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Actor
Ronald Colman
Famoose for
Starring in Lost Horizon and A Double Life.
Lost Horizon · The Prisoner of Zenda
- Born
- 9 February 1891
- Birthplace
- Richmond
- Died
- 19 May 1958
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Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman was an English actor who successfully moved from silent cinema into sound films.
Early life
Education
Discovered acting at school; his father’s death ended plans to study engineering at Cambridge.
Career
- Early career
Theatre
Began acting in Britain before moving to the United States.
- 1929
Sound films
Starred in Bulldog Drummond and Condemned.
- 1940s
Hollywood
Continued in leading roles.
Selected work
Lost Horizon
Starred in Frank Capra’s film.
The Prisoner of Zenda
Played the central dual role.
A Double Life
His performance earned the leading-actor Academy Award.
Beyond work
Military service
Served with the London Scottish during the First World War and was wounded in 1914.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: 20th Century-Fox. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.