George Brent | Easter Rising in Hollywood

Who was the suave hero to Bette Davis' heroine in eleven films? This was Irish-born George Brent (1899-1979) who would marry five women and propose marriage to Davis in 1940 (she refused). Acting as a courier for the IRA or a doppelganger for Michael Collins (1890-1922) depending on who you asked, Brent was relied upon by Warner Brothers to tame their more high-spirited leading ladies. Happy Easter!

Sources:

Rebecca Wong, "Gloomy Facts About George Brent", Factinate, https://www.factinate.com/people/gloomy-facts-about-george-brent-the-old-hollywood-playboy/

IMDB, "George Brent", https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107575/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

Roger Rosenblatt, "The Three Faces of George", The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/06/04/the-three-faces-of-george/2fcfd98f-8105-43f7-8cf5-5380a4a91efd/

Suzanne Brent, About, https://www.suzannebrent.com/about-suzanne

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