Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas | |
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Publicity photo c. 1940 | |
| Born | Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg April 5, 1901 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 1981 (aged 80) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1926–1981 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Illeana Douglas (granddaughter) |
| Military career | |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Conflicts | World War I World War II |
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).