“HARVEY, LAURENCE / Nationality: British. Born: Larushka Mischa Skikne in Joniskis, Lithuania, 1 Oct 1928; emigrated to South Africa, 1934; became British citizen, 1947. Education: Meyerton College and Earl of Atherton High School, Johannesburg, South Africa. Military Service: 1943–1946—served in entertainment unit with South African Army in North African and Italian campaigns. Family: Married 1) Margaret Leighton, 1957 (divorced 1961); 2) Joan Perry Cohn, 1968 (divorced 1972); 3) Pauline Stone, 1972.” “Career: Stage debut with Johannesburg Repertory Theater in Cottage To Let, 1943; 1946—attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London; performed in repertory theater, Manchester; 1948—film debut in Man on the Run; 1951—West End stage debut in Hassan; 1955—Broadway stage debut in The Island of Goats; 1958—stage directorial debut, Simply Heavenly; 1963—film directorial debut, The Ceremony. Died: 25 Nov 1973 of cancer.” —John McCarty / International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers https://www.encyclopedia.com/movies/d... “HARVEY, LAURENCE (1927-1973) – Actor” “Laurence Harvey (real name Hirsch Skikne, also cited as Larushka Mischa Skikne - he was born in Yomishkis, Lithuania) was in the right place at the right time just once: his performance (Oscar and BAFTA nominated) as Joe Lampton in Room at the Top (d. Jack Clayton, 1958) remains a significant indicator of the winds of change in British cinema.” “He is the screen's answer to the theatre's Jimmy Porter, much more so than the screen's own Jimmy Porter as filtered through Richard Burton's mellifluous tones. Harvey's last moments as he gets into the bridal car to be driven to ‘the top’ remain a moving statement of ambition achieved at the cost of self-betrayal.” “His performance as the working-class man on the make opened the doors for Tom Courtenay, Albert Finney and others who breasted the New Wave of British cinema. Unlike them, though, he tended to draw critical opprobrium for most of his work.” “He wasn't a newcomer when he played Joe. Educated in South Africa, he came to England to study at RADA and quite soon became a by-word for living picturesquely beyond his means. Means, that is, generated by a series of modest programmers like Man on the Run (d. Lawrence Huntington, 1949), the lead in 'B' films such as The Scarlet Thread (d. Lewis Gilbert, 1951), playing charming wastrels across the social spectrum in, e.g., I Believe in You (d. Michael Relph, 1952) and The Good Die Young (d. Lewis Gilbert, 1954), made for Romulus to whom he was under contract; doing a somewhat wooden Romeo for Castellani in Romeo and Juliet (UK/Italy, 1954) - and so on.” “Then Joe made him a major star for a while, sought on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US he played opposite Elizabeth Taylor (you couldn't aspire higher in 1960) in Butterfield 8 (d. Daniel Mann, 1960) and his characteristic affectlessness was brilliantly used in John Frankenheimer's The Manchurian Candidate (1962).” “Back in Britain, he reprised Joe in Life at the Top (d. Ted Kotcheff, 1965), more respectable than most sequels and owing much to the continuities he brought it, and was well-served by the intelligently observed superficialities of Darling (d. John Schlesinger, 1965).” “He died sadly young (of cancer) after another dozen or so indifferent films shot all over the place, with an ineptitude that knew no geographic barriers. He also directed The Ceremony (US/Spain, 1963). He married (1) Margaret Leighton (1957-61) and (2) Joan Cohn (1968-72), widow of fabled ogre Harry.” “Biography: The Prince: Laurence Harvey by Des Hickey and Gus Smith (1975).” “Brian McFarlane, Encyclopedia of British Film” http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people... “LAURENCE HARVEY nascido como Larushka Mischa Skikne (Joniškis, 1 de outubro de 1928 — Londres, 25 de novembro de 1973) foi um ator britânico, nascido na Lituânia. Foi pai de Domino Harvey, cuja vida inspirou o filme Domino.” “Passou a infância em Johannesburg, na África do Sul, de onde saiu para trabalhar na Inglaterra. Lá estudou arte dramática e mudou seu nome para Laurence Harvey.” “Estudou na Real Academia de Arte Dramática e depois passou a integrar o teatro da biblioteca de Manchester. Sua primeira apresentação nos palcos londrinos foi em 1951. Em 1956 foi para Nova York atuar em Island of Goats, mas seu maior sucesso nos palcos foi vivendo Henrique V pela Companhia Old Vic.” “Estreou no cinema em 1948, no filme House of Darkness, e entre seus principais filmes estão Romeu e Julieta, O Espião de Nariz Frio, Disque Butterfield 8, Almas em Leilão, Summer and Smoke, Darling e Camelot.” “Casou-se três vezes: primeiro com a milionária Joan Conn, depois com a atriz Margaret Leighton e, por último, com a modelo Paulene Stone. Ele morreu de câncer, aos 46 anos, depois de lutar por quase dois anos com a doença.” https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurenc...
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