Carol Reed

Born in London on December 30, 1906, Reed intended to become a farmerand after graduating from King's School at Canterbury was sent by his family to the U.S. for on-the-job training at a large chicken farm. But his love of the theater (he was one of the several illegitimate children of the famed actor-producer Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree) prevailed and after six months he returned home to begin a career as an actor. He made his London debut in 1924 with Sybil… (more)