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Gene Lockhart
  • Birth Name:
    Eugene Lockhart
  • Date of Birth:
    July 18, 1891
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Cancer
  • Place of Birth:
    London, Ontario, Canada
  • Place of Death:
    Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Date of Death:
    March 31, 1957
  • Cause of Death:
    Coronary thrombosis
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Canadian

Family

Gene Lockhart
  • Spouse:
    Kathleen Lockhart
  • Daughter:
    June Lockhart

Career

Gene Lockhart

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Gene Lockhart
  • He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6307 Hollywood Boulevard, one for motion pictures and one for television.
  • He had a great succession of "good guy" supporting roles including Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol and the judge in Miracle on 34th Street.
  • He made his film debut in the 1922 version of Smilin' Through, as the Rector, but did not made his sound debut until 1934 in the film By Your Leave, where he played the playboy Skeets.
  • He had also written theatrical sketches, radio shows, special stage material, song lyrics and articles for stage and radio magazines.
  • Lockhart had a long stage career; he also wrote professionally and taught acting and stage technique at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City.
  • At the age of 15, he was appearing in sketches with actress Beatrice Lillie. Lockhart was educated in various Canadian schools and at the Brompton Oratory School in London, England.
  • Was a Canadian Academy Award-nominated character actor, singer, playwright and popular composer.

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Gene Lockhart

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