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==Roddy McDowall== | ==Roddy McDowall== | ||
| − | Born in London in 1928, Roddy McDowall had already been in several British films when his family moved to the United States in 1940 to escape the war. (see [http://books.google.com/books?id=OIQumuY6auEC&pg=PA219&dq=Roddy+mcDowall&lr=&sig=ACfU3U0TK1BdpDrU-HW7DSwKSn66PLU8rg here]). His big break came when he was cast in ''How Green Was My Valley'' | + | Born in London in 1928, Roddy McDowall had already been in several British films when his family moved to the United States in 1940 to escape the war. (see [http://books.google.com/books?id=OIQumuY6auEC&pg=PA219&dq=Roddy+mcDowall&lr=&sig=ACfU3U0TK1BdpDrU-HW7DSwKSn66PLU8rg here]). His big break came when he was cast in ''[[How Green Was My Valley]]''. |
Close on that role, he was cast in ''My Friend Flicka''. He is also well-known from his childhood for his role opposite, the then unknown [[Elizabeth Taylor]] in ''Lassie Come Home''. | Close on that role, he was cast in ''My Friend Flicka''. He is also well-known from his childhood for his role opposite, the then unknown [[Elizabeth Taylor]] in ''Lassie Come Home''. | ||
