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Melvyn Douglas

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Also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg

American actor (1901-1981)

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Melvyn Douglas was an American television, film, and stage actor whose career began in 1927. Born in Macon, Georgia, he was a member of the Democratic Party and served in World War II. Douglas was married to Helen Gahagan Douglas and had three children. He died of pneumonia in New York City in 1981.

His accolades include the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Douglas was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was educated at Upper Canada College.

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Person · Open Library

Works
14

Top works

  • Great American speeches
  • The waltz of the toreadors
  • Two blind mice
  • Time out for Ginger
  • Spofford

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Macon, Georgia, USA

Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg; April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. Douglas came to prominence in the 1930s as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his performance in the 1939 romantic comedy Ninotchka with Greta Garbo. Douglas later played mature and fatherly characters, as in his Academy Award–winning performances in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979)…

Known for

  • Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo — Self (archive footage)2014
  • Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To — (archive footage)1990
  • The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind — Self (archive footage)1988
  • The Hot Touch — Max Reich1982
  • Ghost Story — Dr. John Jaffrey1981
  • The Changeling — Senator Carmichael1980
  • Tell Me a Riddle — David1980
  • Being There — Benjamin Rand1979
  • The Seduction of Joe Tynan — Senator Birney1979
  • The Making of a President1978

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1901
Active to
1981
audio dramaaudiobookauthorbritishcomedyenglish

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
26
Total plays
47

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Melvyn+Douglas">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg , ( 1901-04-05 ) April 5, 1901, Macon, Georgia , U.S.
Died
August 4, 1981 (1981-08-04) (aged 80), New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1926–1981
Spouses
Rosalind Hightower ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1925 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1930 ) ​ Helen Gahagan ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1931 ; died 1980 ) ​
Relatives
Illeana Douglas (granddaughter)
Branch
United States Army
Rank
Major
Conflicts
World War I , World War II

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Encyclopedic overview

Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor, whose stage and screen careers spanned from the late 1920s until the early 1980s. He was one of 24 performers to win the Triple Crown of Acting - winning two Academy Awards (both in the Best Supporting Actor category), a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award.

He came to prominence in 1929 as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his performance in the romantic comedy Ninotchka (1939) with Greta Garbo, and appeared in many films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Douglas later played mature and fatherly characters, as in his Oscar-winning performances in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979) and his Oscar–nominated performance in I Never Sang for My Father (1970). He won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Gore Vidal's play The Best Man (1960).

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