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Laughton

American  
[lawt-n] / ˈlɔt n /

noun

  1. Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.


Laughton British  
/ ˈlɔːtən /

noun

  1. Charles. 1899–1962, US actor, born in England: noted esp for his films of the 1930s, such as The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), for which he won an Oscar, and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

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Added forward Scott Laughton, “Sometimes you get the bounce, sometimes you don’t. You have to have a very-narrow minded focus. We’ve got to stick to the process.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026

But Laughton, making his Kings debut, got that back two minutes later, lining a low wrist shot from a tough angle off the pads of Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026

But then Scott Michaels, the founder of Dearly Departed Tours, discovered that her cremated remains were interred in a rose garden under her married name, Elsa Lanchester Laughton.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025

"Her whole bedroom has been ruined," Ms Laughton said.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025

In seniority he had stood next to Laughton, the captain of the school, and were he eventually reinstated, he would lose this, and have to start again at the bottom of the list.

From Haviland's Chum by Bertram Mitford

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