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Laurence Harvey

ローレンス・ハーヴェイ　/　ろーれんす・はーゔぇい

Actor from Lithuania

October 1, 1928 – November 25, 1973　・　Joniškis, Lithuania

actor
film actor
film director

My Take

Laurence Harvey is one of those classic-era stars I find genuinely magnetic and a little chilly, which suited him perfectly. Room at the Top earned him an Oscar nomination, but it's his hollow-eyed turn in The Manchurian Candidate that I consider unforgettable, an icy, brainwashed blankness few actors could carry. His backstory is remarkable too: born Zvi Mosheh Skikne to Lithuanian Jewish parents, raised in South Africa, then a fixture of British cinema. He died far too young in 1973 at forty-five. The data says American; he was Lithuanian-born British. A coolly compelling actor who deserves rediscovery.

Overview

Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne; 1 October 1928 – 25 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. He was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents and emigrated to South Africa at an early age, before later settling in the United Kingdom after World War II.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Laurence Harvey
Name (Japanese): ローレンス・ハーヴェイ
Reading: ろーれんす・はーゔぇい
Born: October 1, 1928 – November 25, 1973
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Dragon
Origin: Joniškis, Lithuania
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film actor / film director / stage actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1956 Theatre World Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4

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