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Etienne Girardot in Breakfast for Two (1937)

Biography

Etienne Girardot

Overview

  • Born
    February 22, 1856 · London, England, UK
  • Died
    November 10, 1939 · Hollywood, California, USA (intestinal ailment)

Biography

  • Etienne Girardot was born on February 22, 1856 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Kennel Murder Case (1933), The Garden Murder Case (1936) and The Dragon Murder Case (1934). He was married to Dr. Violetta Shelton. He died on November 10, 1939 in Hollywood, California, USA.

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  • Spouse
      Dr. Violetta Shelton(? - November 10, 1939) (his death)

Trivia

  • Girardot's body rests in an unmarked grave at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
  • One of the tiniest of Hollywood's character actors, Etienne appears as the office manager in John Ford's "The Whole Town's Talking" where he can be seen in the corridor of police headquarters talking to Donald Meek, another extremely diminutive character actor. Meek appears to be even taller than Etienne.
  • The son of an artist, on stage from the age of seventeen at the Haymarket Theatre in London. In the U.S. from 1893, first theatrical performance as Lord Babberly in "Charley's Aunt".
  • Survived by his widow, Dr. Violetta Shelton, an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist; and a sister in England.
  • Appeared in no less than 26 Broadway shows from 1900-1932, including the comedy, Twentieth Century (1932).

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