1877-06-18 ( 147 years old ) in Macon, Georgia, USA
Charles Douville Coburn (June 19, 1877 – August 30, 1961) was an American film and theatre actor. Best known for his work in comedies, Coburn received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1943's The More the Merrier.
Coburn was born in Macon, Georgia, the son of Scotch-Irish Americans Emma Louise Sprigman (May 11, 1838 Springfield, Ohio – November 12, 1896 Savannah, Georgia) and Moses Douville Coburn (April 27, 1834 Savannah, Georgia – December 27, 1902 Savannah, Georgia). Growing up in Savannah, he started out at age 14 doing odd jobs at the local Savannah Theater, handing out programs, ushering, or being the doorman. By age 17 or 18, he was the theater manager. He later became an actor, making his debut on Broadway in 1901. Coburn formed an acting company with actress Ivah Wills in 1905. They married in 1906. In addition to managing the company, the couple performed frequently on Broadway.
After his wife's death in 1937, Coburn relocated to Los Angeles, California and began film work. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a retired millionaire playing Cupid in The More the Merrier in 1943. He was also nominated for The Devil and Miss Jones in 1941 and The Green Years in 1946. Other notable film credits include Of Human Hearts (1938), The Lady Eve (1941), Kings Row (1942), The Constant Nymph (1943), Heaven Can Wait (1943), Wilson (1944), Impact (1949), The Paradine Case (1947), Everybody Does It (1950), Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952), Monkey Business (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and John Paul Jones (1959). He usually played comedic parts, but Kings Row and Wilson were dramatic parts, showing his versatility.
For his contributions to motion pictures, in 1960, Coburn was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6268 Hollywood Boulevard.
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Movies
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1997-05-12
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986-04-19
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985-03-03
It's Showtime
1976-03-31
Marilyn
1963-04-18
Pepe
1960-12-21
John Paul Jones
1959-06-16
A Stranger in My Arms
1959-03-03
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959-02-20
The Story of Mankind
1957-11-08
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957-06-01
Town on Trial
1957-01-24
Around the World in Eighty Days
1956-10-17
The Power and the Prize
1956-09-26
How To Be Very, Very Popular
1955-07-22
The Long Wait
1954-05-26
The Rocket Man
1954-04-01
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953-07-14
Trouble Along the Way
1953-04-04
Monkey Business
1952-09-03
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952-06-25
The Highwayman
1951-08-11
Mr. Music
1950-12-08
Peggy
1950-07-01
Louisa
1950-05-31
Everybody Does It
1949-10-24
The Doctor and the Girl
1949-09-29
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1949-09-14
The Gal Who Took the West
1949-09-01
Impact
1949-03-20
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948-06-03
B.F.'s Daughter
1948-03-24
The Paradine Case
1947-12-31
Lured
1947-08-28
The Green Years
1946-07-04
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946-01-24
Shady Lady
1945-09-07
Over 21
1945-08-08
Rhapsody in Blue
1945-06-27
A Royal Scandal
1945-03-26
Together Again
1944-12-23
The Impatient Years
1944-09-10
Wilson
1944-08-01
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944-03-17
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943-10-27
Princess O'Rourke
1943-10-23
Heaven Can Wait
1943-08-05
The Constant Nymph
1943-06-23
The More the Merrier
1943-05-13
Breakdowns of 1942
1942-12-31
George Washington Slept Here
1942-10-30
In This Our Life
1942-05-08
Kings Row
1942-02-02
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941-12-04
Unexpected Uncle
1941-11-07
Our Wife
1941-08-20
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941-04-11
The Lady Eve
1941-02-25
Three Faces West
1940-07-03
The Captain Is a Lady
1940-06-21
Florian
1940-06-05
Edison, the Man
1940-05-10
Road to Singapore
1940-03-22
In Name Only
1939-08-18
Stanley and Livingstone
1939-08-18
Bachelor Mother
1939-06-30
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939-04-04
Made for Each Other
1939-02-10
Idiot's Delight
1939-01-27
Lord Jeff
1938-06-17
Yellow Jack
1938-05-19
Vivacious Lady
1938-05-13
Of Human Hearts
1938-02-11
The People's Enemy
1935-04-29
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