1901 - 1981
Melvyn Douglas American Actor
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Melvyn Douglas dating history
Relationships
Melvyn Douglas was previously married to Helen Gahagan (1931 - 1980) and Rosalind Hightower (1925 - 1930).
About
American Actor Melvyn Douglas was born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg on 5th April, 1901 in Macon, Georgia, USA and passed away on 4th Aug 1981 New York City, New York, USA aged 80. He is most remembered for The Changeling. His zodiac sign is Aries.
Melvyn Douglas was in 4 on-screen matchups, including Claudette Colbert in She Married Her Boss (1935), Greta Garbo in Two-Faced Woman (1941), Katharine Hepburn in The Sea of Grass (1947) and Lupe Velez in The Broken Wing (1932).
Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|
| Married | 2 |
50 years, 5 months
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28 years, 2 months
|
6 years
|
|---|
| Total | 2 |
50 years, 5 months
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28 years, 2 months
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6 years
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|---|
Details
| First Name |
Melvyn
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| Middle Name |
Edouard
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| Last Name |
Douglas
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| Full Name at Birth |
Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg
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| Alternative Name |
Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, Melvyn Douglas
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| Birthday |
5th April, 1901
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| Birthplace |
Macon, Georgia, USA
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| Died |
4th August, 1981
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| Place of Death |
New York City, New York, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Pneumonia And Cardiac Complications
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| Buried |
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
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| Height |
6' 1½" (187 cm)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Jewish
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Actor
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Claim to Fame |
The Changeling
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| Year(s) Active |
1927–1981
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| Official Websites |
www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/melvyn_douglas, www.allmovie.com/artist/melvyn-douglas-p19878
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| Father |
Edouard Gregory Hesselberg
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| Mother |
Lena Priscilla Shackelford
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| Friend |
Ronald Reagan
|
Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. Douglas came to prominence in 1929 as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his performance in the romantic comedy Ninotchka (1939) with Greta Garbo. Douglas later played mature and fatherly characters, as in his Academy Award-winning performances in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979) and his Academy Award–nominated performance in I Never Sang for My Father (1970). Douglas was one of 24 performers to win the Triple Crown of Acting. In the last few years of his life Douglas appeared in films with supernatural stories involving ghosts, including The Changeling in 1980 and Ghost Story in 1981, his last completed film role.
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