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“Reginald Gardiner” (actor), c. 1940’s, vintage carbro color print, 11 x 14

Born William Reginald Gardiner in Wimbledon, Surrey, England on February 27, 1903. He studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his acting debut on stage in a walk-on part in "The Prisoner of Zenda." His film debut was in Hitchcock's "The Lodger" (1926) in England. His career followed that of so many fellow Britons ...a Broadway debut and then on to Hollywood and films.

He died on July 7, 1980 in Westwood, California of pneumonia and a heart attack.

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