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Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. He is often remembered for his portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend (1945), which won him Best Actor at Cannes, a Golden Globe Award, and ultimately an Academy Award—the first such accolades for any Welsh actor.
Ray Milland became one of Paramount's most bankable and durable stars, under contract from 1934 to 1948, yet little in his early life suggested a career as a motion picture actor. Milland was born Alfred Reginald Jones in the Welsh town of Neath, Glamorgan, to Elizabeth Annie (Truscott) and Alfred Jones. He spent his youth in the pursuit of sports.
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Mar 11, 1986 · Ray Milland, who said he was a screen star for years before he understood enough about acting to handle his Oscar-winning role as Hollywood’s most memorable alcoholic, died Monday at Torrance...
Mar 10, 2011 · Ray Milland died 25 years ago on this day. Here are 25 facts about the actor best known for his role in The Lost Weekend. 1. He was born Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones in Neath, Wales on...
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Mar 11, 1986 · Ray Milland, the urbane actor who won an Academy Award and many other honors for his riveting portrayal of a sympathetic alcoholic in ''The Lost Weekend'' in 1945, died of cancer yesterday at...
Mar 11, 1986 · Ray Milland, 78, the Welsh-born actor who transfixed movie audiences and belied his debonair image with his wrenching, Academy Award-winning 1945 performance as a despairing novelist on a...
Actor: The Lost Weekend. Ray Milland became one of Paramount's most bankable and durable stars, under contract from 1934 to 1948, yet little in his early life suggested a career as a motion picture actor. Milland was born Alfred Reginald Jones in the Welsh town of Neath, Glamorgan, to Elizabeth Annie (Truscott) and Alfred Jones.