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== Life == |
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Emile Boreo, born in Poland in 1885, achieved success as the ''Limehouse Actor'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in the 1920s, portraying ''[[Pagliacci]]'' in revues like ''Chauve Souris'' and ''[[Parade of the Wooden Soldiers]]'' alongside [[Nelson Keys]]. He worked as a comedian and singer in vaudeville, captivating club audiences with artistic song evenings.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.de/books?id=qCooAAAAMAAJ&q=Pagliacci+Boreo&dq=Pagliacci+Boreo&hl=de&sa=X&ei=jTC4UsjRPNDLtAagioHIAg |title=Theatre Magazine |date=1924 |publisher=Theatre Magazine Company |language=en}}</ref> In the spring of 1940, he performed very successfully alongside [[Lee J. Cobb]], [[Lenore Ulric]], [[Katherine Locke]], and [[Arnold Moss]] in numerous productions of [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s play ''The Fifth Column'' at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]] in New York City. |
Emile Boreo, born in Poland in 1885, achieved success as the ''Limehouse Actor'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in the 1920s, portraying ''[[Pagliacci]]'' in revues like ''Chauve Souris'' and ''[[Parade of the Wooden Soldiers]]'' alongside [[Nelson Keys]]. He worked as a comedian and singer in vaudeville, captivating club audiences with artistic song evenings.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.de/books?id=qCooAAAAMAAJ&q=Pagliacci+Boreo&dq=Pagliacci+Boreo&hl=de&sa=X&ei=jTC4UsjRPNDLtAagioHIAg |title=Theatre Magazine |date=1924 |publisher=Theatre Magazine Company |language=en}}</ref> In the spring of 1940, he performed very successfully alongside [[Lee J. Cobb]], [[Lenore Ulric]], [[Katherine Locke]], and [[Arnold Moss]] in numerous productions of [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s play ''The Fifth Column'' at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]] in New York City. |
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In [[England]], Emile Boreo appeared in only a few films as an actor. In 1937, under the direction of [[Jean de Marguenat]], he starred in the [[Musical theatre|musical]] ''The Street Singer'' portraying Luigi alongside actors such as [[Arthur Tracy]], [[Arthur Riscoe]], [[Margaret Lockwood]], and [[Hugh Wakefield]]. A year later, director [[Alfred Hitchcock]] cast him in his successful crime comedy ''The Lady Vanishes'', where he once again acted alongside Margaret Lockwood. In this film, he played Boris, a stressed hotel manager who finds himself faced with the task of accommodating international guests from a train trapped by an avalanche in his already overcrowded hotel.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Klinowski |first=Jacek |url=https://books.google.de/books?id=lpp93FevM2cC&pg=RA2-PT132&dq=the+lady+vanishes+emile+Boreo&hl=de&sa=X&ei=LTS4UqrzEonXsgbQpYCQCQ#v=onepage&q=the%20lady%20vanishes%20emile%20Boreo&f=false |title=Feature Cinema in the 20th Century: Volume One: 1913-1950: a Comprehensive Guide |last2=Garbicz |first2=Jacek Klinowski & Adam |last3=Garbicz |first3=Adam |date=2012 |publisher=Platypress |isbn=978-1-62407-564-3 |language=en}}</ref> |
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In [[Edgar G. Ulmer]]'s musical drama ''Carnegie Hall'', Emile Boreo was seen in 1947 in his final role on screen. He passed away on July 27, 1951, in New York City. |
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Emile Boreo (1885 in Poland – 27 July 1951 in New York City, US) was an American actorintheater and film. He became famous in the 1930s for his roles in films such as The Street Singer and The Lady Vanishes.[1][2]
Emile Boreo, born in Poland in 1885, achieved success as the Limehouse ActoronBroadway in the 1920s, portraying Pagliacci in revues like Chauve Souris and Parade of the Wooden Soldiers alongside Nelson Keys. He worked as a comedian and singer in vaudeville, captivating club audiences with artistic song evenings.[3] In the spring of 1940, he performed very successfully alongside Lee J. Cobb, Lenore Ulric, Katherine Locke, and Arnold Moss in numerous productions of Ernest Hemingway's play The Fifth Column at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City.
InEngland, Emile Boreo appeared in only a few films as an actor. In 1937, under the direction of Jean de Marguenat, he starred in the musical The Street Singer portraying Luigi alongside actors such as Arthur Tracy, Arthur Riscoe, Margaret Lockwood, and Hugh Wakefield. A year later, director Alfred Hitchcock cast him in his successful crime comedy The Lady Vanishes, where he once again acted alongside Margaret Lockwood. In this film, he played Boris, a stressed hotel manager who finds himself faced with the task of accommodating international guests from a train trapped by an avalanche in his already overcrowded hotel.[4]
InEdgar G. Ulmer's musical drama Carnegie Hall, Emile Boreo was seen in 1947 in his final role on screen. He passed away on July 27, 1951, in New York City.
