Ronald Colman

Ronald Charles Colman was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrating to the United States and having a highly successful Hollywood film career. He starred in silent films and successfully transitioned to sound, aided by a distinctive, pleasing voice. He was most popular during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He received Oscar nominations for Bulldog Drummond (1929), Condemned (1929) and Random Harvest (1942). Colman starred in several classic films, including A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Lost Horizon (1937) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). He also played the starring role in the Technicolor classic Kismet (1944), with Marlene Dietrich, which was nominated for four Academy Awards. In 1947, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the film A Double Life.

9 February 1891

Born on the same birth date (9 February 1891): Kristian Krefting • Pietro Nenni

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Born in the same month (February 1891): Abraham Fraenkel • David Sarnoff • Grant Wood • Hans F. K. Günther • Kate Roberts (author) • Katherine Stinson • Kristian Krefting • M. A. Ayyangar • Pietro Nenni • Renato Petronio • Vlas Chubar