Colin Clive

Colin Clive (born Colin Glenn Clive-Greig; 20 January 1900 – 25 June 1937) was a British stage and screen actor. His most memorable role was Henry Frankenstein, the creator of the monster, in the 1931 film "Frankenstein" and its 1935 sequel, "Bride of Frankenstein".
Early life.
Clive was born in Saint-Malo, France, to an English colonel, Colin Philip Greig, and his wife, Caroline Margaret Lugard Clive. He attended Stonyhurst College and subsequently Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where an injured knee disqualified him from military service and contributed to his becoming a stage actor. He was a member of the Hull Repertory Theatre Company for three years.
Clive created the role of Steve Baker, the white husband of racially mixed Julie LaVerne, in the first London production of "Show Boat"; the production featured Cedric Hardwicke and Paul Robeson. Clive first worked with James Whale in the Savoy Theatre production of "Journey's End" and subsequently joined the British community in Hollywood, repeating his stage role in the film version.
Hollywood.
Clive's first screen role, in "Journey's End" (1930), was also directed by James Whale. Clive played the tormented alcoholic Captain Stanhope, a character that (much like Clive's other roles) mirrored his personal life.
He was an in-demand leading man for a number of major film actresses of the era, including Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Corinne Griffith and Jean Arthur. He starred as Edward Rochester in the 1934 adaptation of "Jane Eyre" opposite Virginia Bruce. He was a descendant of Clive of India and appeared in a featured role in a film biography of his ancestor in 1935.
Colin Clive together with Leo G. Carroll starred in radio play titled "The Other Place." It was written by John L. Balderston for the radio program "The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour" hosted by Rudy Vallee"." It was aired on November 14, 1935.
Personal life.
Clive was rumored to be bisexual. He married Jeanne de Casalis in June 1929, though they were estranged for several years before his death.
Death.
Colin Clive suffered from severe chronic alcoholism and died from complications of tuberculosis in 1937 at age 37.
Clive's alcoholism was apparent to his co-stars, as he was often seen napping on set and sometimes was so intoxicated that he had to be held upright for over-the-shoulder shots. Clive was tormented by the medical threat of amputating his long-damaged leg.
Forrest J Ackerman recalled visiting Clive's body: "I actually saw him in death, lying in a bed at a mortuary where it was possible for the public to view his body. He looked remarkably as he had when lying in bed in "The Bride of Frankenstein"." Over 300 mourners turned out. One of the pallbearers was Peter Lorre. His cenotaph is located at Chapel of the Pines Crematory.