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Robert Donat. Actor: The 39 Steps. Robert Donat's pleasant voice and somewhat neutral English accent were carefully honed as a boy because he had a stammer and took elocution lessons starting at age 11 to overcome the impediment. It was not too surprising that freedom from such a vocal embarrassment was encouragement to act. His other handicap, acute asthma, did not deter him. At the age of 16 ...
- March 18, 1905
- June 9, 1958
Mar 28, 2017 · The brilliant director, then just 35, thought Donat would be perfect for the lead in his next thriller, “The 39 Steps” (1935). He persuaded Korda to loan him out. Donat plays Richard Hannay, a Canadian who by pure chance gets caught up in a treacherous spy ring. Hitchcock would often return to the theme of innocents being ensnared in ...
Contents. Robert Donat. Friedrich Robert Donat (/ ˈdoʊnæt / DOH-nat; March 18, 1905 – June 9, 1958) was an English actor. [ 1 ] 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. In his book, The Age of the Dream Palace ...
May 10, 2012 · Oscar Profile #85: Robert Donat. Born March 18, 1905 in Withington, Manchester, England, Robert Donat‘s carefully honed speaking voice was a result of the elocution lessons he took as a boy to overcome a terrible stammer. Unfortunately he never outgrew his other childhood affliction, an asthmatic condition that caused him to turn down more ...
Robert Donat's pleasant voice and somewhat neutral English accent were carefully honed as a boy because he had a stammer and took elocution lessons starting at age 11 to overcome the impediment. It was not too surprising that freedom from such a vocal embarrassment was encouragement to act.
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- Withington, Manchester, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
Childhood & Early Life. Robert Donat was born on 18 March 1905 to Ernst Emil Donat, who was a civil engineer and Rose Alice (née Green) at Withington, Manchester. He was the youngest child of his parent’s four children. Donat was educated at the Central High School for Boys, now known as Manchester Academy.
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Robert Donat's pleasant voice and somewhat neutral English accent were carefully honed as a boy because he had a stammer and took elocution lessons starting at age 11 to overcome the impediment. It was not too surprising that freedom from such a vocal embarrassment was encouragement to act. His other handicap, acute asthma, did not deter him.
