Biography for
Francis L. Sullivan

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Date of Birth

6 January 1903, London, England, UK

Date of Death

19 November 1956, New York, New York, USA (lung ailment)

Birth Name

Francis Loftus Sullivan

Trivia

Became a friend of Agatha Christie after starring in two of her plays as detective Hercule Poirot.

Awarded a Tony in 1955 for supporting dramatic actor in 'Witness For the Prosecution.' Charles Laughton, who played the same role in the 1957 film version, was, however, Oscar-nominated for his performance in the Best Actor category, not Best Supporting Actor.

Became a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Attended Stonyhurst, the Jesuit university in England alao attended by Peter Glenville and Charles Laughton.

He is one of the few actors to play the same role in two sound film versions of the same novel - Jaggers in Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations" - in 1934 and 1946.

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