James Mason

James Neville Mason was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He starred in a number of successful British and American films from the 1950s to the early 1980s. Mason was nominated for three Academy Awards, three Golden Globes and two BAFTA Awards throughout his career.

About James Mason in brief

James Neville Mason was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945. He starred in a number of successful British and American films from the 1950s to the early 1980s. Mason was nominated for three Academy Awards, three Golden Globes and two BAFTA Awards throughout his career. Following his death in 1984, his ashes were interred near the tomb of his close friend, fellow English actor Sir Charlie Chaplin. He is buried in Huddersfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, with his wife Pamela Kellino, whom he would marry and whom he also starred with in Catch As Catch Can. He had no formal training in acting and initially embarked upon it for fun. After Cambridge, Mason made his stage debut in Aldershot in The Rascal in 1931. He joined the Old Vic theatre in London under the guidance of Tyrone Guthrie. He appeared in productions of The Cherry Orchard, Henry VIII, Measure for Measure, The Importance of Being Earnest, Love for Love, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, and MacBeth. In the mid-1930s he also appeared at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, notably in Pride and Prejudice with Betty Chancellor. In 1941–42 he returned to the stage to appear in Jupiter Laughs by A.J.

Cronin. He established himself as a leading man in Britain in a series of melodramas starting with The Man of the Man in 1940. He also starred in The Secret Mission with Michael Redgrave; The Bells Down with Tommy Trinder; The Go Down With Trinder and The Man in the Red Mask. He died in a car crash in 1986. He left a wife and three children. He has been remembered as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, and one of Britain’s most successful actors. He will be remembered for his role in Odd Man Out, the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film, and for his portrayal of the brooding anti-hero Gainsborough in the TV series The Patient Vanishes. His funeral will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral, London, on Saturday, May 25, at 11am. For more information, visit www.jamesmason.org.uk or go to www.justgiving.com/James-Neville-Mason-The-Man-of-the-Greyramas-The Man The Secret Mission and The Bells Down With Trinder and The Man in The Greyramas Series of the Greyrames of the 1940s by A.A. Cronin. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org or click here for details.

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