John Mills

Birth Name:

Lewis Ernest Watts Mills

Birth Place:

Norfolk, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Director

Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1960 and knighted by the Queen in 1976
Took an early interest in acting and made his professional debut at 21 at the London Hippodrome in The Five O'Clock Girl
Starred in several features alongside his daughter Hayley Mills during the 1960s that included "Pollyanna", "The Parent Trap" and others
Often portrayed heroes in war dramas after gaining recognition for his part in "Great Expectations" in 1946
Served during WWII with the Royal Engineers and received a medical discharge in 1942
Named a Disney Legend by the Walt Disney Company in 2002

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