Robert Donat
English actor (1905–1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Friedrich Robert Donat (18 March 1905 – 9 June 1958) was an English actor.[1] He is best remembered for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), winning for the latter the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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Robert Donat | |
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Born | Friedrich Robert Donat (1905-03-18)18 March 1905 Withington, Manchester, England |
Died | 9 June 1958(1958-06-09) (aged 53) London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1921–1958 |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Peter Donat (nephew) Richard Donat (nephew) |
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In his book, The Age of the Dream Palace, Jeffrey Richards wrote that Donat was "British cinema's one undisputed romantic leading man in the 1930s".[2] "The image he projected was that of the romantic idealist, often with a dash of the gentleman adventurer."[3]
Donat suffered from chronic asthma, which affected his career and limited him to appearing in only 19 films.[4]