Edmund Purdom Facts

Sign	Sagittarius
Born	Dec 19, 1924 Welwyn Garden City, England
Died	Jan 1, 2009 Rome, Italy
Age	Died at 84
Total Facts	6

Began acting on stage in 1945.

Father of daughter, Lilan Purdom, a French television journalist.

He was long based in Rome.

He worked extensively as a voice dubbing actor for many years - dubbing numerous European (mostly Italian) films into English.

Son of an artist/critic; he attended Douai, St. Ignatius and Downside schools in England, UK.

Won the lead role in The Student Prince (1954) after Mario Lanza's weight gain forced him out of the part; won the lead role in The Egyptian (1954) after Marlon Brando turned it down in favor of playing Napoleon in Desirée (1954).