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Charles Coburn
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American film, theater actor (1877–1961)
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Charles Coburn was an American male actor who began his work period in 1901. He is recognized in the Academy Award Best Supporting Actor collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.
Born in 1877, Coburn died in 1961. He worked in the field of acting and is associated with the English language.
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Film & TV
Macon, Georgia, USA
Charles Douville Coburn (June 19, 1877 – August 30, 1961) was an American film and theatre actor. Best known for his work in comedies, Coburn received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1943's The More the Merrier. Coburn was born in Macon, Georgia, the son of Scotch-Irish Americans Emma Louise Sprigman (May 11, 1838 Springfield, Ohio – November 12, 1896 Savannah, Georgia) and Moses…
Known for
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line — Self (archive footage)1997
- It's Showtime — Self (archive footage)1976
- Pepe — Charles Coburn1960
- John Paul Jones — Benjamin Franklin1959
- A Stranger in My Arms — Vance Beasley1959
- The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker — Grampa Pennypacker1959
- Startime — Colonel Sykes1959
- The Story of Mankind — Hippocrates1957
- Town on Trial — Dr. John Fenner1957
- How to Murder a Rich Uncle — Uncle George Clitterbern1957
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1877–1961
- Nationality
- US
- Role / Field
- Actors, Actor
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 14 libraries
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1877-06-19 ) June 19, 1877, Macon, Georgia , U.S.
- Died
- August 30, 1961 (1961-08-30) (aged 84), New York City , U.S.
- Resting place
- Bonaventure Cemetery , (near Savannah , Georgia )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1901–1960
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouses
- Ivah Wills Coburn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1906 ; died 1937 ) Winifred Natzka, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ) (died 2017)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Savannah
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- film actor
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- Charles Coburn in Rhapsody in Blue trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- Charles Coburn
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1877-06-19
- date of death
- 1961-08-30
- Commons gallery
- Charles Coburn
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1901-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Douville Coburn (June 19, 1877 – August 30, 1961) was an American actor and theatrical producer. He was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award three times – for The Devil and Miss Jones (1941), The More the Merrier (1943) and The Green Years (1946) – winning for his performance in The More the Merrier. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) in 1960 for his contribution to the film industry.
Biography
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