Boris Karloff
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| + | [[Image:The Raven.jpg|thumb|right|200px|In 1963, [[Roger Corman]] directed ''[[The Raven (1963 film)|The Raven]]'', a [[horror-comedy]] written by [[Richard Matheson]] very loosely based on the poem, "[[The Raven]]" by [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. It stars [[Vincent Price]], [[Peter Lorre]], and [[Boris Karloff]] as a trio of rival [[Magic (paranormal)|sorcerers]].]] | ||
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| '''Boris Karloff''' (born '''William Henry Pratt''') ([[East Dulwich]], [[November 23]], [[1887]] – [[February 2]], [[1969]]) was an [[England|English]] actor, who emigrated to [[Canada]] in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and the creation of [[Frankenstein's monster]] in 1931's ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]''. His popularity following ''Frankenstein'' in the early 1930s was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or, on some movie posters, "Karloff the Uncanny".{{GFDL}} | '''Boris Karloff''' (born '''William Henry Pratt''') ([[East Dulwich]], [[November 23]], [[1887]] – [[February 2]], [[1969]]) was an [[England|English]] actor, who emigrated to [[Canada]] in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and the creation of [[Frankenstein's monster]] in 1931's ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]''. His popularity following ''Frankenstein'' in the early 1930s was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or, on some movie posters, "Karloff the Uncanny".{{GFDL}} | ||
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Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt) (East Dulwich, November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969) was an English actor, who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and the creation of Frankenstein's monster in 1931's Frankenstein. His popularity following Frankenstein in the early 1930s was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or, on some movie posters, "Karloff the Uncanny".
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