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Percy Marmont

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Percy Marmont
Marmont c. 1920
Born(1883-11-25)25 November 1883
London, England
Died3 March 1977(1977-03-03) (aged 93)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1916–1968
Spouses
Elsie Marguerite Davison
(m. 1908, divorced)
  • Dorothy Stewart-Dawson
Children2, including Patricia Marmont

Percy Marmont (25 November 1883 – 3 March 1977) was an English film actor.[1][2]

Biography

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Marmont appeared in more than 80 films between 1916 and 1968. A veteran film actor by 1923, he scored a big hit that year in If Winter Comes, later remade by MGM in 1947. He is best remembered today for playing the title character in Lord Jim (1925), the first film version of Joseph Conrad's novel, and for playing one of Clara Bow's love interests in the Paramount Pictures film Mantrap (1926).

He was born and died in London, England. Marmont had two daughters with his wife Dorothy, Patricia Marmont, an actress then theatrical agent at one time married to actor Nigel Green, and Pamela, a stage actress married to actor Moray Watson.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (28 March 2019). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-9139-1. Retrieved 28 March 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Slide, Anthony (12 September 2010). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2708-8. Retrieved 28 March 2019 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "STARS of Our EARLY FILMS". The Sun. No. 1786. New South Wales, Australia. 20 June 1937. p. 11 (MAGAZINE). Retrieved 15 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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