[ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] People of Note - Obituaries GenealogyBuff.com - Charles Coburn, Actor Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com Date: Sunday, 4 September 2016, at 8:46 a.m. System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC! Charles Coburn, Actor June 17, 1877 - August 30, 1961 Born Charles Douville Coburn in Savannah, Georgia on June 17, 1877. Coburn worked his way up from program boy to manager in a local theatre and eventually switched to acting himself. In 1901 he made his Broadway debut before entering films in his sixties with the title role in "Boss Tweed" (1933). Coburn subsequently became one of Hollywood's most beloved character actors, most typically playing sharp, crusty patriarchal figures, usually sympathetic, very occasionally not. He won a 1943 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in "The More the Merrier". Charles Coburn died on August 30, 1961 of a heart attack in New York City. He was 84. USA Yearbooks by State and County [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] People of Note - Obituaries is maintained by GenealogyBuff with WebBBS 5.12.

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