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  1. Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor.Douglas 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.Douglas later played mature and fatherly characters, as in his Academy Award-winning performances in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979 ...

  2. Melvyn Douglas. Actor: Being There. Two-time Oscar-winner Melvyn Douglas was one of America's finest actors, and would enjoy cinema immortality if for no other reason than his being the man who made Greta Garbo laugh in Ernst Lubitsch's classic comedy Ninotchka (1939), but he was much, much more. Melvyn Douglas was born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg on April 5, 1901, in Macon, Georgia.

  3. Melvyn Douglas. Actor: Being There. Two-time Oscar-winner Melvyn Douglas was one of America's finest actors, and would enjoy cinema immortality if for no other reason than his being the man who made Greta Garbo laugh in Ernst Lubitsch's classic comedy Ninotchka (1939), but he was much, much more. Melvyn Douglas was born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg on April 5, 1901, in Macon, Georgia.

  4. Aug 5, 1981 · Melvyn Douglas, a debonair performer in scores of popular movie romantic comedies of the 1930's and 40's, who later became a forceful character actor and winner of two Academy Awards, died ...

  5. Apr 5, 2013 · Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg was born April 5, 1901 in Macon, Georgia. His father was a Russian-Jewish immigrant and his mother a Protestant from Kentucky whose American lineage traced back to the Mayflower.. When Broadway called it was decided that Melvyn Douglas, Douglas being his maternal grandmother's name, fit the marquee better than Hesselberg.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Aug 3, 2007 · Melvyn Douglas was an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony award–winning actor, whose film career began during the rush for “talkie” performers in the early 1930s. Born in Georgia, Douglas first experienced the spotlight when his parents entered him in baby shows throughout the state. Early Life Melvyn Douglas was born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg on April 5, […]

  8. Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg; April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor.He was known for his role in Ninotchka (1939) with Greta Garbo.He also appeared in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979). He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in I Never Sang for My Father (1970).. Douglas was one of 24 actors to win the Triple Crown of Acting.

  9. Melvyn Douglas was an American actor. Douglas 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. Douglas later played mature and fatherly characters, as in his Academy Award-winning performances in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979) and his Academy Award–nominated performance in I Never Sang for ...

  10. Apr 25, 2013 · Born April 5, 1901 in Macon, Georgia to Lena Priscilla (née Shackelford) and Edouard Gregory Hasselberg, Melvyn Edouard Hasselberg took the stage name Melvyn Douglas from his maternal grandmother. …

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