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Robert Donat

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Robert Donat Biography

  • Birth Name: Friedrich Robert Donath
  • Birth Place: Withington, Manchester, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/18/1905, Pisces
  • Date of Death: 06/09/1958
  • Profession: Actor
Robert Donat Fast Facts:
  • Known for his beautiful speaking voice, developed as a child through elocution lessons that he took to overcome a stutter.
  • Began acting in the theater at 16 and played a number of Shakespearean and classical roles in repertory and touring companies before making his London debut in 1930.
  • Gained world fame playing Thomas Culpeper in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933).
  • Made only one Hollywood-produced film, The Count of Monte Cristo (1934), preferring to work on stage and screen in his native Britain.
  • As the title character in Goodbye, Mr. Chips, for which he won an Oscar, he was seen to age from 25 to 83, though he would not reach old age in real life, dying from complications of chronic asthma at the age of 53.
    Robert Donat Relationships:
  • Brian - Son
  • Ella Annesley Voysey - Ex-wife
  • Joanna - Daughter
  • John Donat - Son
  • Peter Donat - Nephew
  • RenĂ©e Asherson - Wife (separated)

  • Robert Donat Awards:
  • 1938 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1939 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1959 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee

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