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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.
- April 5, 1901
- 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
Feb 3, 2024 · Our Wife (1941) Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Hussey & Charles Coburn. Jerry Marvin wallows in drunken self-pity after he is divorced by his wife, Babe. Along comes new love Susan who rescues Jerry....
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Our Wife: Directed by John M. Stahl. With Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Hussey, Ellen Drew, Charles Coburn. Jerry Marvin, a talented musician and composer, wallows in drunken self-pity after he is divorced by his wife Babe.
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.
