The film's expense caused it to lose a large amount of money, despite it being highly successful at the box office, particularly in the U.S. Rennie was now established as a leading actor. Rennie not only has a lot on the ball as a straight lead, he knows the value of visual tricks. On 5 February 1943, he was promoted to flying officer on probation. Attended and graduated from The Leys School in Cambridge, England. |  Found insideJohn Maxwell Andrew Tait David Archibald John Johnston J. X. M. Shand , ser . ... John C. Rennie , ser . ... James Harper Thomas Eadie John Cochrane William M'Grorty John Marshall Benjamin Hewit William Fairbairn Walter Cochrane Leslie ... His great-great grandfather, named John Rennie, designed and built New London Bridge. Found inside – Page 82One Geranium of the scarlet class - 1st , George Coghill , Hutchesontown Gar . dens ; 2d John Marshall , Parkhead . ... Wm . Frame , Craighall , by Lark . hall ; 2d , R. P. M'Kell ; 3d , John Rennie , Draper , Falkirk . He was a flight instructor for over two of those years. A new school structure commenced on 31 May 2021 that reorganises our academic activity into six schools. He retained his surname but adopted Michael as his professional name. After that he worked as a supporting actor for eight years until his return to England in 1959. 3 Alabama (11-1) in the SEC Championship game from Atlanta. This starred Wilfrid Lawson in the lead role as a crazed Dutch lighthouse keeper in the German-occupied Netherlands, while the second-billed Rennie and third-billed Movita had the romantic leads. He was called a "rapidly rising newcomer". Both marriages ended in divorce. Lyn Hammond. John Marshall Rennie used the pseudonym "Taylor" during his long career in the industry to avoid accusations of nepotism. Marshall retired from the NRL after playing for Souths in this year’s grand final loss against Penrith. but it was a good part (the one true love of Lockwood's character) and an excellent project to be associated with – the year's biggest box-office hit, subsequently being listed ninth on a list of top ten highest-grossing British films of all time.[10]. Rennie went on to support Power in I'll Never Forget You (1951) then had good roles in the ensemble drama Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) (where he played an American[18]) and in the wartime spy thriller, 5 Fingers (1952), as the agent who tracks down James Mason's spy. Afterwards, he returned to films and achieved star status in I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945). Found inside – Page 40417 Brown , John , cooper 36 Fletcher , James 4 M * Kenzie , John Marshall , J. , & Co. , bolt maks . ... Hossack , James Denovan , John M'Intosh , Mrs. Reid , John 29 { Rennie , Mrs. , grocer 29 Gibson , L. , painter 31 Russell ... Found insideViscount Pollington , M.P. Mr. John Marshall , Elsham , Brigg Methley , Pontefract William Marshall , East - Newton , The Hon . ... Reed , West - Holme , GretaRobert Oliver , Esq . , Darrington , Pon- Bridge tefract John Rennie , Esq . Found inside – Page 215-Alt . A. Bell , Marshall . – Party , John Donaldson , W. S. , and John Bell , W.S. , Agents . ... On the 12th August , Rennie declared himself insolvent , and a meeting of his creditors , among whom was the suspender , was held on the ... Found inside – Page 660St Cle- London ment's Wells James Veitch , esq . younger of John Rennie , esq . younger of Elliock Fantassie Donald Maclean , esq . of Borera John Prodie ... Lothian John Marshall , esq . advocate Upper Keith , Alexander Goldie , esq . Rennie said director Robert Wise told him to do the role "with dignity but not with superiority". Renée was the sister of the British film director Lewis Gilbert. Also Branded. [17], After Claude Rains turned down the role, Rennie received top billing in his next film, The Day the Earth Stood Still (also 1951), the first postwar, large-budget, "A" science-fiction film. Renée was the sister of the British film director Lewis Gilbert. Kirby’s a clumsy doofus. If you are a moderator please see our troubleshooting guide. