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...
Ronald Coleman
in A DOUBLE LIFE (1947)
Ronald Colman in LOST
HORIZON
