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| birth_place = [[Wheathampstead]], [[Hertfordshire]], England |
| birth_place = [[Wheathampstead]], [[Hertfordshire]], England |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|11|5|1887|8|5|df=yes}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|11|5|1887|8|5|df=yes}} |
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| death_place = [[Boise, Idaho]], |
| death_place = [[Boise, Idaho]], US |
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| alma_mater = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] |
| alma_mater = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] |
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| resting_place = Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise |
| resting_place = Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho, US |
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| years_active = 1911–1972 |
| years_active = 1911–1972 |
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| occupation = Actor |
| occupation = Actor |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Lydia Bilbrook]]|1909|1923|end=divorced}}<ref>FreeBMD.org.uk Marriage registered June Quarter 1909</ref><br>{{marriage| Billie Austin|1934|1956|end=died}}<br> {{marriage|Barbara Haveman<br>|1956}} |
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Lydia Bilbrook]]|1909|1923|end=divorced}}<ref>FreeBMD.org.uk Marriage registered June Quarter 1909</ref><br>{{marriage| Billie Austin|1934|1956|end=died}}<br> {{marriage|Barbara Haveman<br>|1956}} (died 1998) |
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| children = 2 |
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'''John Reginald Owen''' (5 August 1887 – 5 November 1972) was a British actor, known for his many roles in British and American films and television |
'''John Reginald Owen''' (5 August 1887 – 5 November 1972) was a British actor, known for his many roles in British and American films and television programmes. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Sometime prior to 1911 Owen met the author [[Clifford Mills|Mrs. Clifford Mills]]. On hearing her idea of a rainbow story, persuaded her to turn it into a play, which became ''[[Where the Rainbow Ends]]''.<ref>Foreword by Italia Conti to the eighteenth edition (1942) of Where the Rainbow Ends</ref> He co-authored the work with Mills using the pseudonym [[John Ramsey (pseudonym)|John Ramsey]]. |
Sometime prior to 1911 Owen met the author [[Clifford Mills|Mrs. Clifford Mills]]. On hearing her idea of a rainbow story, persuaded her to turn it into a play, which became ''[[Where the Rainbow Ends]]''.<ref>Foreword by Italia Conti to the eighteenth edition (1942) of Where the Rainbow Ends</ref> He co-authored the work with Mills using the pseudonym [[John Ramsey (pseudonym)|John Ramsey]]. |
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That December he starred as Saint George in its first production, which opened to very good reviews.{{cn}} |
That December he starred as Saint George in its first production, which opened to very good reviews.{{cn|date=November 2023}} |
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He went to the United States in 1920 and performed on Broadway. He later moved to Hollywood, where he began a lengthy film career, becoming a familiar face in many [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] productions. |
He went to the United States in 1920 and performed on Broadway. He later moved to Hollywood, where he began a lengthy film career, becoming a familiar face in many [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] productions. |
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Owen is perhaps best known today for his performance as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] in the 1938 film version of [[Charles Dickens]]' ''[[A Christmas Carol (1938 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'', a role he inherited from [[Lionel Barrymore]], who had played the part on the radio for years.<ref>Landazuri, Margaret. [http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=86557 ''Archives Spotlight: Young Dr. Kildare'']. Turner Classic Movies.com; accessed 7 December 2007</ref> |
Owen is perhaps best known today for his performance as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] in the 1938 film version of [[Charles Dickens]]' ''[[A Christmas Carol (1938 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'', a role he inherited from [[Lionel Barrymore]], who had played the part on the radio for years.<ref>Landazuri, Margaret. [http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=86557 ''Archives Spotlight: Young Dr. Kildare'']. Turner Classic Movies.com; accessed 7 December 2007</ref> |
