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George Brent
George Brent (1904 – 1979)
Biography and Movie Career
George Brent was born George Patrick Nolan on March 15, 1904, in Shannonbridge, County Offaly, Ireland. His early life was marked by political turbulence. As a young man, Brent was involved in the Irish War of Independence, fighting as a courier for the Irish Republican Army against British rule. His experience during this tumultuous time shaped his early adulthood, though details of his activities remain somewhat vague, given the secretive nature of the IRA.
Seeking a fresh start, Brent left Ireland in the 1920s and emigrated to the United States. His transition to America represented a significant turning point in his life. Settling in New York, Brent enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts to train as an actor, setting his sights on a stage and film career.
Career Path and Rise to Stardom
George Brent began his acting career on the stage, performing in Broadway plays throughout the late 1920s. It was during this period that he adopted the name "George Brent" as his stage
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George Brent
Irish-American actor (1904–1979)
For other uses, see George Brent (disambiguation).
George Brent | |
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Brent in 1939 | |
| Born | George Brendan Nolan (1904-03-15)15 March 1904 Ballinasloe, Ireland |
| Died | 26 May 1979(1979-05-26) (aged 75) Solana Beach, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1924–1960, 1978 |
| Spouses | Helen Louise Campbell (m. 1925; div. 1927)Ruth Chatterton (m. 1932; div. 1934)Constance Worth (m. 1937; div. 1937)Ann Sheridan (m. 1942; div. 1943)Janet Michaels (m. 1947; died 1974) |
| Children | 2 |
George Brent (born George Brendan Nolan; 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor. He is best remembered for the eleven films he made with Bette Davis, which included Jezebel a
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Brent was born in Worcestershire, England, the son of George Brent and Marianna Peyton Brent. His grandfather Richard Brent was lord of Admington and Lark Stoke but lost much of his property during the English Civil Wars because of his Catholicism. With family fortunes declining in Great Britain, George Brent migrated to Maryland between 1660 and 1663. By 1670 he had moved to the Aquia Creek area of Stafford County where his relatives, including his uncle Giles Brent (1600–1672) and aunt Margaret Brent, once major political leaders in Maryland, had created a refuge for other Catholics and acquired substantial amounts of property.
Brent initially practiced law. In December 1670 he was identified as “George Brent of Oquia Creeke, Gent.,” in a record authorizing him to act as an attorney for a London haberdasher who had an interest in land in Westmoreland County. Brent became a successful tobacco planter and raised livestock, owned a sawmill, ran a ferry, and accumulated land and laborers. He became surveyor of Stafford County in 1679 and by 1687 had also become surveyor
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