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Cushing, Peter

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
English actor. Elegant and often sinister, he specialized in horror roles in films made at Hammer studios 1957–73, including Dracula (1958), The Mummy (1959), and Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969). Other films include Doctor Who and the Daleks (1966), Star Wars (1977), and Top Secret (1984). Cushing first played the role of Baron Frankenstein in 1957 and Count Dracula in 1958, bestowing on each a touch of class and quality. Although his success in the Hammer films led to his being typecast within that genre, he was able to venture into other fields, and played Sherlock Holmes in the film Hound of the Baskervilles (1959). Born in Kenley, Surrey, Cushing made his professional stage debut in 1935 with Worthing Repertory Company. In 1938 he went to the USA, remaining there for four years and appearing in several films, among them The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) and the Laurel and Hardy comedy A Chump at Oxford (1940). Back in Britain, he joined the Entertainments National Service…
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Peter Cushing drives home his point in The Brides...
Peter Cushing, a British movie actor known for his portrayal of Abraham Van Helsing, Dracula’s main protagonist, was born in 1913 in Kenley, Surrey. His formal stage debut was in The Middle Watch in 1935 in a performance at Worthing, though he had done minor roles onstage previously. Cushing worked…
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Full text Article Peter Cushing (1913–1994)

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This list includes all 609 individuals who have served as members of the United States Cabinet since the George Washington administration. The 16 individuals who served in the Confederate Cabinet are listed separately. Names are repeated for each cabinet post held. The table includes administration…
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This alphabetical list includes all 609 individuals to date who have served as members of the United States Cabinet since the George Washington administration. At the end is a list of the 16 individuals who served as members of the Confederate Cabinet. Names are repeated for each cabinet post held. …
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