Ray Milland


 
 
Ray Milland

Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985.

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He was born Reginald Truscott-Jones in Neath, Wales, and took his stage surname from an area of the town. He married Malvinia Warner on 30 September 1932 and they remained together until his death. They had a son Daniel and an adopted daughter Victoria.

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The pinnacle of his career came in 1946 when he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of an alcoholic in the film The Lost Weekend (1945). He achieved some success as a director, before his popularity later slumped and he was reduced to acting in low-budget horror movies such as '.

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He died of lung cancer in Torrance, California in 1986.

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January 3: January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. 362 days (363 in leap years) remain in the year after this day....

1905: 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar)....

March 10: March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). There are 296 days remaining....


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Robert Preston Ray Milland Gary Cooper and Brian Donlevy
Robert Preston Ray Milland Gary Cooper and Brian Donlevy
Reap the Wild Wind  Ray Milland  Paulette Goddard  1942
Reap the Wild Wind Ray Milland Paulette Goddard 1942
I Wanted Wings  Constance Moore  Ray Milland  Veronica Lake  1941
I Wanted Wings Constance Moore Ray Milland Veronica Lake 1941
Hotel Imperial  Isa Miranda  Ray Milland  1939
Hotel Imperial Isa Miranda Ray Milland 1939
The Major and the Minor  Ray Milland  Ginger Rogers  1942
The Major and the Minor Ray Milland Ginger Rogers 1942
Gilded Lily  Fred Macmurray  Claudette Colbert  Far Right: Ray Milland on Midget Window Card  1935
Gilded Lily Fred Macmurray Claudette Colbert Far Right: Ray Milland on Midget Window Card 1935
Everything Happens at Night  Robert Cummings  Sonja Henie  Ray Milland  1939
Everything Happens at Night Robert Cummings Sonja Henie Ray Milland 1939
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