Boris Karloff, Man Behind The Monster

Boris Karloff was born William Henry Platt in England in 1887. The youngest of nine children, he was bow-legged, had a lisp and stuttered. All of his brothers were members of the British Foreign Service and his great aunt, Anna Leonowens, was the inspiration for the musical The King And I. He moved to Hollywood in 1919 and took small roles in silent films, often playing exotic Indians or Arab villains due to his dark skin tone (his background was Anglo-Indian). He supplemented his meager film income by working as a truck driver.

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