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Melvyn Douglas was an American actor who worked in film, television, and stage. Born in Macon, Georgia, in 1901, he began his career in 1927. He served in World War II and was a member of the Democratic Party. Douglas was married to Helen Gahagan Douglas and had three children. He spoke and wrote in English.
He received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the 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 holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Douglas was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. He died of pneumonia in New York City in 1981.
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Film & TV
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
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Douglas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Macon
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Helen Gahagan Douglas
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Upper Canada College
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Douglas-portrait.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- date of birth
- 1901-04-05
- date of death
- 1981-08-04
- Commons category
- Melvyn Douglas
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Melvyn Douglas
- start of work period
- 1927-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg
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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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