Melvyn Douglas mb-code 42-34622890 Loading hay onto a wagon

Loading hay onto a wagon on the shores of Loch Lomond

(18th century)

The Chinese nobleman (illustrated by his long fingernails and rich clothing) declines further punishment

beating rival inventor Elisha Gray

Melvyn Douglas mb-code 42-34622890 Loading hay onto a wagonMelvyn Douglas (1901 1981), American actor, c1930s c1940s. Born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, Douglas often played the suave sophisticate in pursuit of a beautiful woman, as in Ernst Lubitsch's classic Ninotchka (1939) opposite Greta Garbo. He began appearing in supporting roles in the early 1960s and won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars for his roles in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979).