Biography
Walter Brandon Thomas (24 December 1848 – 19 June 1914) was an English actor, playwright and songwriter, best known as the author of the farce Charley's Aunt.
Born in Liverpool to a family with no theatrical connections, Thomas worked in commerce, and as an occasional journalist, before achieving his ambition of becoming an actor. After a succession of minor roles, he became increasingly sought after as a character actor. He wrote more than a dozen plays, the most celebrated of which, Charley's Aunt, broke all historic records for plays of any kind with an original London run of 1,466 performances, opening in 1892. It has had numerous subsequent productions all around the world, including many film and musical theatre adaptations.
Although Thomas never repeated the prodigious success of Charley's Aunt, he maintained a career as an actor and dramatist until his death, acting mostly in comedy, but with occasional serious roles in the plays of Shakespeare and others.
Filmography
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Movies 27
Writer 26
Charlie's Aunt (2004)
Charleys Tante (1996)
Charlie nénje (1986)
Charley's Aunt (1983)
La tía de Carlos (1982)
Charleys Tante (1976)
Hello, I'm Your Aunt! (1975)
Charleyova teta (1970)
Charley's Aunt (1969)
La tía de Carlos en minifalda (1966)
Charleyho teta (1964)
Charley's Aunt (1963)
Lady Sukkar (1960)
Charles' Aunt (1959)
La Marraine de Charley (1959)
Charley's Aunt (1956)
La tía de Carlitos (1953)
Where's Charley? (1952)
La tía de Carlos (1946)
La zia di Carlo (1943)
Charley's Aunt (1941)
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
La Marraine de Charley (1936)
Charley's Aunt (1934)
Charley's Aunt (1930)
Charleys tant (1926)
Charley's Aunt (1925)
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GenderMale
Birthday1848-12-24
Deathday1914-06-19 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceKingston upon Hull, Kingdom of England
ChildrenAmy Brandon Thomas
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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