Although he made nearly sixty films in a fifty year acting career, it is for the two he made with director James Whale that he will be best remembered. Born Ernest Graham Thesiger in London on January 15th 1879, he was the grandson of the first Baron of Chelmsford. Educated at Marlbrough college and the Slade, he originally hoped to become a great painter. Greatness proved elusive however (though he remained an accomlished watercolor artist) and he quickly turned to the theatre, making his f ...[Read Story]