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Owen was one of several actors to play both [[Sherlock Holmes]] and his companion [[Dr. Watson]], along with [[Jeremy Brett]],<ref name="screen1">{{cite book |author=Alan Barnes |title=Sherlock Holmes on Screen |year=2002 |publisher=Reynolds & Hearn Ltd |pages=39 |isbn=1-903111-04-8 }}</ref> [[Carleton Hobbs]],<ref>{{cite book |author=Allen Eyles |title=Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration |year=1986 |publisher=[[Harper (publisher)|Harper & Row]] |pages=[https://archive.org/details/sherlockholmesce0000eyle/page/86 86] |isbn=0-06-015620-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/sherlockholmesce0000eyle/page/86 }}</ref> [[Patrick Macnee]],<ref name="screen2">{{cite book |author=Alan Barnes |title=Sherlock Holmes on Screen |year=2002 |publisher=Reynolds & Hearn Ltd |pages=60 |isbn=1-903111-04-8 }}</ref> [[Howard Marion-Crawford]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/Howard_Marion-Crawford|title=Howard Marion-Crawford - The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia|website=www.arthur-conan-doyle.com|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref> and [[Edward Woodward]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b55f596 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228061138/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b55f596 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 December 2017 |title=Hands of a Murderer (1990) |website=BFI |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lib.umn.edu/scrbm/ush/volume-4-section-XK4 |title=USH Volume 4, Section X K -- Actors, Performances, and Recordings: Plays (continued) |website=University of Minnesota Libraries |access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref> Owen first played Watson in the film ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1932 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1932) starring [[Clive Brook]] as Holmes, and then Holmes in ''[[A Study in Scarlet (1933 film)|A Study in Scarlet]]'' (1933). |
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Owen was one of several actors to play both [[Sherlock Holmes]] and his companion [[Dr. Watson]],<ref name="screen1">{{cite book |author=Alan Barnes |title=Sherlock Holmes on Screen |year=2002 |publisher=Reynolds & Hearn Ltd |pages=39 |isbn=1-903111-04-8 }}</ref> assaying Watson in the film ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1932 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1932) starring [[Clive Brook]] as Holmes, and then Holmes in ''[[A Study in Scarlet (1933 film)|A Study in Scarlet]]'' (1933). |
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Later in his career, Owen appeared with [[James Garner]] in the television series ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' in the episodes "[[List of Maverick episodes|The Belcastle Brand]]" (1957) and "[[List of Maverick episodes|Gun-Shy]]" (1958) and guest starred in episodes of the series ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond|One Step Beyond]]'', ''[[Kentucky Jones]]'', and ''[[Bewitched]]''. He was featured in the [[Walt Disney]] films ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' (1964) and ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' (1971). He had a small role in the 1962 [[Irwin Allen]] production of the [[Jules Verne]] novel ''[[Five Weeks in a Balloon]]''. In August 1964, his mansion in Bel Air was rented to [[the Beatles]], who were performing at the [[Hollywood Bowl]], when no hotel would book them.<ref>Author: A.J.S. Rayl; Book: "Beatles '64"; New York, Doubleday, 1989; page 96</ref> |
Later in his career, Owen appeared with [[James Garner]] in the television series ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' in the episodes "[[List of Maverick episodes|The Belcastle Brand]]" (1957) and "[[List of Maverick episodes|Gun-Shy]]" (1958) and guest starred in episodes of the series ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond|One Step Beyond]]'', ''[[Kentucky Jones]]'', and ''[[Bewitched]]''. He was featured in the [[Walt Disney]] films ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' (1964) and ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' (1971). He had a small role in the 1962 [[Irwin Allen]] production of the [[Jules Verne]] novel ''[[Five Weeks in a Balloon]]''. In August 1964, his mansion in Bel Air was rented to [[the Beatles]], who were performing at the [[Hollywood Bowl]], when no hotel would book them.<ref>Author: A.J.S. Rayl; Book: "Beatles '64"; New York, Doubleday, 1989; page 96</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Owen died from a heart attack at age 85 in [[Boise, Idaho]], and buried at the Morris Hill Cemetery there. |
