From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Leslie Fenton 12 March 1902 25 March 1978 was an Englishborn 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 RMS 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 Fentons parents were actually John Fenton and Eveline Edgington married Liverpool 1900 as evidenced by the ships manifest for the RMS Caronia page 0817 line 0008 aboard which Frank Fenton arrived in the US on 21 April 1906
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