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Colman, Ronald, 1891-1958

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1891 - 1958

Biographical History

Ronald Charles Colman (1891-1958) was an English actor, popular during the 1930s and 1940s.

Ronald Colman won an Academy Award for Best Actor for A Double Life (1947) and was also nominated for Random Harvest, Bulldog Drummond, and Condemned. Colman starred in several classic films, including A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Lost Horizon (1937), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937).

Citation:
Ronald Colman. Wikipedia. Accessed 28 November 2016. [b. 9 February 1891; d. 19 May 1958; English actor during the 1930s and 1940s; Academy Award for Best Actor for A Double Life (1947); nominated for Random Harvest, Bulldog Drummond, and Condemned; starred in A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Lost Horizon (1937), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)]

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ronald Colman digital audio tape recordings

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232590056]
Identifier: MSS 8942
Scope and Contents

Two digital audio tapes of recorded radio programs Ronald Colman was a guest on: Tribute to FDR (Hosted by Ronald Colman with starts of radio and films expressing their own loss upon FDR's passing) and two shows labeled "Suspense": August Heat and Noose of Coincidence. Dated 1945.

Dates: 1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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