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Forty "All-Time Great" Golden Age of Hollywood Actors. He had a showy role as Saint Peter in The Robe (1953), the first movie in CinemaScope and the biggest hit of the year. But a doofus. We had to admit that he was right however when a film came to the camp cinema called Ships with Wings starring Michael Rennie. He did some narration for The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) and would provide voice overs for several Fox films, such as Pony Soldier (1952), Titanic (1953), The Desert Rats (1953), Prince Valiant (1954). Found inside – Page 81Kilpatrick tenant in Knowhead there John Ewin at wester Braes James Paterson weaver in Easter know- John Rennie at quarter mill - head parish of Shots James Marshall in Cuthelton Alexander Lindsay in Cumbenang David Somervile Audent of ... Liking what he saw Maurice straight away cast him opposite Margaret Lockwood in I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945) and then in The Wicked Lady (1946). The film was Seven Cities of Gold (1955), with Richard Egan and Anthony Quinn. He supported Ginger Rogers in Teenage Rebel (1956) and had a good role as the man murdered by James Mason in Island in the Sun (1957), Darryl Zanuck's popular melodrama. "[4], The 1937 screen test, which exists in the British Film Institute (BFI) archives under the title "Marguerite Allan and Michael Rennie Screen Test", did not lead to a film career for either performer.[5]. He resigned his commission on 1 May 1944 (not discharged on disability, as the studio publicity stated). Seven years later, on 3 March 1962, when The Day the Earth Stood Still made its television premiere on NBC's NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, Rennie appeared in a two-minute introductory prologue before the start of the film.). He also received good reviews for his performance as an art dealer in "A Man of Taste" (1955) for Climax with Zsa Zsa Gabor. Found inside – Page 2922Wood , Anthony Wood , H. H. Wood , Henry Wood , John Wood , Robt . Wood , Thos . Wood , Wm . Woodfall , Wilfred Woodhead ... H. Marot , John Marshall , Geo . ... Reade , T. M. Reid , D. B. Rennie , G. Rennie , J. Repton , J. A. Reveley ... During the 1960s, Rennie made guest appearances on such series as The Barbara Stanwyck Show, The Americans, Route 66 (a portrayal of a doomed pilot in the two-part episode "Fly Away Home"); Alfred Hitchcock Presents; Perry Mason (one of four actors in four consecutive episodes substituting for series star Raymond Burr, who was recovering from surgery); Wagon Train (a 90-minute colour episode as an English big game hunter); The Great Adventure (in an instalment of this anthology series about remarkable events in American history, he portrayed Confederate president Jefferson Davis); Daniel Boone, (in the episodes "The Sound of Wings" and "First in War, First in Peace"); Lost in Space (another two-part episode—as an all-powerful alien zookeeper, "The Keeper", he worked one last time with his Third Man co-star Jonathan Harris); The Time Tunnel (as Captain Smith of the Titanic, in the series' premiere episode); Batman (as the villainous Sandman, in league with Julie Newmar's Catwoman); three episodes of The Invaders (as a benign variation of the Klaatu persona, culminating in a parallel plot also involving an assembly of world leaders); an episode of I Spy ("Lana"); and two episodes of The F.B.I. A meeting with a Gaumont-British Studios casting director led to Rennie's first acting job - that of stand-in for Robert Young in Secret Agent (1936) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Rennie appeared in more than 50 films and in several American television series. When divorcing his second wife, she fainted on the stand during cross-examination. Located in Durham, Ontario, McCulloch-Watson Funeral Home offers personalized service and is proudly committed to serving the community and surrounding areas. He left rugby league after 346 NRL games, 19 … [20] Rennie enjoyed live TV. He later said he strove to perfect a "mid-Atlantic accent" that could easily be understood by American as well as British audiences which resulted in people thinking he was Canadian.[2]. Rennie's performance was respectfully, but not enthusiastically, received by the critics. 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