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Leslie Fenton

Leslie Fenton

Birthday: 1902-03-12 | Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English-born American actor and film director. He appeared in 62 films between 1923 and 1945. Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He moved to America with his mother, Elizabeth Carter, and his brothers when he was six years old. They sailed as steerage passengers on board the R.M.S. Celtic. As a teenager, Leslie worked as an office clerk. He moved to New York and began a career on the stage. His film career began later with Fox Studios. He also directed 19 films between 1938 and 1951. He married American actress Ann Dvorak in 1932. Dvorak (Anna May McKim) moved to Britain with Fenton while he served in the British armed forces during the Second World War. The union was childless and ended in divorce in 1945. Fenton died 25 March 1978 in Montecito, California, aged 76. Some sources, including IMDb, incorrectly cite Frank Fenton, the noted screenwriter and novelist, as his younger brother. Frank Fenton's parents were actually John Fenton and Eveline Edgington (married Liverpool, 1900), as evidenced by the ship's manifest for the RMS Caronia (page 0817, line 0008), aboard which Frank Fenton arrived in the US on 21 April 1906.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1938
Boys Town

as    Dan Farrow

1937
China Passage

as    Anthony Durand

1936
The House of Secrets

as    Barry Wilding

1936
The Longest Night

as    Carl Briggs

1936
Two in the Dark

as    Stuart Eldredge

1935
Chinatown Squad

as    Su Quong

1935
Star of Midnight

as    Tim Winthrop

1934
Marie Galante

as    General Saki Tenoki

1934
Take the Stand

as    Hugh Halliburton

1933
Lady Killer

as    Duke

1932
The Hatchet Man

as    Harry En Hai

1932
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

as    Nick 'Nicky' Grant

1932
The Famous Ferguson Case

as    Perrin

1931
The Guilty Generation

as    Joe Palmero

1931
The Public Enemy

as    Samuel 'Nails' Nathan

1929
The Last Performance

as    Buffo

1929
The Man I Love

as    Carlo Vesper

1929
Paris Bound

as    Richard Parrish

1926
The Shamrock Handicap

as    Neil Ross

1925
Lazybones

as    Dick Ritchie