James Mason

Mason started on the West End stage, then became the top box-office draw in Britain in 1944 and 1945 with films like The Seventh Veil and The Wicked Lady. He starred in Odd Man Out in 1947, the first film to win the BAFTA for Best British Film. Moving to the United States in the 1950s, he worked with Cukor on A Star Is Born (earning a Golden Globe), Hitchcock on North by Northwest, and Kubrick on Lolita. His range carried him through three more decades — from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to The Boys from Brazil to The Verdict in 1982. When he died in 1984, his ashes were placed near Charlie Ch…