Leslie Fenton
Acting
1902-03-12 · Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English-born American actor and film director. He appeared in 62 films between 1923 and 1945. Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He moved to America with his mother, Elizabeth Carter, and his brothers when he was six years old. They sailed as steerage passengers on board the R.M.S. Celtic. As a teenager, Leslie worked as an office clerk. He moved to New York and began a career on the stage. His film career began later with Fox Studios. He also directed 19 films between 1938 and 1951. He married American actress Ann Dvorak in 1932. Dvorak (Anna May McKim) moved to Britain with Fenton while he served in the British armed forces during the Second World War. The union was childless and ended in divorce in 1945. Fenton died 25 March 1978 in Montecito, California, aged 76. Some sources, including IMDb, incorrectly cite Frank Fenton, the noted screenwriter and novelist, as his younger brother. Frank Fenton's parents were actually John Fenton and Eveline Edgington (married Liverpool, 1900), as evidenced by the ship's manifest for the RMS Caronia (page 0817, line 0008), aboard which Frank Fenton arrived in the US on 21 April 1906.
Filmography
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951 · Movie
Streets of Laredo
1949 · Movie
Whispering Smith
1948 · Movie
Lulu Belle
1948 · Movie
On Our Merry Way
1948 · Movie
Saigon
1947 · Movie
Pardon My Past
1945 · Movie
Tomorrow, the World!
1944 · Movie
The Saint's Vacation
1941 · Movie
The Golden Fleecing
1940 · Movie
The Man from Dakota
1940 · Movie
Stronger Than Desire
1939 · Movie
Tell No Tales
1939 · Movie
Boys Town
1938 · Movie
A Criminal Is Born
1938 · Movie
The Forgotten Step
1938 · Movie
Miracle Money
1938 · Movie
Captain Kidd's Treasure
1938 · Movie
Soak the Poor
1937 · Movie
China Passage
1937 · Movie
The House of Secrets
1936 · Movie
The Longest Night
1936 · Movie
Sworn Enemy
1936 · Movie
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936 · Movie
Two in the Dark
1936 · Movie
White Lies
1935 · Movie
East of Java
1935 · Movie
Men Without Names
1935 · Movie
Chinatown Squad
1935 · Movie
Stolen Harmony
1935 · Movie
Star of Midnight
1935 · Movie
The Casino Murder Case
1935 · Movie
Strange Wives
1934 · Movie
Marie Galante
1934 · Movie
Fugitive Road
1934 · Movie
Take the Stand
1934 · Movie
I Believed in You
1934 · Movie
Lady Killer
1933 · Movie
Night Flight
1933 · Movie
F.P.1
1933 · Movie
Air Mail
1932 · Movie
Thunder Below
1932 · Movie
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932 · Movie
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932 · Movie
The Hatchet Man
1932 · Movie
The Guilty Generation
1931 · Movie
The Pagan Lady
1931 · Movie
Murder at Midnight
1931 · Movie
Kick In
1931 · Movie
The Public Enemy
1931 · Movie
The Man Who Came Back
1931 · Movie
Dynamite
1929 · Movie
The Last Performance
1929 · Movie
Woman Trap
1929 · Movie
Paris Bound
1929 · Movie
Broadway
1929 · Movie
The Man I Love
1929 · Movie
A Dangerous Woman
1929 · Movie
Girls Gone Wild
1929 · Movie
The Office Scandal
1929 · Movie
The First Kiss
1928 · Movie
The Drag Net
1928 · Movie
The Showdown
1928 · Movie
The Gateway of the Moon
1928 · Movie
What Price Glory
1926 · Movie
Black Paradise
1926 · Movie
The Shamrock Handicap
1926 · Movie
Sandy
1926 · Movie
The Road to Glory
1926 · Movie
The Ancient Mariner
1925 · Movie
East Lynne
1925 · Movie
Lazybones
1925 · Movie
Thunder Mountain
1925 · Movie
Havoc
1925 · Movie