George Brent

George Brent has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for his contributions to Motion Pictures at 1707 Vine St, and for his contributions to Television at 1614 Vine St. The paperback adds a chapter about the reaction of fans at book signings. He is currently writing another book, Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way, a humorous look at relationships, and books about relationships. He died shortly after in Solana Beach, California, from emphysema. Campbell's autobiography, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor (Campbell has a mad big chin) traces his career as an actor in low-budget movies and television. She expressed great remorse at his ill health, and sadness that such a virile and attractive man could have deteriorated so dramatically. While he starred in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. and Jack of All Trades, he is better known for his supporting role as the recurring character Autolycus on the fantasy series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. He also directed a number of episodes of Hercules and Xena.. Davis recounted in her final years, what would be her last meeting with Brent after many years of estrangement. Outside of film, Bruce Campbell has appeared in a number of television series.

He was married six times including three marriages to actresses - Ruth Chatterton (1932-1934), Constance Worth (1937) and Ann Sheridan (1942-1943). He is generally described as a "B-movie star," often appearing in films that go straight to video or cable TV. Brent was known as a womaniser in Hollywood, and had a lengthy relationship with his co-star Bette Davis. He has also had several small parts in the movies of Joel and Ethan Coen (Joel was an editor on The Evil Dead). He retired from acting in 1956 but made a return in 1978 in the made-for-television production Born Again. Bruce Campbell stayed on behind the scenes, credited as "additional voice recording," and appears in the film's final shot. When not playing against a popular female lead, Brent's few starring roles failed to achieve success, and he drifted into "B" pictures from the late 1940s. He was supposed to star in Darkman but the studio reportedly insisted on Liam Neeson.

Ames (1936), Jean Arthur in More Than a Secretary (1936), Myrna Loy in The Rains Came (1939), Merle Oberon in 'Til We Meet Again (1940), Ann Sheridan in Honeymoon For Three (1941), Joan Fontaine in The Affairs of Susan (1945), Barbara Stanwyck in My Reputation (1946), Claudette Colbert in Tomorrow is Forever (1946), Dorothy McGuire in The Spiral Staircase (1946), Lucille Ball in Lover Come Back (1946) and Yvonne De Carlo in Slave Girl (1947). Bruce Campbell has appeared in many of Sam Raimi's films outside of the Evil Dead series, usually in small roles. He also played opposite Greta Garbo in The Painted Veil (1934), Madeleine Carroll in The Case Against Mrs. Four years later the movie became a cult hit in England, leading to American success and two sequels. Highly regarded by Davis, he became her most frequent male co-star, appearing with her in twelve films, including Jezebel (1938), The Old Maid (1939), Dark Victory (1939) and The Great Lie (1941). A few years and at least fifty movies later, they got together with other family and friends and began work on The Evil Dead. Bruce was the star of the movie as well as working behind the camera, receiving a "co-executive producer" credit; Sam Raimi was the director. As a leading man for many of the studios leading stars, most notably Bette Davis, Brent was usually overshadowed by them, however this was a deliberate choice of the studio who wanted to ensure that the actress was shown as the key player. After meeting Sam Raimi in high school the two became good friends and started making movies together.