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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

In her autobiography, Lanchester wrote that she did not like the location of her husband's burial plot in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery – Laughton died in 1962.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025

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

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025

Early in the spring, one Laughton had obtained a warrant from the court in Massachusetts to seize any of the Eastern Indians who had robbed or murdered any of the English.

From King Philip Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

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