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7. Charles Douville Coburn (June 19, 1877 – August 30, 1961) was an American actor and theatrical producer. [1] He was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award ("Oscar") three times – for The Devil and Miss Jones (1941), The More the Merrier (1943), and The Green Years (1946) – winning for his performance in The More the Merrier.
Charles Coburn. Actor: The More the Merrier. A cigar-smoking, monocled, swag-bellied character actor known for his Old South manners and charm. In 1918 he and his first wife formed the Coburn Players and appeared on Broadway in many plays.
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- Macon, Georgia, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Charles Coburn. Actor: The More the Merrier. A cigar-smoking, monocled, swag-bellied character actor known for his Old South manners and charm. In 1918 he and his first wife formed the Coburn Players and appeared on Broadway in many plays. With her death in 1937, he accepted a Hollywood contract and began making films at the age of sixty.
- June 19, 1877
- August 30, 1961
Nov 17, 2019 · Charles Coburn, Esq. Mr. Coburn first moved into the premises in 1919 when Bohemia still stood on a bearskin and daubed pigment on six-foot easels. Somberly paneled, and with a fireplace large enough to roast a fair-sized midget, the room itself is a veritable museum of carved mahogany, portrait paintings, and assorted abracadabra.
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Sep 20, 2012 · Oscar Profile #104: Charles Coburn. Born June 19, 1877 in Macon, Georgia to Scots-Irish American parents, Charles Coburn began his show business career as an usher and doorman in a Savannah theatre which he became manager of in 1895 at the age of 18. By 1901 he was already starring on Broadway in the first of twenty-seven plays he appeared in ...
Charles Douville Coburn (June 19, 1877 – August 30, 1961) was an American film and theatre actor. Best known for his work in comedies, Coburn received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1943's The More the Merrier. Coburn was born in Macon, Georgia, the son of Scotch-Irish Americans Emma Louise Sprigman (May 11, 1838 Springfield, Ohio – November 12, 1896 Savannah, Georgia) and ...