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Paul Douglas Biography

Birth Name:Paul Douglas Fleischer

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Best known for appearing in baseball films "Angels in the Outfield" and "It Happens Every Spring․"
  • Won a Theatre World Award and Clarence Derwent Award for his role as Harry Brock in the play "Born Yesterday․"
  • Married actresses Virginia Field and Jan Sterling
  • First appeared on Broadway in 1936 in "Double Dummy․"
  • Started his career as a CBS radio announcer in Philadelphia
  • Hosted the 1950 Academy Awards ceremony
  • Played professional football as a member of the Frankford Yellow Jackets

Awards

  • 1949Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (November): winner
  • 1951Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (June): winner
  • 1952Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
  • 1954Special Jury Prize-: winner