VOCABULARY civil servant - urzędnik państwowy, pracownik służby cywilnej blue plaque - niebieska tablica pamiątkowa he was educated at - był kształcony w public school - (w Anglii) szkoła prywatna to expect - oczekiwać to join the diplomatic service - wybrać karierę w służbie dyplomatycznej however - jednak, jednakże idea - pomysł, idea to emigrate - wyemigrować to choose - wybrać country - kraj to toss a coin - rzucić monetę to find - znaleźć touring company - trupa objazdowa stage - scena to work - pracować jobbing actor - aktor, który pracuje dorywczo decade - dziesięć lat to appear - pojawiać się silent film - film niemy sound - dźwięk to hit - uderzyć, tu: przybyć do lucky break - uśmiech losu, szczęśliwy traf, wielka szansa horror film - horror, film grozy for the rest of his life - przez resztę życia appearance on screen - rola filmowa appropriately - stosownie, właściwie to return - wrócić retirement - emerytura movie - film

Lesson 20
Borys Karloff

The son of a civil servant, Karloff was born in the house in Forest Hill Road, that now has a blue plaque on it.

He was educated at an English public school and at London University and his family expected him to join the diplomatic service. However, he had other ideas.

He emigrated to Canada in 1909, choosing that country rather than Australia after tossing a coin, and soon found himself work as an actor with a small touring company.

He had always wanted to be on the stage.

He worked as a jobbing actor in Canada and the USA for the next decade.

For the decade after that he appeared in small roles in silent films before sound hit Hollywood and, a few years later, Karloff got his lucky break in Frankenstein. He continued to appear in horror films for the rest of his life.

His last appearance on screen was, appropriately, as a legendary horror actor returning from retirement in a 1968 movie called Targets.

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