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Michael Caine was born Maurice Micklewhite Jr., and dropped out of high school at 15. He supported himself as a manual laborer, and served two years in the British Army, before landing work as an odd-jobs man behind the scenes at a London theater. He had long had an interest in acting, and soon stepped into on-stage roles, where his talent became apparent. Feeling he needed a more catchy professional name, Micklewhite decided on Michael (from Mickel), and Caine when he saw a theater's marquee advertising Humphrey Bogart in The Caine Mutiny. He first came to American fame playing an effete lieutenant in Zulu (1964), but he already had a long résumé, dating back to the mid-1950s. Caine has appeared in more than 100 movies, including hits like Alfie, Mona Lisa, Educating Rita, and The Quiet American, enjoyable mysteries Sleuth and Deathtrap, and comedies like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
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Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, CBE (born March 14, 1933), known professionally as Michael Caine, is a double Oscar-winning English film actor. Biography Caine was born in Rotherhithe, South East London to Maurice Micklewhite, a Catholic fish-porter, and Ellen Maria, a Protestant charlady. He grew up in nearby Camberwell attending Wilson's School (at that time Wilson's Grammar School) and during World War II was evacuated to North Runcton in Norfolk. In 1944 he passed his eleven-plus exam. He left school at sixteen after gaining four O-Levels and did his National Service from April 1952 to 1954
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Michael Caine shines as a hack thriller novelist in this twist-filled mystery laced with satire that reteamed him with "Get Carter" director Mike Hodges. Hired to ghostwrite a gangster film star's autobiography, Caine begins to suspect that the actor's Mafia contacts are real, as he becomes involved in an offbeat murder investigation that may wind up getting him turned into pulp. Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander, Lizabeth Scott co-star. 96 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French.
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Born Maurice Micklewhite in London, England, on March 14, 1933, Michael Caine left school at age 15 and ended up serving with the British Army in Korea. After returning to England, he worked in the theatre for a few years before beginning his film career in the 1950s.
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Michael Caine was born under the name Maurice Joseph Micklewhite on March 14, 1933, in Rotherhithe, London, and was raised near Camberwell. After leaving school, he joined the ranks of the Royal Fusiliers, during which time he served in the Korean war. After his service ended in 1954, he decided to try his luck as an actor and changed his name to Michael Scott. He married actress Patricia Haines in 1955, and together they had a daughter, Dominique, before divorcing in 1958.
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In January 1969 Michael Caine paid a personal visit to North Runcton, and was reunited with many of the people he had known during the wartime years. He ... visited in the 1980s to make some video footage of the village, and in November 2003 unveiled a plaque commemorating his connection with the school (pictures)
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