Brian Aherne
William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 1902 – 10 February 1986) was an English actor.
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 Aherne in the trailer for I Confess (1953) | |
| Born | William Brian de Lacy Aherne 2 May 1902 |
| Died | 10 February 1986 (aged 83) Venice, Florida, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Years active | 1910–1967 |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Fontaine (m. 1939; div. 1945) Eleanor de Liagre Labrot (m. 1946; his death 1986) |
His first Broadway appearance in The Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1931 teamed him with Katherine Cornell.
He starred with Madeleine Carroll, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth and Carole Lombard in many movies. He was an Oscar-nominated for his role as Emperor Maxmilian in Juarez (1939).
On TV he appeared in Wagon Train and Rawhide.
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Aherne as Robert Browning and Katharine Cornell as Elizabeth in the original Broadway production of The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1931)
Other websites
- Brian Aherne on IMDb
- Brian Aherne at Allmovie
- Brian Aherne at Find a Grave
- Brian Aherne Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine at the British Film Institute
- Brian Aherne as Julian Gordon in Shooting Stars (video clip, appearance at 2:55m) Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine at British-Pathé
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