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- Birth nameMorton Richard Selten Stubbs
- Morton Selten was born on January 6, 1860 in Marlborough, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Thief of Bagdad (1940), The Divorce of Lady X (1938) and I Stand Condemned (1934). He was married to Dora Blanche Pennell and Kate Pattison (actress). He died on July 27, 1939 in London, England, UK.
- SpousesDora Blanche Pennell(January 29, 1914 - July 27, 1939) (his death)Kate Pattison (actress)(December 16, 1887 - January 9, 1912) (her death)
- According to the director Michael Powell, who directed him in his final picture, "The Thief of Bagdad", Selten was an illegitimate son of the then 19-year-old Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910) of England.
- At the time of his death he was thought to have been the oldest film star in Britain.
- On stage from 1878.
- Audiences saw him in his last and perhaps most famous role---the Old King in "The Thief of Bagdad"---more than a year after he died.
- In a career that spanned over sixty years, he was probably best remembered for playing affable "fruity" aristocrats.
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