Timeline James Mason

English actor with a famous voice, who moved from British melodramas to Hollywood roles in A Star Is Born, North by Northwest and Lolita.

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1909 James Mason born in Huddersfield James Mason is born in Huddersfield.
1943 James Mason stars in The Man in Grey The Gainsborough melodrama makes him Britain's top box-office star.
1947 James Mason stars in Odd Man Out He plays a wounded IRA man on the run in Carol Reed's film.
1954 James Mason stars in A Star Is Born He plays Norman Maine opposite Judy Garland and earns an Oscar nomination.
1959 James Mason in North by Northwest He plays the villain Vandamm in Hitchcock's thriller.
1962 James Mason plays Humbert Humbert in Lolita He stars in Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Nabokov's novel.
1982 James Mason in The Verdict His role opposite Paul Newman earns a final Oscar nomination.
1984 James Mason dies in Lausanne James Mason dies aged 75.