George Brent
George Brent
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Brent (born George Patrick [or George Brendan] Nolan, 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor. Brent was born in Ballinasloe, County Galway in 1904 to John J. and Mary (née McGuinness) Nolan. His mother was a native of Clonfad, Moore, County Roscommon. Brent made his first film, Under Suspicion, in 1930. Over the next two years, he appeared in a number of minor films produced by Universal Studios and Fox, before being signed to contract by Warner Bros. in 1932. He remained at Warner Bros. for the next 20 years, carving out a successful career as a top-flight leading man during the late 1930s and 1940s. Highly regarded by Bette Davis, he became her most frequent male co-star, appearing with her in 13 films, including Front Page Woman (1935), Special Agent (1935), The Golden Arrow (1936), Jezebel (1938), The Old Maid (1939), Dark Victory (1939), and The Great Lie (1941). Brent also played opposite Ruby Keeler in 42nd Street (1933), Greta Garbo in The Painted Veil (1934), Ginger Rogers in In Person (1935), Madeleine Carroll in The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936), Jean Arthur in More Than a Secretary (1936), Myrna Loy in Stamboul Quest (1934) and The Rains Came (1939), Merle Oberon in 'Til We Meet Again (1940), Ann Sheridan in Honeymoon for Three (1941), Joan Fontaine in The Affairs of Susan (1945), Barbara Stanwyck in So Big! (1932), The Purchase Price (1932), Baby Face (1933), The Gay Sisters (1942), and My Reputation (1946), Claudette Colbert in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946), Dorothy McGuire in The Spiral Staircase (1946), Lucille Ball in Lover Come Back (1946), and Yvonne De Carlo in Slave Girl (1947). Brent drifted into "B" pictures from the late 1940s and retired from film in 1953. He continued to appear on television until 1960, having appeared on the religion anthology series Crossroads. He was cast in the lead in the 1956 television series Wire Service. In 1978, he made one last film, the made-for-television production Born Again. In 1960, Brent was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with two stars. He received a motion-pictures star located at 1709 Vine Street, and a second star located at 1612 Vine Street for his work in television. Brent was married five times: Helen Louise Campbell (1925–1927), Ruth Chatterton (1932–1934), Constance Worth (1937), Ann Sheridan (1942–1943), and Janet Michaels (1947–1974). His final marriage to Janet Michaels, a former model and dress designer, lasted 27 years until her death in 1974. They had a son and a daughter. Brent also carried on a lengthy relationship with his frequent Warner Bros. co-star, actress Bette Davis, who described her last meeting with Brent after many years of estrangement. He was suffering from advanced emphysema, and she expressed great sadness at his ill health and deterioration. George Brent died in 1979 in Solana Beach, California.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 1.47
Birthday 1904-03-15
Place of Birth Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
Also Known As George Brendan Nolan, George B. Nolan, George Nolan, George Patrick Nolan,
42nd Street
1933

42nd Street

Jezebel: Legend of the South
2006

Jezebel: Legend of the South

Jezebel
1938

Jezebel

Experiment Perilous
1944

Experiment Perilous

The Spiral Staircase
1946

The Spiral Staircase

You Can't Escape Forever
1942

You Can't Escape Forever

Baby Face
1933

Baby Face

Dark Victory
1939

Dark Victory

In This Our Life
1942

In This Our Life

Illegal Entry
1949

Illegal Entry

The Great Lie
1941

The Great Lie

The Right to Live
1935

The Right to Live

Stamboul Quest
1934

Stamboul Quest

Temptation
1946

Temptation

Tomorrow Is Forever
1946

Tomorrow Is Forever

The Old Maid
1939

The Old Maid

The Lightning Warrior
1931

The Lightning Warrior

The Last Page
1952

The Last Page

The Painted Veil
1934

The Painted Veil

Special Agent
1935

Special Agent

The Fighting 69th
1940

The Fighting 69th

Female
1933

Female

The Purchase Price
1932

The Purchase Price

The Gay Sisters
1942

The Gay Sisters

Racket Busters
1938

Racket Busters

Christmas Eve
1947

Christmas Eve

Lilly Turner
1933

Lilly Turner

They Call It Sin
1932

They Call It Sin

Luxury Liner
1948

Luxury Liner

Montana Belle
1952

Montana Belle

So Big!
1932

So Big!

Homicide Squad
1931

Homicide Squad

My Reputation
1946

My Reputation

The Rich Are Always with Us
1932

The Rich Are Always with Us

Honeymoon for Three
1941

Honeymoon for Three

Wings of the Navy
1939

Wings of the Navy

Silver Queen
1942

Silver Queen

FBI Girl
1951

FBI Girl

Out Where the Stars Begin
1938

Out Where the Stars Begin

God's Country and the Woman
1937

God's Country and the Woman

Luxury Liner
1933

Luxury Liner

The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940

The Man Who Talked Too Much

The Rains Came
1939

The Rains Came

Week-End Marriage
1932

Week-End Marriage

'Til We Meet Again
1940

'Til We Meet Again

Desirable
1934

Desirable

Mountain Justice
1937

Mountain Justice

The Goose and the Gander
1935

The Goose and the Gander

Adventure in Diamonds
1940

Adventure in Diamonds

Red Canyon
1949

Red Canyon

Swingtime in the Movies
1938

Swingtime in the Movies

Front Page Woman
1935

Front Page Woman

The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

Submarine D-1
1937

Submarine D-1

They Dare Not Love
1941

They Dare Not Love

Secrets of an Actress
1938

Secrets of an Actress

The Affairs of Susan
1945

The Affairs of Susan

In Person
1935

In Person

Stranded
1935

Stranded

The Crash
1932

The Crash

Housewife
1934

Housewife

Miss Pinkerton
1932

Miss Pinkerton

Give Me Your Heart
1936

Give Me Your Heart

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

More Than a Secretary
1936

More Than a Secretary

The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

From Headquarters
1933

From Headquarters

The Golden Arrow
1936

The Golden Arrow

The Keyhole
1933

The Keyhole

Slave Girl
1947

Slave Girl

Living on Velvet
1935

Living on Velvet

Gold Is Where You Find It
1938

Gold Is Where You Find It

Snowed Under
1936

Snowed Under

The Go-Getter
1937

The Go-Getter

Lover Come Back
1946

Lover Come Back

South of Suez
1940

South of Suez

Angel on the Amazon
1948

Angel on the Amazon

Born Again
1978

Born Again

Bride for Sale
1949

Bride for Sale

Ex-Bad Boy
1931

Ex-Bad Boy

Land of Liberty
1939

Land of Liberty

Once a Sinner
1931

Once a Sinner

The Kid from Cleveland
1949

The Kid from Cleveland

Out of the Blue
1947

Out of the Blue

Mexican Manhunt
1953

Mexican Manhunt

Breakdowns of 1936
1936

Breakdowns of 1936

International Lady
1941

International Lady

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
1994

Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill

Twin Beds
1942

Twin Beds

Charlie Chan Carries On
1931

Charlie Chan Carries On

Breakdowns of 1938
1938

Breakdowns of 1938

Things You Never See on the Screen
1935

Things You Never See on the Screen

A Dream Comes True
1935

A Dream Comes True

Breakdowns of 1937
1937

Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1944
1944

Breakdowns of 1944

Breakdowns of 1940
1940

Breakdowns of 1940

Fair Warning
1931

Fair Warning

Death of a Scoundrel
1956

Death of a Scoundrel

Tangier Incident
1953

Tangier Incident

Under Suspicion
1930

Under Suspicion

Breakdowns of 1942
1942

Breakdowns of 1942