james murray mason

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born Nov. 3, 1798, Fairfax county, Va., U.S. died April 28, 1871, Alexandria, Va. U.S. politician. A grandson of George Mason, he practiced law in his native Virginia from 1820. He served in the state legislature (1826, 1828-32), the U.S. House of Representatives (1837-39), and the U.S. Senate (1847-61). An advocate of secession, he resigned his Senate seat in 1861. Appointed Confederate commissioner to England, he was captured at sea with John Slidell aboard the Trent and imprisoned for two months (see Trent Affair). Released in 1862, he remained in England until 1865 but was unable to win support for the Confederate cause

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James Mason

born May 15, 1909, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Eng. died July 27, 1984, Lausanne, Switz. British film actor. After studying architecture at the University of Cambridge, he made his screen debut in Late Extra (1935) and soon became a star in British films such as The Man in Grey (1943), The Seventh Veil (1945), and Odd Man Out (1947). He moved to Hollywood in the late 1940s but continued to make films in Britain as well. Noted for his urbane characterizations of flawed individuals, he appeared in more than 100 movies, including Madame Bovary (1949), A Star Is Born (1954), North by Northwest (1959), Lolita (1962), Georgy Girl (1966), The Boys from Brazil (1978), and The Verdict (1982)

James Mason

(1909-1984) British film and stage actor who acted in "Lolita" and "Odd Man Out

Hyphenation

James Mur·ray ma·son

Turkish pronunciation

ceymz mıri meysın

Pronunciation

/ˈʤāmz ˈmərē ˈmāsən/ /ˈʤeɪmz ˈmɜriː ˈmeɪsən/