Editing Colin Clive (section)

==Early life==
Clive was born in [[Saint-Malo]], France, to an English [[colonel]], Colin Philip Greig, and his wife, Caroline Margaret Lugard Clive, a member of the aristocratic [[Earl of Powis|Clive family]]. In a 1935 interview, Clive stated his mother had moved to France to escape the tumult of the ongoing [[Second Boer War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin Clive — Clive of England (1935) 🇺🇸 |url=https://vintoz.com/blogs/vintage-movie-resources/colin-clive-clive-of-england |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Vintoz |language=en}}</ref> His family had intended for Clive to embark on a military career, and he attended [[Stonyhurst College]] and subsequently the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], where he broke both knees after being thrown from and crushed by a horse. Recuperating from his injuries, Clive decided to become an actor.<ref name=stageobit>"Colin Clive," ''The Stage'' (1 July 1937), p. 7. [obituary]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin Clive — Clive of England (1935) 🇺🇸 |url=https://vintoz.com/blogs/vintage-movie-resources/colin-clive-clive-of-england |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Vintoz |language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Hull Repertory Theatre Company]] for three years.<ref name=stageobit/>

Clive created the role of Steve Baker, the white husband of racially mixed Julie LaVerne, in the first London production of ''[[Show Boat]]''; the production featured [[Cedric Hardwicke]] and [[Paul Robeson]]. Clive first worked with [[James Whale]] in the [[Savoy Theatre]] production of ''[[Journey's End]]'' and subsequently joined the British community in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]], repeating his stage role in the film version.<ref name=":0" />{{sfn|Wearing|1984|p=1087}}