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Edmund Gwenn
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway, 26 September 1877– 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe and another Academy Award nomination for the comedy film Mister 880 (1950). He is also remembered for being in four films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. As a stage actor in the West End and on Broadway, Gwenn was associated with a wide range of works by modern playwrights, including Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy and J. B. Priestley. After the Second World War, he lived in the United States, where he had a successful career in Hollywood and on Broadway. Actor Arthur Chesney was his brother and actor Cecil Kellaway was their cousin.
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Edmund Gwenn was an accomplished English character actor with an extensive stage and screen career, most notably celebrated for his Oscar-winning performance in Miracle on 34th Street.
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He is best recognized for portraying Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street, his appearances in four Alfred Hitchcock films, and his memorable role in the classic sci-fi film Them!
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He enjoyed a distinguished career in the British West End and later established himself as a fixture in Golden Age Hollywood productions at major studios like RKO and 20th Century Fox.
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