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Cecil Kellaway

セシル・ケラウェイ　/　せしる・けらうぇい

Screenwriter from South Africa

August 22, 1890 – February 28, 1973　・　Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Western Cape
screenwriter
stage actor
film actor

My Take

Cecil Kellaway is the sort of name I love rediscovering. Born in Cape Town and raised British, he became one of Hollywood's great character actors, earning two Academy Award nominations, for The Luck of the Irish in 1948 and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in 1967. To me that twin recognition says everything about his craft: a man who could add warmth and dignity to a scene without ever stealing it from the leads. The supporting players are the backbone of cinema, and Kellaway, who also wrote and worked across stage and television, embodied that artisan spirit. A veteran born in 1890 and gone in 1973 well worth remembering.

Overview

Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African-British character actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for The Luck of the Irish (1948) and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Cecil Kellaway
Name (Japanese): セシル・ケラウェイ
Reading: せしる・けらうぇい
Born: August 22, 1890 – February 28, 1973
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Tiger
Origin: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: screenwriter / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

2. Background

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4

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