George Beranger

George Beranger

Date of Birth:

Mar 27, 1893

Place of Birth:

Enmore, New South Wales, Australia

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George Beranger (27 March 1893 – 8 March 1973), also known as André Beranger, was an Australian actor and Hollywood and stage director.

Beranger began playing Shakespearean roles at the age of sixteen with the Walter Bentley Players. He then emigrated from Australia to California, United States in 1912 and worked in the silent film industry in Hollywood. According to a researcher, he "reinvented himself in Hollywood, claiming French parentage, birth on a French ocean liner off the coast of Australia and a Paris education." Beranger worked under the names George Alexandre Beranger and André de Beranger.

By the 1920s, Beranger had become a star, appearing in the movies of Ernst Lubitsch and D. W. Griffith. He also directed ten films between 1914 and 1924. Beranger owned a large Spanish-style home in Laguna Beach, rented a room at the Hollywood Athletic Club and owned an apartment in Paris, France.

Beranger eventually appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1950. Beranger's career dissipated following the 1930s Great Depression and the advent of sound film, and his roles in later films were small and often uncredited. He supplemented his income as a draftsman for the Los Angeles City Council. He sold his large properties and moved into a modest cottage beside his house in Laguna Beach.

He entered into a "lavender marriage" with a neighbouring widow, but they never shared the same house and he continued his gay lifestyle unabated.

Beranger retired in 1952 and lived his later years in seclusion. He was found dead of natural causes in his home on 8 March 1973.

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filmography:

Home, Sweet Home Home, Sweet Home

1914

Beware of Bachelors Beware of Bachelors

1928

Pillars of Society Pillars of Society

1916

A Love Sublime A Love Sublime

1917

A Daughter of the Poor A Daughter of the Poor

1917

Glad Rag Doll Glad Rag Doll

1929

Love Before Breakfast Love Before Breakfast

1936

The Man Life Passed By The Man Life Passed By

1923

The Boudoir Diplomat The Boudoir Diplomat

1930

Over My Dead Body Over My Dead Body

1942

Ladies of the Jury Ladies of the Jury

1932

Ashes of Vengeance Ashes of Vengeance

1923

Tiger Rose Tiger Rose

1923

Beauty for the Asking Beauty for the Asking

1939

The Payoff The Payoff

1935

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

The Man in Blue The Man in Blue

1925

San Quentin San Quentin

1937

The Singing Kid The Singing Kid

1936

King of the Islands King of the Islands

1936

The She-Devil The She-Devil

1916

The Garden of Eden The Garden of Eden

1928

He Stayed for Breakfast He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

She Knew All the Answers She Knew All the Answers

1941

Strange Cargo Strange Cargo

1929

Lilies of the Field Lilies of the Field

1930

Flirting with Fate Flirting with Fate

1916

Once in a Blue Moon Once in a Blue Moon

1935

Don't Bet on Blondes Don't Bet on Blondes

1935

Mixed Blood Mixed Blood

1916

Snowed Under Snowed Under

1936

Hot Money Hot Money

1936

Clive of India Clive of India

1935

Powder My Back Powder My Back

1928

Nightmare Alley Nightmare Alley

1947

The Popular Sin The Popular Sin

1926

Grounds for Divorce Grounds for Divorce

1925

Ship Cafe Ship Cafe

1935

Manhattan Madness Manhattan Madness

1916

The Spotted Lily The Spotted Lily

1917

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

1926

The Walking Dead The Walking Dead

1936

If I Were Single If I Were Single

1927

Dancing in the Dark Dancing in the Dark

1949

Bullets or Ballots Bullets or Ballots

1936

China Clipper China Clipper

1936

Our Wife Our Wife

1941

Ex-Lady Ex-Lady

1933

Confessions of a Queen Confessions of a Queen

1925

Surrender Surrender

1931

Poisoned Paradise Poisoned Paradise

1924

Those Without Sin Those Without Sin

1917

When Love Forgives When Love Forgives

1913

The Well The Well

1913

Stark Mad Stark Mad

1929

Saratoga Trunk Saratoga Trunk

1945

Hot Cakes for Two Hot Cakes for Two

1926

Fight for Your Lady Fight for Your Lady

1937

Fig Leaves Fig Leaves

1926

Beau Brummel Beau Brummel

1924

Are Parents People? Are Parents People?

1925

You're My Everything You're My Everything

1949

The Lady of the Harem The Lady of the Harem

1926

Café Metropole Café Metropole

1937

The Bat The Bat

1926

Road House Road House

1948

The Birth of a Nation The Birth of a Nation

1915

The Avenging Conscience The Avenging Conscience

1914

The Switchtower The Switchtower

1913

Miss Brewster's Millions Miss Brewster's Millions

1926

Dulcy Dulcy

1923

His Hour His Hour

1924

Paradise for Two Paradise for Two

1927

Hollywood Round-Up Hollywood Round-Up

1937

The Bright Shawl The Bright Shawl

1923

Ready, Willing and Able Ready, Willing and Able

1937

Walking on Air Walking on Air

1936

The Adopted Brother The Adopted Brother

1913

Annabelle's Affairs Annabelle's Affairs

1931

Darkened Rooms Darkened Rooms

1929

I'll Take Romance I'll Take Romance

1937

Colleen Colleen

1936

King of Hockey King of Hockey

1936

The Big Noise The Big Noise

1936

Stars Over Broadway Stars Over Broadway

1935

Dangerous Dangerous

1935

The Eagle of the Sea The Eagle of the Sea

1926

One New York Night One New York Night

1935

The Half-Breed The Half-Breed

1916

Three Girls Lost Three Girls Lost

1931

The Good Bad Man The Good Bad Man

1916

The Age for Love The Age for Love

1931

Bred in the Bone Bred in the Bone

1915

The Small Bachelor The Small Bachelor

1927

The Extra Girl The Extra Girl

1923

So This Is Paris So This Is Paris

1926

Mama Loves Papa Mama Loves Papa

1933

Altars of Desire Altars of Desire

1927

Broken Blossoms Broken Blossoms

1919

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