“I have played in nine films,’ said Ernest Thesiger, ‘and I am very cross about it…”
1935: From left to right, actors Ernest Thesiger (1879 – 1961), Colin Clive (1898 – 1937), Boris Karloff (1887 – 1969) and Elsa Lanchester (1902 – 1986) Photo via John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images
via Ernest Thesiger The Actor, and for a whole, delicious, exploration of this fabulous character please check out this site dedicated to the life and work of Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger: ErnestThesiger.org
Thesiger was worth his weight in needlecraft!
I was wondering that, too–why he didn’t crochet or engage in some other pastime to fill in the waiting? Guess I now know why he didn’t crochet…
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