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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.
Douglas's father was the son of Hollywood actor Melvyn Douglas and his wife, the artist Rosalind Hightower. Douglas had two older brothers, the late Stefan Gregor Hesselberg, a technician in the histology laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who also trained racehorses in Verona, Italy, and Erik Hesselberg, a journalist.
Rosalind Hightower (1925-1930) – He got married to artist Rosalind Hightower in the year 1925 and they were blessed with a son named Melvyn Gregory Hesselberg on January 28, 1926. Melvyn and Rosalind divorced in 1930.
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 5, 2013 · Melvyn Hesselberg acted in the mid-West during the 1920s. He settled for two years in Madison, Wisconsin, where he married first wife Rosalind Hightower. In Madison he found a backer for his own troupe, a group which also included Ralph Bellamy and Gale Sondergaard.
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).
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.
Apr 27, 2022 · Douglas was married briefly to artist Rosalind Hightower, and they had one child, (Melvyn) Gregory Hesselberg, in 1925. Gregory Hesselberg, an artist, is the father of actress Illeana Douglas. In 1931 Douglas married actress-turned-politician Helen Gahagan.
Rosella Hightower (January 10, 1920 – November 4, 2008) was an American ballerina and member of the Choctaw Nation. One of the Five Moons, she achieved fame in both the United States and Europe, and later enjoyed a career as an instructor and opera director.
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