What is Charles Laughton?
{{Infobox person | name = Charles Laughton | image = Charles Laughton-publicity2.JPG | caption = Promotional portrait of Charles Laughton for ''[[The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934 film)|The Barretts of Wimpole Street]]'' (1934) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1899|7|1}} | birth_place = [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], [[North Riding of Yorkshire]], England | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1962|12|15|1899|7|1}} | death_place = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]], U.S. | resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills]] | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer|screenwriter}} | years_active = 1926–1962 | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = {{marriage|[[Elsa Lanchester]]|1929}} | citizenship = United Kingdom - United States | education = [[Scarborough College]] <br> [[Stonyhurst College]] | alma_mater = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] }} '''Charles Laughton''' (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an [[English people|Anglo]]-[[Americans|American]] [[actor]], [[screenwriter]], [[Movie producer|producer]], and [[Movie director|director]]. He was born in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire]]. He is known for playing [[Quasimodo]] in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' and Captain Bligh in ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 movie)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]''. He directed ''[[The Night of the Hunter]]''. He won the 1933 [[Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]] for ''[[The Private Life of Henry VIII]]''. Laughton was [[bisexual]]. He was married to actress [[Elsa Lanchester]] from 1929 until his death. The couple became American citizens in 1950. They had no children. Laughton died of [[kidney]] [[cancer]] in [[Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]]. [[File:Charles L