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- Though his father, a prominent concert pianist, taught music at a succession of colleges in the U.S. and Canada, Douglas never graduated from high school.
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Though his father, a prominent concert pianist, taught music at a succession of colleges in the U.S. and Canada, Douglas never graduated from high school. He took the surname of his maternal grandmother and became known as Melvyn Douglas.
Melvyn dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. He made his Broadway debut in the drama "A Free Soul " at the Playhouse Theatre on January 12, 1928, playing the role of a raffish gangster (a part that would later make Clark Gable 's career when the play was adapted to the screen as A Free Soul (1931) ).
- April 5, 1901
- August 4, 1981
Melvyn Douglas did not graduate high school. Occupation. Actor, Stage Artist. Family. Father – Edouard Gregory Hesselberg (May 3, 1870 – June 12, 1935) (Concert Pianist, Composer) Mother – Lena Priscilla (née Shackelford) Siblings – George Douglas (b. George Lamar Hesselberg) (August 7, 1903 – June 11, 1983) (Younger Brother) (Actor)
- April 5, 1901
- 81.5 kg
- 6 ft 1¼ in
- Aries
Melvyn dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. He made his Broadway debut in the drama "A Free Soul " at the Playhouse Theatre on January 12, 1928, playing the role of a raffish gangster (a part that would later make Clark Gable 's career when the play was adapted to the screen as A Free Soul (1931) ).
- January 1, 1
- Macon, Georgia, USA
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Apr 25, 2013 · Having dropped out of high school to pursue an acting career, Douglas first found success on stage. He was married to the artist Rosalind Hightower from 1925 to 1930. Their son, Gregory, also an artist, is the father of actress Illeana Douglas.
Aug 3, 2007 · Melvyn Douglas was an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony award–winning actor, whose film career began during the rush for “talkie” performers in the early 1930s. Born in Georgia, Douglas first experienced the spotlight when his parents entered him in baby shows throughout the state.
Acquisition Information. Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest. Collection Inventory. Arthur, Josephine H. , December 30, 1974. No (s): 75-017.
