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Whale: A director must be pretty bad if he can't get a thrill out of war, murder, or robbery.... (more James Whale quotes)
Whale's last commercially successful film was The Man in the Iron Mask released in 1939.
Whale committed suicide by drowning himself in his own swimming pool. A suicide note he had left behind was withheld by Whale's gay lover and not revealed until nearly 30 years later.
Whale was portrayed by Ian McKellan in the 1998 biopic Gods and Monsters.
After leaving Universal Studios in 1937, Whale went to Warner Brothers but only made one film there, The Great Garrick.
Whale left Universal Studios ... (more James Whale trivia)
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