Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman
Colman in 1935
Born	Ronald Charles Colman (1891-02-09)9 February 1891 Richmond, Surrey, England
Died	19 May 1958(1958-05-19) (aged 67) Santa Barbara, California, US
Resting place	Santa Barbara Cemetery
Citizenship	British
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1914–1957
Known for	A Double Life A Tale of Two Cities Lost Horizon The Prisoner of Zenda
Spouses	Thelma Raye ​ ​ (m. 1920; div. 1934)​ Benita Hume ​ (m. 1938)​
Children	1
Relatives	Grace Colman (cousin)
Awards	Hollywood Walk of Fame

Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English actor who started his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrated to the United States where he had a highly successful Hollywood film career. Colman starred in silent films and successfully transitioned to sound, aided by his distinctive, pleasing voice. He was most popular during the 1930s and 1940s.^[1] 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. In 1947, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film A Double Life.

Colman received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in motion pictures, and later was awarded a second star for his television work.