Birthname: Charles Albert Browning
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born | Jul 12, 1880 Louisville, KY |
| Died | Oct 6, 1962 Hollywood, CA |
| Age | Died at 82 |
| Final Resting PlaceAngelus Rosedale Cemetery | |
Tod Browning | |
| Job | Film actor, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1915-1939 |
| Top Roles | Harbormaster, A Crook |
| Top Genres | Drama, Silent Films, Short Films, Crime, Horror, Comedy |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, Monster |
| Top Collaborators | Lon Chaney, Henry B. Walthall, David Butler (Director), Polly Moran |
| Shares birthday with | Hunt Stromberg, Milton Berle, Vera Ralston see more.. |
Tod Browning Overview:
Director, Tod Browning, was born Charles Albert Browning on Jul 12, 1880 in Louisville, KY. Browning died at the age of 82 on Oct 6, 1962 in Hollywood, CA and was laid to rest in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
Tod Browning BlogHub Articles:
Book Review--DARK CARNIVAL: The Secret World Of Tod Browning, Hollywood's Master Of The Macabre (Revised Edition)
By Dan Day, Jr. on Feb 26, 2025 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogDARK CARNIVAL is the revised edition of a 1995 biography on American film director Tod Browning, written by David J. Skal and Elias Savada. The book was published by the University of Minnesota Press, and I purchased the more affordable paperback version. Tod Browning is a name well-known to film ge... Read full article
Silents are Golden: Silent Directors ? The Daring Tod Browning
By Lea Stans on Oct 6, 2022 From Classic Movie Hub BlogSilents are Golden: Silent Directors ? The Daring Tod Browning Tod Browning Known chiefly for his macabre masterpieces Dracula (1931) and Freaks (1932), Tod Browning is widely considered one of the all-time greatest horror film directors. But his cinematic roots stretched back much further tha... Read full article
The Unholy Three, Happy Anniversary! Classic Film, Starring the One and the Only, Lon Chaney; Directed by the One and the Only Tod Browning!
By C. S. Williams on Aug 16, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosWhat a film! Heightened to surrealism by the uncanny acting of Lon Chaney; darkened (as always) by the strangest directing hand in Hollywood history, Tod Browning! Just my little shout-out of you are remembered, Unholy Three. Also starring Victor McLaglen, Mae Busch and Matt Moore. David Kesson was ... Read full article
The Unholy Three, Happy Anniversary! Classic Film, Starring the One and the Only, Lon Chaney; Directed by the One and the Only Tod Browning!
By C. S. Williams on Aug 16, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosWhat a film! Heightened to surrealism by the uncanny acting of Lon Chaney; darkened (as always) by the strangest directing hand in Hollywood history, Tod Browning! Just my little shout-out of you are remembered, Unholy Three. Also starring Victor McLaglen, Mae Busch and Matt Moore. David Kesson was ... Read full article
The Unholy Three, Happy Anniversary! Classic Film, Starring the One and the Only, Lon Chaney; Directed by the One and the Only Tod Browning!
By C. S. Williams on Aug 16, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosWhat a film! Heightened to surrealism by the uncanny acting of Lon Chaney; darkened (as always) by the strangest directing hand in Hollywood history, Tod Browning! Just my little shout-out of you are remembered, Unholy Three. Also starring Victor McLaglen, Mae Busch and Matt Moore. David Kesson was ... Read full article
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