Esmond Knight
Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor. He had a successful stage and film career before World War II. For much of his later career Knight was half blind. He had been badly injured in 1941 whilst on active service on board HMS Prince of Wales when she fought the Bismarck at the Battle of the Denmark Strait, and remained totally blind for two years, though he later regained some sight in his right eye.
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| Alias (AKA) | Knight Esmond Penington |
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| Birth date | May 04, 1906 |
| Birth name | Esmond Penington Knight |
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| Date of death | February 23, 1987 |
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