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Ronald Colman was a male stage, film, and television actor, as well as a screenwriter. Born in Richmond, Surrey, England, in 1891, he held citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His professional career began in 1914, and he served in the British Army during World War I. He spoke English.
Colman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and received the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was married to Benita Hume, and they had one child. He died of pulmonary emphysema due to natural causes in Santa Barbara in 1958.
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Film & TV
Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
British leading man of primarily American films, one of the great stars of the Golden Age. Raised in Ealing, the son of a successful silk merchant, he attended boarding school in Sussex, where he first discovered amateur theatre. He intended to attend Cambridge and become an engineer, but his father's death cost him the financial support necessary. He joined the London Scottish Regionals and at…
Known for
- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies — Self (archive footage)2001
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind — Self (archive footage)1988
- That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
- The Story of Mankind — The Spirit of Man1957
- Around the World in 80 Days — Railway Official1956
- The Halls of Ivy1954
- General Electric Theater — Graham1953
- Four Star Playhouse — Caller1952
- Four Star Playhouse — Dr. Bosanquent1952
- Four Star Playhouse — Cameron1952
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Key facts
- Born
- Ronald Charles Colman , ( 1891-02-09 ) 9 February 1891, Richmond , Surrey, England
- Died
- 19 May 1958 (1958-05-19) (aged 67), Santa Barbara, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Santa Barbara Cemetery
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1914–1957
- Known for
- A Double Life A Tale of Two Cities Lost Horizon The Prisoner of Zenda
- Spouses
- Thelma Raye ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1920 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1934 ) Benita Hume ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1938 )
- Relatives
- Grace Colman (cousin)
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actor , Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ronald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Richmond
- Place of death
- Santa Barbara
- Spouse
- Benita Hume
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- British Army
- Official website
- www.ronaldcolman.com
- Image
- Ronald Colman - publicity.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Ronald Colman
- date of birth
- 1891-02-09
- date of death
- 1958-05-19
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Commons gallery
- Ronald Colman
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English actor who started his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrated to the United States, where he had a highly successful Hollywood film career. Colman starred in silent films and successfully transitioned to sound, aided by his distinctive, pleasing voice. He was most popular during the 1930s and 1940s. Colman received Oscar nominations for Bulldog Drummond (1929), Condemned (1929) and Random Harvest (1942). He starred in several classic films, including A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Lost Horizon (1937) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). Colman also played the starring role in the Technicolor classic Kismet (1944), with Marlene Dietrich. In 1947, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film A Double Life.
Colman received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in motion pictures, and later was awarded a second star for his television work.
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