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Friedrich Robert Donat (/ ˈ d oʊ n æ t / DOH-nat; March 18, 1905 – June 9, 1958) was an English actor. 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.
Robert Donat was a British actor who overcame a stammer and asthma to become a star of stage and screen. He won an Oscar for Goodbye, Mr. Chips and worked with Hitchcock, Korda and Reed, but declined many Hollywood offers.
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Robert Donat was a British actor who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1939 for his role in "Goodbye, Mr. Chips". He also starred in Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" and other classics, but retired from films due to his asthma and brain tumor.
Robert Donat was a British actor who overcame a stammer and asthma to become a stage and film star. He won an Oscar for Goodbye, Mr. Chips and worked with Hitchcock in The 39 Steps, but declined many Hollywood offers and died young.
- March 18, 1905
- June 9, 1958
Robert Donat (1905-1958) In the 1930’s and 40’s, Robert Donat was a household name, Britain’s answer to the big Hollywood stars (his beautiful voice, versatility, charisma, and mastery of stage and screen acting making him a better actor than many of them).
Robert Donat was an Oscar winning English actor who starred in films like 'The Private Life of Henry VII', 'The Count of Monte Cristo' and 'Goodbye Mr. Chips'. He suffered from asthma and died at the age of fifty-three in 1958.
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Friedrich Robert Donat (18 March 1905 – 9 June 1958) was an English actor. 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.