Robert Donat
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    Name Robert Donat
    (Friedrich Robert Donath)
    Height 6'  (183 cm)
    Build Athletic
    Date of Birth March 18, 1905
    Birthplace Withington, Manchester, England
    Star Sign Pisces
    Died June 9, 1958 (Aged 53)
    Location of Death London, England
    Cause of Death Chronic Asthma Attack
    Nationality British
    Ethnicity White
    Occupation Actor
    Celebrity Index Ro
    Claim to Fame Goodbye Mr. Chips

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  • [on his role in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)] "As soon as I put the moustache on, I felt the part, even if I did look like a great airedale come out of a puddle."
  • The chief thing in my mind was that I must appear dashing. I distinctly remember in The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) pulling my shoulders back and trying to look handsome.
  • One of the reasons why so few actors are successful both on the stage and on the screen is that too many film actors look upon filming as a rather boring, well-paid job. Their performances in front of the camera, if also rather boring, are not quite so much of a joke.
  • I never had any real security in my life until I found the false security of stardom.
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  • When he died in 1958, he left none of his $70,000 estate to wife, Renee Asherson. Instead his estate was divided among his three children, Joanna, John and Brian.
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  • Great-uncle of Lucas Donat.
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  • He said that his favourite actors were Charles Chaplin, Paul Muni, Spencer Tracy, Greta Garbo and Deanna Durbin.
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  • Favorite actor of British comedy legend Peter Sellers, who once said about Bob Donat: "I thought he was a god."
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  • He was English born of Polish descent, and several of his brothers emigrated to Canada.
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  • Uncle of actor Peter Donat.
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  • He did not feel comfortable with Hollywood, so Hollywood came to him, filming mostly in England.
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  • He was originally scheduled to play the title role in Captain Blood (1935) but withdrew before shooting began, which created an opportunity for Errol Flynn to become a star.
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  • His last words on screen are: "We shall not see each other again, I think.".
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  • Spouse: Renée Asherson (1953 - 9 June 1958) (his death); Ella Annesley Voysey (6 August 1929 - 1946) (divorced) 3 children
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