Donohoe, Charles Patrick Donohoe Husband: Added 2016-08-12 14:10:28 -0700 by Deirdre Ann Savage Collection: Nov 5 1831 - Ahmarashtra, India Death: Jan 19 1915 - Montreal, Quebec, Cananda Parents: Thomas Edwards, Mary Ann Donohoe Husband: Thomas Edwards, Mary Anne Glascott Siblings: ...

Millard (born Edwards), Vandry Glascott Donohoe, Charles Patrick Donohoe, Grace Eva Donohoe, Ellen Jane Donohoe, Charlotte Mary Ann Donohoe Husband: Thomas Edwards, Mary Anne Edwards (born Glascott) Sister: Thomas Edwards, Mary Anne Glascott Sister: Nov 26 1831 - Ahmadnagar, India Death: Jan 19 1915 - Montreal, Canada Parents: Thomas Edwards, Marry Ann Edwards (born Glascott) Siblings: ...(born Edwards), Ellen Savage (born Donohoe), Vandry Glascott Donohoe, Charles Patrick Donohoe, Charlotte Mary Ann Donohoe, Grace Eva Donohoe Husband: Mary Anne Glasscott, Thomas Edwards Sister: Louis T. Leonowens, Avis Annie Leonowens Residences: from Anna Leonowens Anna Leonowens (26 November 1831–19 January 1915) was an English travel writer, educator, and social activist. She worked in Siam from 1862 to 1868, where she taught the wives and children of Mongkut, king of Siam.

She also co-founded the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Leonowens's experiences in Siam were fictionalised in Margaret Landon's 1944 bestselling novel Anna and the King of Siam and in various films and television miniseries based on the book, most notably Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1951 hit musical The King and I. Leonowens' father died before she was born, and her mother married an Irish soldier, Corporal Patrick Donohoe of the Engineers. In 1845, her 15-year-old sister, Eliza Julia Edwards, married Edward John Pratt, a 38-year-old British civil servant who had served in the Indian Navy. One of their grandsons was the actor William Henry Pratt, better known as Boris Karloff. Because Edward John Pratt was also an Anglo-Indian, Leonowens never approved of her sister's marriage, and her disconnect from the family was so complete that decades later, when a Pratt relative contacted her, she replied threatening suicide if he persisted.

Leonowens's daughter, Avis, married Thomas Fyshe, a Scottish banker who ended the family's money worries, while her son, Louis, returned to Siam and became an officer in the Siamese royal cavalry. He married Caroline Knox, a daughter of Sir Thomas George Knox, the British consul-general in Bangkok (1824–1887), and his Thai wife, Prang Yen.[23][24][25] Under Chulalongkorn's patronage, Louis Leonowens founded the successful trading company that still bears his name. The Louis T. Leonowens Co.Ltd. is still running business in Thailand up until present time. Bombay Anna, written by Susan Morgan, is another retelling of the life of Anna Leonowens. Morgan conducted in-depth research in the Kenneth and Margaret Landon papers seeking to reveal the history of this enigmatic figure. Anna’s origins have been less clear in years past and Morgan seeks through this volume to bring clarity to the situation. This was especially difficult because Leonowens was not truthful about her humble beginnings.

Despite her revelations to the contrary, Leonowens was born on November 26, 1831 Anna Harriett Emma Edwards in India to a British soldier and his young wife. Leonowens grew up in Army barracks amidst a diversity of ethnicities and cultures. It was a rather bleak beginning. Leonowens herself married young and continued the military connection until she found herself widowed with two small children. Leaving India Leonowens charted a new course for her life embellishing her pedigree and credentials to become the governess to the children of King Mongkut (Rama IV). It was this Anna that previous biographies have presented–an upper-class British woman who faced tragic loss before becoming a beloved governess in Siam. It is this Anna immortalized in the adaptation of Landon’s Anna and the King of Siam (1944) and later as Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1951 musical The King and I. Landon was hampered by wartime restrictions and limited access to Asian archives. Landon enjoyed great success from her book and its adaptation, which must have left her with feelings of ambivelance since she disliked Rodgers and Hammerstein’s final product.

Morgan reveals more about Leonowens, in part because more primary sources have become available. Leonowens left Siam (modern-day Thailand) after five years and made her way to America where, Morgan says, another phase of embellishment began. She published The English Governess at the Siamese Court (1870) and The Romance of the Harem (1873) to the interest of many who wanted to learn of the exotic East. Leonowens later left New York for Canada, settling in Montreal and Halifax to spend time with her daughter and grandchildren. Anna Harriet Emma Leonowens's Timeline 1831 William Henry Pratt - definition of William Henry Pratt by The Free Dictionary William Henry Pratt - definition of William Henry Pratt by The Free Dictionary Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. William Henry Pratt - United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969) Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content .

Link to this page: Karloff Boris References in periodicals archive ? But it was for playing Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931) and Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) that Karloff, who was born William Henry Pratt on November 23, 1887, is best remembered. On this day I READ with interest your article about the gunmakers of Birmingham and thought you might like to know that the gun tester in the cover picture at the BSA factory in 1952 was my wife's grandfather William Henry Pratt, of Tudor Road, Moseley. Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

Question: The actor William Henry Pratt born in 1887 was better known as whom?
Answer: Boris Karloff