Ronald Colman (February 9, 1891 - May 19, 1958) was an
English actor. Born in Richmond, Surrey, England, Colman discovered acting while at school. He
intended to attend Cambridge University to study engineering, but his father's death put an
end to that. He served in World War I, where he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Messines.
Following the war, he began to appear on the London stage. In 1922, he appeared on Broadway in
the hit play "La Tendresse". Director Henry King saw him, and cast him in the 1923 film The White Sister, opposite Lillian
Gish. He became a very popular silent film star in both romantic and adventure films. He
successfully transitioned to talkies because of his powerful speaking voice.
His first major talkie success was in 1930, when he was nominated for the Academy Award for
Best Actor for two roles -- Condemned and Bulldog Drummond. He appeared in The
Prisoner of Zenda and Lost Horizon in 1937, and won the Oscar in 1948 for A Double
Life.
In the late 1940s, Colman starred in a radio series, "The Halls of Ivy", which transitioned to
television in 1954.
Academy Awards and Nominations
1948 Won A Double Life
1943 Nominated Random Harvest
1930 Nominated Bulldog Drummond
1930 Nominated Condemned
He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures at 6801 Hollywood Blvd.
and one for television at 1625 Vine Street.
Ronald Colman died on May 19, 1958 and was interred in the Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa
Barbara, California.
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