| Cecil Kellaway | |
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| Born | August 22, 1893(1893-08-22) Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Died | February 28, 1973 (aged 79) Hollywood, California, United States |
Cecil Kellaway (August 22, 1893 – February 28, 1973), born in Cape Town, South Africa, was an Academy Award-nominated character actor.
Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author and director in the Australian film industry until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and offered him a part in Wuthering Heights (1939). From then on Kellaway was always in demand when the part called for a twinkling, silver-haired leprechaun.
Kellaway died in 1973, in Hollywood, California at the age of 79. He was entombed in the Sanctuary of Remembrance at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. He received two Best Supporting Actor nominations, for The Luck of the Irish and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Edmund Gwenn and Arthur Chesney, brothers whose real name was Kellaway, were his cousins.
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| NAME | Kellaway, Cecil |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Town, South Africa |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 1973, age 79 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Hollywood, California, USA |
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