Ronald Colman was born on February 9, 1891 in Richmond, Surrey,
England. On May 19, 1958 Ronald Colman passed away in Santa
Barbara, California from a lung infection.
Making extra money Ronald Colman appeared in a few minor films,
and in 1920 set out for New York in hopes of finding greater
fortune. Cast in a Broadway hit, LA TENDRESSE director Henry
King spotted Ronald Colman and cast him as Lillian Gish's leading
man in his film THE WHITE SISTER (1923).
Ronald Colman was a popular star of silent films, in romances
as well as adventure films. With the coming of sound, his extraordinarily
beautiful speaking voice made him even more important to the
film industry.
On NBC Radio Ronald Colman portrayed Dr. William Hall on THE
HALLS OF IVY (1950-1952) with his wife Benita Hume.
For Ronald Colman's portrayal of a reckless adventurer in BULLDOG
DRUMMOND in 1929, Colman was Oscar-nominated, an entertaining
comedy-melodrama which he repeated the role five years later
in BULLDOG DRUMMOND STRIKES BACK.
In 1941 Ronald Colman's recording of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, originally
released in a Decca 78-RPM set, this was the first recorded
version to win wide acclaim.
In 1947 Ronald Colman received an Academy Award for his portrayal
in A DOUBLE LIFE.
Ronald Colman's other notable credits include...
THE STORY OF MANKIND (1957)
AROUND
THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956)
A DOUBLE LIFE (1947)
IF I WERE KING (1938)
LOST
HORIZON (1937)
THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO (1935)
TWO LOVERS (1928)
THE DARK ANGEL (1925)
SNOW IN THE DESERT (1919)
Ronald Colman in LOST
HORIZON
Ronald Coleman
in A DOUBLE LIFE (1947)
Ronald Colman in A TALE OF TWO CITIES
