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John Abbott
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Actor Born: June 5, 1905 in London, England, UK Death: May 24, 1996 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:While studying art in his native London, "John Abbott" relaxed between classes by watching rehearsals of a student play. When one of the actors fell ill, Abbott was invited to replace him, and at that point he switched majors. He became a professional actor in 1934, joined the Old Vic in 1936, and made his first film, "Mademoiselle Docteur", in 1937; later that same year he made his first BBC television appearance. Turned down for military service during World War II, Abbott joined the Foreign Office, working as a decoder in the British Embassy in Stockholm and working in similar capacities in Russia and Canada. In 1941, he took a vacation in New York, leaving his resumé and photo with various producers, just in case something turned up. On the very last day of his vacation, he was hired for a small role in Josef von Sternberg's "The Shanghai Gesture" (1941), thus launching the Hollywood phase of his... Full Biography
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