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1963
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Personal life. Douglas was married briefly to artist Rosalind Hightower, and they had one child, (Melvyn) Gregory Hesselberg, in 1926. Hesselberg, an artist, is the father of actress Illeana Douglas . In 1931, Douglas married actress-turned-politician Helen Gahagan.
Not only did the play run for 232 performances, but Douglas met the woman who would be his wife of nearly 50 years: his co-star, Helen Gahagan. They were married in 1931. The movies came a-calling in 1932 and Douglas had the unique pleasure of assaying completely different characters in widely divergent films.
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- August 4, 1981
Scope and Content Note: Nan Stevens, secretary and business manager to both Melvyn Douglas and his wife, Helen Gahagan Douglas, handled the correspondence and fan mail of the Douglases beginning in 1950. Over the years, Stevens came to know Melvyn, Helen, and their children quite well.
Not only did the play run for 232 performances, but Douglas met the woman who would be his wife of nearly 50 years: his co-star, Helen Gahagan. They were married in 1931. The movies came a-calling in 1932 and Douglas had the unique pleasure of assaying completely different characters in widely divergent films.
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- Macon, Georgia, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Aug 3, 2007 · In Detroit Douglas married his first wife, Rosalind Hightower. The couple had a son, Gregory, but divorced soon after. In 1931, while performing in Tonight or Never with David Belasco’s theater company, he married his second wife, Helen Gahagan; their marriage lasted forty-nine years and produced two children.
Apr 25, 2013 · In 1930 he starred in Now or Never opposite future wife Helen Gahagan. They were married in 1932, had two children, and remained married until her death in 1980. He made his film debut in 1931 and by 1932 was appearing in five films including As You Desire Me opposite Greta Garbo.
In Tonight or Never, David Belasco ’s last Broadway production, she met Melvyn Douglas, whom she married in 1931. Her notable stage appearances over the next few years included Moor Born (1934), Mary of Scotland (1934), Mother Lode (1934), and And Stars Remain (1936), and in 1935 she starred in a film version of She.
