On this day, December 27, 1879, Sydney Greenstreet was born.

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Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Hughes Greenstreet (27 December 1879 – 18 January 1954) was a British actor. While he did not work in films until the age of 62, he had a run of significant films in a Hollywood career lasting for under a decade. He is best remembered for his Warner Bros. films with Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre, which include The Maltese Falcon (1941), Casablanca (1942), and Passage to Marseille (1944). He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1925. He portrayed Nero Wolfe on radio from 1950 to 1951.

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Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon (1941)



Greenstreet and Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca (1942)

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"Let's talk about the bird."

More Peter Lorre? Of course.

Oh, and Humphrey Bogart? He was born on Christmas Day, 1899.

Humphrey Bogart

Born Humphrey DeForest Bogart, December 25, 1899, New York City, New York, U.S.
Died January 14, 1957 (aged 57), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Education: Trinity School, Phillips Academy

Website: Official website

Humphrey DeForest Bogart (/ˈboʊɡɑːrt/; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American film and stage actor. His performances in numerous films from the Classical Hollywood era made him a cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him as the greatest male star of American cinema.

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Tue Dec 26, 2023: On this day, December 26, 1903, Elisha Cook Jr. was born.

Mon Dec 25, 2023: On this day, December 25, 1899, Humphrey Bogart was born.

Tue Dec 27, 2022: December 27: Six degrees of Humphrey Bogart. Our players: Hoagy Carmichael and Sydney Greenstreet