Tod browning biography channel

1. Early Life and Career
2. Variety Show and Film Debut
3. Hollywood Breakthrough
4. Directorial Success
5. Collaboration with Lon Chaney
6. Return to Filmmaking
7. "London After Midnight" and "Dracula"
8. The Iconic "Dracula" Film
9. "Freaks" and Later Career
10. Retirement and Legacy

Early Life and Career

Charles Albert Browning Jr.was born on July 12, 1880, in Louisville, Kentucky.

As a child, he developed a passion for theatre and ran away from home at the age of 16 to join a traveling circus. Adopting the stage name "Tod Browning," he worked as a barker, clown, and performed a "living corpse" act, where he would be buried in a coffin for two days.

Variety Show and Film Debut

After several years performing in vaudeville as an actor, magician, and dancer, Browning transitioned to directing in 1909.

That year, he met D.W. Griffith and began appearing in small roles in Biog