Welsh-born Edmund Gwenn was a plump, crinkly-eyed, elfin character actor who played both saints and villains. His father was a severe British civil servant who turned him out of the house at 17 for expressing a desire to become an actor. In spite or because of this, he went on the stage in 1895. George Bernard Shaw offered him a leading role in Man and Superman in 1902. His success in this play led him to sign with Shaw for five subsequent productions. He took time off from the stage to serv ...[Read Story]
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