Owen died from a heart attack at age 85 in [[Boise, Idaho]], and buried at the [[Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum|Morris Hill Cemetery]] there. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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* ''[[Henry VIII (film)|Henry VIII]]'' (1911) as Thomas Cromwell |
* ''[[Henry VIII (film)|Henry VIII]]'' (1911) as Thomas Cromwell |
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* ''[[Stingaree (1934 film)|Stingaree]]'' (1934) as The Governor-General |
* ''[[Stingaree (1934 film)|Stingaree]]'' (1934) as The Governor-General |
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* ''[[Madame Du Barry (1934 film)|Madame Du Barry]]'' (1934) as King Louis XV |
* ''[[Madame Du Barry (1934 film)|Madame Du Barry]]'' (1934) as King Louis XV |
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* ''[[Of Human Bondage (1934 film)|Of Human Bondage]]'' (1934) as Athelny |
* ''[[Of Human Bondage (1934 film)|Of Human Bondage]]'' (1934) as Thorpe Athelny |
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* ''[[The Human Side]]'' (1934) as James Dalton |
* ''[[The Human Side]]'' (1934) as James Dalton |
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* ''[[Music in the Air (film)|Music in the Air]]'' (1934) as Ernst Weber |
* ''[[Music in the Air (film)|Music in the Air]]'' (1934) as Ernst Weber |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* {{cite book |last= Alistair |first= Rupert |title= The Name Below the Title : 65 Classic Movie Character Actors from Hollywood's Golden Age |chapter= Reginald Owen |pages= |
* {{cite book |last= Alistair |first= Rupert |title= The Name Below the Title : 65 Classic Movie Character Actors from Hollywood's Golden Age |chapter= Reginald Owen |pages= 204–207 |date= 2018 |edition= First |type= softcover |publisher= Independently published |location= Great Britain |isbn = 978-1-7200-3837-5}} |
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 16 December 2024
Reginald Owen | |
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 Owen in the trailer for The Great Ziegfeld (1936) | |
| Born | John Reginald Owen 5 August 1887 Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 5 November 1972 (aged 85) Boise, Idaho, US |
| Resting place | Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho, US |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1911–1972 |
| Spouse(s) |
[1] Billie Austin
(m. 1934; died 1956)Barbara Haveman
(m. 1956) |
| Children | 2 |
John Reginald Owen (5 August 1887 – 5 November 1972) was a British actor, known for his many roles in British and American films and television programmes.
Career
[edit]Owen was born to Joseph and Frances Owen in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his professional debut in 1905.
Sometime prior to 1911 Owen met the author Mrs. Clifford Mills. On hearing her idea of a rainbow story, persuaded her to turn it into a play, which became Where the Rainbow Ends.[2] He co-authored the work with Mills using the pseudonym John Ramsey. That December he starred as Saint George in its first production, which opened to very good reviews.[citation needed]
He went to the United States in 1920 and performed on Broadway. He later moved to Hollywood, where he began a lengthy film career, becoming a familiar face in many Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions.
Owen is perhaps best known today for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1938 film version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, a role he inherited from Lionel Barrymore, who had played the part on the radio for years.[3]
Owen was one of several actors to play both Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson,[4] assaying Watson in the film Sherlock Holmes (1932) starring Clive Brook as Holmes, and then Holmes in A Study in Scarlet (1933).
Later in his career, Owen appeared with James Garner in the television series Maverick in the episodes "The Belcastle Brand" (1957) and "Gun-Shy" (1958) and guest starred in episodes of the series One Step Beyond, Kentucky Jones, and Bewitched. He was featured in the Walt Disney films Mary Poppins (1964) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He had a small role in the 1962 Irwin Allen production of the Jules Verne novel Five Weeks in a Balloon. In August 1964, his mansion in Bel Air was rented to the Beatles, who were performing at the Hollywood Bowl, when no hotel would book them.[5]
Death
[edit]Owen died from a heart attack at age 85 in Boise, Idaho, and buried at the Morris Hill Cemetery there.
