Star Facts

  • Category Motion Pictures

    Address 1621 Vine Street

    Ceremony date 02/08/1960

  • Category Television

    Address 1634 Vine Street

    Ceremony date 02/08/1960

About
Ray Milland
Born:
1907-01-03,
Neathles,
United Kingdom
Education:
U.S Army Air Force
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Death Date:
-0001-11-30
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Ray Milland

Ray Milland was a Welsh actor and director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award?winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend and as Oliver Barrett III in the 1970 film, Love Story.

Milland was born Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones in Neath, Wales, the son of Elizabeth Annie, born Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, and Alfred Jones. Before becoming an actor, he served in the Household Cavalry. An expert shot, he became a member of his company’s rifle team, winning many prestigious competitions, including the Bisley Match in England. When his four-year duty service was completed, Milland tried his hand at acting. He was discovered by a Hollywood talent scout while performing on the stage in London, went to America, and signed with Paramount Pictures.

He took his stage name from the Millands area of his Welsh home town of Neath.

When the Second World War began, Milland tried to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Forces, but was rejected because of an impaired left hand. He worked as a civilian flight instructor for the Army, and toured with a United Service Organisation South Pacific troupe in 1944. He married Muriel Weber on September 30, 1932, and they remained together until his death. The couple had a son, Daniel, and a daughter, Victoria.

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