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Maurice Lee Braddell (23 November 1900 – 28 July 1990) was an English actor, author and art restorer.[1][2]

Maurice Braddell
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Born	Maurice Lee Braddell (1900-11-23)23 November 1900 Folkestone, Kent, England
Died	28 July 1990(1990-07-28) (aged 89) Ashford, Kent, England
Occupation	Actor author art restorer

Maurice Braddell was born in Folkestone, Kent, England, and lived in New York City for much of his life.[3] He was the son of Sir Thomas Braddell and Lady Violet Nassau (Kirby) Braddell. The Braddell family had a long association with the Straits Settlements (Singapore) where they served as lawyers and judges. Maurice Braddell married Jean Shannon (Macleod) Harman of Chesham, Bucks who had previously taken the name Braddell. As well as acting in both silent films and talkies, Braddell wrote the 1935 farce of the same name on which the 1936 film, It's You I Want is based.[3][4][5]

Over 40 years later, he was retired from films and working as an art restorer, living in New York's East Village, when he was cast in Andy Warhol's 1968 film, Flesh.[3][6]

Filmography

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1928	A Window in Piccadilly	Harry
1928	Dawn	British Airman
1928	Not Quite a Lady	Geoffrey Cassilis
1929	Master and Man	Dick Waring
1929	Latin Quarter	Mario
1930	The School for Scandal	Careless
1931	Her Reputation	Eric Sloane
1932	Men of Tomorrow	Allan Shepherd
1936	Things to Come	Dr. Harding
1968	Flesh	The Artist
1971	Women in Revolt	Candy's Father	(final film role)

Screenwriter

• Love, Life and Laughter (1934)

References

External links

• Maurice Braddell at IMDb
• Maurice Braddell at the Internet Broadway Database

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