Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for James Mason across 4 places, from 1909 to 1984.
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James Neville Mason (15 May 1909 to 27 July 1984) was an English actor.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place James Mason is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where James Mason was documented, and when
15 May 1909exact date
Huddersfieldattested“Mason was born on 15 May 1909 in Huddersfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the youngest of three sons of John Mason and Mabel Hattersley, daughter of Joseph Shaw Gaunt.”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
15 May 1909exact date
West Riding of Yorkshireattested“Mason was born on 15 May 1909 in Huddersfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the youngest of three sons of John Mason and Mabel Hattersley, daughter of Joseph Shaw Gaunt.”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
1937year
Yellow Riverattested“Korda cast him as the villain in The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) Mason began appearing in some televised productions of plays, made in the very early days of television; Cyrano de Bergerac (1938) The Moon in the Yellow River (…”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
27 July 1984exact date
Lausanneattested“He died as result of another heart attack on 27 July 1984 in Lausanne, Switzerland and was cremated.”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
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1931year
Aldershotmentioned“After Cambridge, Mason made his stage debut in Aldershot in The Rascal in 1931.”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
1941year
UKmentioned“He established himself as a leading man in Britain in The Patient Vanishes (1941) Hatter's Castle (1941) with Robert Newton and Deborah Kerr, The Night Has Eyes (1941) Alibi (1942) with Margaret Lockwood, Secret Mission (1942) Thunder Ro…”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
1943year
Gainsborough Picturesmentioned“Mason became hugely popular for his brooding anti-heroes and occasional outright villains, in the Gainsborough series of melodramas of the 1940s, starting with The Man in Grey (1943).”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
1943 to 1944period
Algeriamentioned“Mason starred in two wartime dramas, They Met in the Dark (1943) and Candlelight in Algeria (1944) then returned to Gainsborough melodrama with Fanny By Gaslight (1944) with Granger and Calvert; it was another big hit.”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
1944 to 1947period
UKmentioned“Exhibitors voted him the most popular star in Britain in each year between 1944 and 1947.”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
1948year
Canadamentioned“He was the most popular male star in Canada in 1948.”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
1949year
Hollywoodmentioned“Mason went to Hollywood for his first film, Caught (1949) directed by Max Ophüls, then played Gustave Flaubert in MGM's Madame Bovary (1949).”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
1952 to 1953period
Botany Baymentioned“He was in the lower budgeted Face to Face (1952) then went to Paramount to play a villainous sea captain opposite Alan Ladd in Botany Bay (1953).”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
1958 to 1959period
North by Northwestmentioned“(1958) and The Decks Ran Red (1958), then played a suave master spy hunting down Cary Grant with romantic assistance from Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest (1959), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
1963year
Switzerlandmentioned“In 1963, Mason settled in Switzerland and embarked on a transatlantic career.”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
1978 to 1979period
Brazilmentioned“Go (1978) The Water Babies (1978) Heaven Can Wait (1978) The Boys from Brazil (1978) Murder by Decree (1979) as Dr.”source: Wikipedia: James Mason
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