Melvyn Douglas

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film actor human stage actor television actor

Melvyn Douglas was an acclaimed American actor known for his sophisticated screen presence and award-winning performances in both classic Hollywood films and later character roles.

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Label	Occurrences
Melvyn Douglas canonical	9

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ
academyAwards	Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for I Never Sang for My Father ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ surface form: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Being There Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Hud ⓘ
activeYearsInCareer	1927–1981 ⓘ
birthName	Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg ⓘ
burialPlace	Cremated; ashes scattered ⓘ
causeOfDeath	pneumonia ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn	World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1901-04-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1981-08-04 ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Jewish (paternal) ⓘ
genre	comedy ⓘ drama ⓘ
goldenGlobeAward	Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture ⓘ surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Being There
knownFor	sophisticated screen presence ⓘ versatile character roles ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
militaryService	United States Army ⓘ
name	Melvyn Douglas self-link ⓘ
notableWork	Being There ⓘ Hud ⓘ I Never Sang for My Father ⓘ Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House ⓘ Ninotchka ⓘ The Changeling ⓘ The Old Dark House ⓘ Theodora Goes Wild ⓘ
occupation	actor ⓘ producer ⓘ
parent	Edouard Gregory Hesselberg ⓘ Lena Priscilla Shackelford ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Macon, Georgia, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath	New York City ⓘ surface form: New York City, New York, United States
politicalAffiliation	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
relative	Illeana Douglas ⓘ
religion	Jewish background (paternal) ⓘ
residence	Los Angeles ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States New York City ⓘ surface form: New York City, New York, United States
screenDebut	Tonight or Never (1931 film) ⓘ
spouse	Helen Gahagan Douglas ⓘ
tonyAward	Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play ⓘ surface form: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for The Best Man Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play ⓘ surface form: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for The Little Foxes

Referenced by (9)

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Captains Courageous (1937 film) → starredActor → Melvyn Douglas ⓘ

Ninotchka → starring → Melvyn Douglas ⓘ

Ninotchka → maleLeadPortrayedBy → Melvyn Douglas ⓘ

The Americanization of Emily → starring → Melvyn Douglas ⓘ

Melvyn Douglas → name → Melvyn Douglas self-link ⓘ

The Amazing Mr. Williams → starring → Melvyn Douglas ⓘ

Being There → starring → Melvyn Douglas ⓘ

The Sea of Grass → starring → Melvyn Douglas ⓘ

The Changeling → starring → Melvyn Douglas ⓘ