Hugo Pratt origin, his maternal grandfather was of Marrano (Jewish) descent, and his grandmother was of Turkish origin. He was also related to actor Boris Karloff (né William Henry Pratt). In 1937, Pratt moved with his mother to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), joining his father who was working there following the conquest of that country by Benito Mussolini's Italy. Pratt's father, a professional Italian soldier, was captured in 1941 by British troops and in late 1942, died from disease as a prisoner of war. The same year, Hugo Pratt and his mother were interned in a prison camp at Dirédaoua, where he would buy
William Houston (actor) William Houston (actor) William Houston (born 19 July 1968), sometimes credited as Will Houston, is an English actor. Born in Sussex, he grew up in Northern Ireland. Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, Houston has played many leading classical stage roles, including Troilus in "Troilus and Cressida", Prince Hal in both parts of "Henry IV" and the title roles in "Henry V" (for which he was nominated for an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor), Ben Jonson's "Sejanus", and "Coriolanus", all for the Royal Shakespeare Company; Pentheus/Agave in Sir Peter Hall's production of Euripides' "Bacchai" at