Panic in Year Zero
1962
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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.
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...
Ray Milland 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.
Biography. Former jockey turned romantic leading man of the 1930s, predominantly in light comedies and occasional mysteries. Milland proved his serious dramatic abilities with an Oscar-winning role as an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's "The Lost Weekend" (1945), but failed to match his success in later years.
Mar 6, 2024 · Ray Milland (born Jan. 3, 1907, Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales—died March 10, 1986, Torrance, Calif., U.S.) Welsh-born American actor. Milland made his film debut in 1929 and moved to Hollywood in 1930. He was the debonair romantic leading man in many movies of the 1930s and ’40s.
Ray Milland (born Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones or Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh actor and director. He is best remembered for his Academy Award–winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend (1945), as well as for his performances in Dial M for Murder (1954) and Love Story (1970).
Aug 9, 2021 · Veteran actor Ray Milland, who won an Oscar for the 1945 classic ”The Lost Weekend” and portrayed a murderous playboy opposite Grace Kelly in. ”Dial M for Murder,” died Monday. He was 78. Mr....