Filmography
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- Henry VIII (1911) as Thomas Cromwell
- Sally in Our Alley (1916) as Harry
- A Place in the Sun (1916) as Stuart Capel
- Possession (1922) as Lord Wheatley
- The Grass Orphan (1922) as Heathcote St. John
- The Letter (1929) as Robert Crosbie
- The Man in Possession (1931) as Claude Dabney
- Platinum Blonde (1931) as Grayson
- Lovers Courageous (1932) as Jimmy
- A Woman Commands (1932) as The Prime Minister
- The Man Called Back (1932) as Dr. Atkins
- Downstairs (1932) as Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen
- Sherlock Holmes (1932) as Dr. Watson
- Robbers' Roost (1932) as Cecil Herrick
- A Study in Scarlet (1933) as Sherlock Holmes
- The Narrow Corner (1933) as Mr. Frith
- Double Harness (1933) as Freeman
- Voltaire (1933) as King Louis XV
- The Big Brain (1933) as Lord Darlington
- Queen Christina (1933) as Charles X Gustav of Sweden
- Nana (1934) as Bordenave
- Mandalay (1934) as Col. Thomas Dawson - Police Commissioner
- Fashions of 1934 (1934) as Oscar Baroque
- The House of Rothschild (1934) as Herries
- The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934) as The Baron
- Where Sinners Meet (1934) as Leonard
- Stingaree (1934) as The Governor-General
- Madame Du Barry (1934) as King Louis XV
- Of Human Bondage (1934) as Thorpe Athelny
- The Human Side (1934) as James Dalton
- Music in the Air (1934) as Ernst Weber
- Here Is My Heart (1934) as Prince Vladimir / Vova
- The Good Fairy (1935) as Detlaff, the Waiter
- Enchanted April (1935) as Henry Arbuthnot
- Escapade (1935) as Paul
- The Call of the Wild (1935) as Mr. Smith
- Anna Karenina (1935) as Stiva
- The Bishop Misbehaves (1935) as Guy Waller
- A Tale of Two Cities (1935) as Stryver
- Rose Marie (1936) as Myerson
- Petticoat Fever (1936) as Sir James Felton
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) as Sampston
- Trouble for Two (1936) as President of Club
- Yours for the Asking (1936) as Dictionary McKinney
- The Girl on the Front Page (1936) as Archie Biddle
- Adventure in Manhattan (1936) as Blackton Gregory
- Love on the Run (1936) as Baron Otto Spanderman
- Dangerous Number (1937) as Cousin William
- Personal Property (1937) as Claude Dabney
- Madame X (1937) as Maurice Dourel
- The Bride Wore Red (1937) as Admiral Monti
- Conquest (1937) as Tallyrand
- Rosalie (1937) as Chancellor
- Everybody Sing (1938) as Hillary Bellaire
- Paradise for Three (1938) as Johann Kesselhut
- Kidnapped (1938) as Captain Hoseason
- Three Loves Has Nancy (1938) as William, the Butler
- Vacation from Love (1938) as John Hodge Lawson
- A Christmas Carol (1938) as Ebenezer Scrooge
- The Girl Downstairs (1938) as Charlie Grump
- Fast and Loose (1939) as Vincent Charlton
- Hotel Imperial (1939) as General Videnko
- Bridal Suite (1939) as Sir Horace Bragdon
- The Real Glory (1939) as Capt. Hartley
- Bad Little Angel (1939) as Edwards, Marvin's Valet
- Remember? (1939) as Mr. Bronson
- The Earl of Chicago (1940) as Gervase Gonwell
- The Ghost Comes Home (1940) as Hemingway
- Florian (1940) as Emperor Franz Josef
- Hullabaloo (1940) as 'Buzz' Foster
- Blonde Inspiration (1941) as Reginald
- Free and Easy (1941) as Sir George Kelvin
- A Woman's Face (1941) as Bernard Dalvik
- They Met in Bombay (1941) as General Allen
- Charley's Aunt (1941) as Redcliff
- Lady Be Good (1941) as Max Milton
- A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) as 'Internal Injury' in Air raid drill (uncredited)
- Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) as Professor Elliott
- Woman of the Year (1942) as Clayton
- We Were Dancing (1942) as Major Berty Tyler-Blane
- Mrs. Miniver (1942) as Foley
- I Married an Angel (1942) as 'Whiskers'
- Pierre of the Plains (1942) as Noah Glenkins
- Cairo (1942) as Philo Cobson
- Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) as Willie Manning
- White Cargo (1942) as Skipper of the Congo Queen
- Random Harvest (1942) as 'Biffer'
- Reunion in France (1942) as Schultz
- Forever and a Day (1943) as Simpson
- Assignment in Brittany (1943) as Colonel Trane
- Above Suspicion (1943) as Dr. Mespelbrunn
- Three Hearts for Julia (1943) as John Girard
- Salute to the Marines (1943) as Mr. Henry Caspar
- Madame Curie (1943) as Dr. Becquerel
- The Canterville Ghost (1944) as Lord Canterville
- National Velvet (1944) as Farmer Ede
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) as Lord George Farmour (uncredited)
- The Valley of Decision (1945) as McCready
- Kitty (1945) as Duke of Malmunster
- She Went to the Races (1945) as Dr. Pembroke
- Captain Kidd (1945) as Cary Shadwell
- The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945) as Mr. Amboy
- The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) as Captain Lanlaire
- Cluny Brown (1946) as Sir Henry Carmel
- Monsieur Beaucaire (1946) as King Louis XV
- Piccadilly Incident (1946) as Judge
- The Imperfect Lady (1947) as Mr. Hopkins
- Thunder in the Valley (1947) as James Moore
- Green Dolphin Street (1947) as Captain O'Hara
- If Winter Comes (1947) as Mr. Fortune
- The Pirate (1948) as The Advocate
- Julia Misbehaves (1948) as Benjamin Hawkins
- The Three Musketeers (1948) as Treville
- Hills of Home (1948) as Hopps
- The Secret Garden (1949) as Ben Weatherstaff
- Challenge to Lassie (1949) as Sergeant Davie
- The Miniver Story (1950) as Mr. Foley
- Kim (1950) as Father Victor
- Grounds for Marriage (1951) as Dely Delacorte
- The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) as Bainbridge Gibbons
- Red Garters (1954) as Judge Wallace Winthrop
- While the City Sleeps (1956) as Steven (Vincent Price's Butler, Uncredited)
- Darby's Rangers (1958) as Sir Arthur Hollister
- Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) as Consul
- Tammy and the Doctor (1963) as Jason Tripp
- The Thrill of It All (1963) as Old Tom Fraleigh
- Voice of the Hurricane (1964) as Nigel Charter
- Mary Poppins (1964) as Admiral Boom
- Rosie! (1967) as Patrick
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) as Major General Sir Brian Teagler
References
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- ^ FreeBMD.org.uk Marriage registered June Quarter 1909
- ^ Foreword by Italia Conti to the eighteenth edition (1942) of Where the Rainbow Ends
- ^ Landazuri, Margaret. Archives Spotlight: Young Dr. Kildare. Turner Classic Movies.com; accessed 7 December 2007
- ^ Alan Barnes (2002). Sherlock Holmes on Screen. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. p. 39. ISBN 1-903111-04-8.
- ^ Author: A.J.S. Rayl; Book: "Beatles '64"; New York, Doubleday, 1989; page 96
Further reading
[edit]- Alistair, Rupert (2018). "Reginald Owen". The Name Below the Title : 65 Classic Movie Character Actors from Hollywood's Golden Age (softcover) (First ed.). Great Britain: Independently published. pp. 204–207. ISBN 978-1-7200-3837-5.
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