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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Melvyn_DouglasMelvyn Douglas - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0002048Melvyn Douglas - IMDb

    Melvyn Douglas. Actor: Being There. Two-time Oscar-winner Melvyn Douglas was one of America's finest actors, and would enjoy cinema immortality if for no other reason than his being the man who made Greta Garbo laugh in Ernst Lubitsch's classic comedy Ninotchka (1939), but he was much, much more.

  3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0002048Melvyn Douglas - Biography - IMDb

    Two-time Oscar-winner Melvyn Douglas was one of America's finest actors, and would enjoy cinema immortality if for no other reason than his being the man who made Greta Garbo laugh in Ernst Lubitsch's classic comedy Ninotchka (1939), but he was much, much more.

  4. www.nytimes.com › 1981/08/05 › obituariesMELVYN DOUGLAS DEAD; ACTOR, 80, WON 2 OSCARS

    Aug 5, 1981 · Melvyn Douglas, a debonair performer in scores of popular movie romantic comedies of the 1930's and 40's, who later became a forceful character actor and winner of two Academy Awards, died...

  5. www.themoviedb.org › person › 19550-melvyn-douglasMelvyn Douglas — The Movie Database (TMDB)

    Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. Douglas came to prominence in the 1930s as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his performance in the 1939 romantic comedy Ninotchka with Greta Garbo.

  6. immortalephemera.com › 35267 › melvyn-douglasMelvyn Douglas – Biography of the Two-Time Oscar Winner

    Apr 5, 2013 · He made his Broadway debut under the name of Melvyn Douglas in 1928 for William A. Brady in Adela Rogers St. Johns’ A Free Soul. He played Ace Wilfong, the part taken by Clark Gable in MGM’s 1931 screen adaptation.

  7. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Melvyn_DouglasMelvyn Douglas - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg; April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. He was known for his role in Ninotchka (1939) with Greta Garbo.

  8. www.georgiaencyclopedia.org › melvyn-douglas-1901-1981Melvyn Douglas - New Georgia Encyclopedia

    Aug 3, 2007 · Melvyn Douglas was an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony award–winning actor, whose film career began during the rush for “talkie” performers in the early 1930s. Born in Georgia, Douglas first experienced the spotlight when his parents entered him in baby shows throughout the state.

  9. www.upi.com › Archives › 1981/08/04Actor Melvyn Douglas dead at 80 - UPI Archives

    Aug 4, 1981 · NEW YORK -- Movie veteran Melvyn Douglas, who ran the acting gamut in 50 years from a suave lover to a crusty old codger, died Tuesday of pneumonia. He was 80.

  10. www.nytimes.com › 1981/08/04 › obituariesMELVYN DOUGLAS, 81; STAGE AND FILM ACTOR - The New York Times

    Aug 4, 1981 · Melvyn Douglas, the actor, died early this morning at Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was 81 years old.