Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was born in London May 27, 1922. British army officer’s son Geoffrey Trollope Lee Estelle Marie Carandini and the Italian Marquis of Sarzana, the grandson of an Italian political refugee in Australia. The mother’s face was also known for its beauty, portrayed in the Edwardian period of several British artists such as Sir John Lavery, Oswald Birley, Olive Snell and also by the sculptor Clare Sheridan, a cousin of Winston Churchill .
His parents divorced when Christopher is still very young, the mother carries her sister Xandra to Switzerland. After studying at Miss Fisher’s Academy in Wengen, says his first role as a villain. He then returned to London with his mother here attended the Wagner ‘s private school. Estelle married Harcourt ‘Ingle’ Rose, a banker uncle as well as the famous writer Ian Fleming . Christopher Lee complete his education by attending the Wellington College, where he won a scholarship.
In 1939 he volunteered in the Finnish army against the Soviet Union, but did not participate in direct clashes. During the Second World War serving with the Royal Air Force and the British intelligence service. It seems that Fleming created the character of James Bond inspired also the missions of his cousin Christopher Lee. Trained as a pilot in South Africa, because of a problem to view is assigned to a squadron of the RAF as a cipher officer in North Africa and Italy.Thanks to help of the Italian Nicolo Carandini, a cousin of his mother, Lee gets a contract seven years with the “Rank Organisation” company working in the entertainment and film.
Christopher Lee then debuted in 1948 in the movie “The mystery of the mirrors,” by Terence Young. At the same time also makes an appearance (uncredited) in “Hamlet,” byLaurence Olivier . In the ten years from participating in thirty films, almost always playing action roles. On March 17, 1961 he married the Danish model Birgit Kroencke had two children by. He speaks eight languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Swedish, Russian and greek. In 2001 Queen Elizabeth II conferred the title of Christopher Lee CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire).
With its 195 cm is entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest living actor. Among the facts that bind to Italy this prolific British actor will have the freedom of the city of Casina, in the province of Reggio Emilia, a city where his ancestors lived, conferred in 2004. Lee has also collaborated with “Rhapsody of Fire”, a metal band Italian: his narrator appears in their records from 2004 to 2007, Lee has also sung the hit single “The Magic of the Wizard’s Dream.” The DVDs in career are about 230.
And ‘best remembered for his many roles as villains. The first role is that of the famous Count Dracula in a series of films of the “Hammer Film Productions”. Other roles are those unforgotten by Lord Summerisle in “The Wicker Man”, Francisco Scaramanga in “Agent 007 – The Man With The Golden Gun”, Count Dooku in ” Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones “(2002 ) and ” Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith “(2005), as well as that of Saruman in the trilogy” The Lord of the Rings “(2001-2003, by Peter Jackson ).
According to the same actor, his most important role was that of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, in the film “Jinnah” (1998, Jamil Dehlavi).
In 1939 he volunteered in the Finnish army against the Soviet Union, but did not participate in direct clashes. During the Second World War serving with the Royal Air Force and the British intelligence service. It seems that Fleming created the character of James Bond inspired also the missions of his cousin Christopher Lee. Trained as a pilot in South Africa, because of a problem to view is assigned to a squadron of the RAF as a cipher officer in North Africa and Italy.Thanks to help of the Italian Nicolo Carandini, a cousin of his mother, Lee gets a contract seven years with the “Rank Organisation” company working in the entertainment and film.
Christopher Lee then debuted in 1948 in the movie “The mystery of the mirrors,” by Terence Young. At the same time also makes an appearance (uncredited) in “Hamlet,” byLaurence Olivier . In the ten years from participating in thirty films, almost always playing action roles. On March 17, 1961 he married the Danish model Birgit Kroencke had two children by. He speaks eight languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Swedish, Russian and greek. In 2001 Queen Elizabeth II conferred the title of Christopher Lee CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire).
With its 195 cm is entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest living actor. Among the facts that bind to Italy this prolific British actor will have the freedom of the city of Casina, in the province of Reggio Emilia, a city where his ancestors lived, conferred in 2004. Lee has also collaborated with “Rhapsody of Fire”, a metal band Italian: his narrator appears in their records from 2004 to 2007, Lee has also sung the hit single “The Magic of the Wizard’s Dream.” The DVDs in career are about 230.
And ‘best remembered for his many roles as villains. The first role is that of the famous Count Dracula in a series of films of the “Hammer Film Productions”. Other roles are those unforgotten by Lord Summerisle in “The Wicker Man”, Francisco Scaramanga in “Agent 007 – The Man With The Golden Gun”, Count Dooku in ” Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones “(2002 ) and ” Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith “(2005), as well as that of Saruman in the trilogy” The Lord of the Rings “(2001-2003, by Peter Jackson ).
According to the same actor, his most important role was that of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, in the film “Jinnah” (1998, Jamil Dehlavi).
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