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Tod Browning

Tod Browning
Browning in 1921
Born
Charles Albert Browning Jr.

(1880-07-12)July 12, 1880
DiedOctober 6, 1962(1962-10-06) (aged 82)
Resting placeAngelus-Rosedale Cemetery
Occupations
  • Film actor
  • film director
  • screenwriter
  • vaudevillian
  • comedian
  • carnival/sideshow worker
Years active1896–1942

Tod Browning (born Charles Albert Browning Jr.; July 12, 1880 – October 6, 1962) was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer. He directed a number of films of various genres between 1915[a] and 1939, but was primarily known for horror films.[1] Browning was often cited in the trade press as "the Edgar Allan Poe of cinema."[2]

Browning's career spanned the silent and sound film eras. He is known as the director of Dracula (1931),[3] Freaks (1932),[4] and his silent film collaborations with Lon Chaney and Priscilla Dean.


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  1. ^ "Tod Browning". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007.
  2. ^ Meuel, David (March 7, 2023). Silent Film's Last Hurrah: The Remarkable Movies of the Long 1928. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-4859-0.
  3. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (1931). "Dracula". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Freaks". The New York Times. 1932.

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