When did the star of  The Private Life of Henry VIII first appear professionally on stage ?
Charles Laughton Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Laughton was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future wife Elsa Lanchester, with whom he lived and worked until his death; they had no children.
Edith Carter Edith Carter was an English stage actor and playwright, who was active in the 1920s-30s.