- Frank Vosper
Frank Vosper (born
London ,December 15 1899 -March 6 1937 ) was a Britishactor andplaywright .tage
Vosper made his stage debut in 1919 and was best known for playing urbane villains.
His extensive stage experience included appearing in his own play Love from a Stranger (1936), adapted from the short story "Philomel Cottage" by
Agatha Christie .His other plays included co-writing the comedy "No Funny Business".
He also wrote "People Like Us", based on the case of
Edith Thompson andFrederick Bywaters . Originally banned by theLord Chamberlain , it remained unperformed until 1948 when it premiered at theWyndhams Theatre ,London , withMiles Malleson , George Rose,Robert Flemyng and Kathleen Michael.Films
His films as an actor included
* Blinkeyes - 1926
* Rome Express - 1932
* Strange Evidence -1932
* Murder on the Second Floor - 1932
* Dick Turpin - 1933
* No Funny Business - 1933
*Waltzes from Vienna - 1933
*Jew Suss - 1934
* The Man Who Knew Too Much, directed byAlfred Hitchcock , 1934
* Hearts Desire - 1935
* The Secret of Stromboul - 1936
* Spy for Napoleon - 1936Films as a writer included
* Shadows on the Stairs - 1941 (adapted from Murder on the Second Floor)Death
He died on
March 6 1937 when he wasdrown ed after falling from thetransatlantic liner SS Paris . The death was eventually ruled asaccidental after considerable media speculation as to the cause of the death.External links
[http://www.cyranos.ch/spvosp-e.htm Portrait of the actor Frank Vosper by Thomas Staedeli ] at www.cyranos.ch Short biography and photograph of Vosper.
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