Ronald Colman (February 9 1891 - May 19 1958) was an Oscar-winning English actor. Born in Richmond, Surrey, England, Colman discovered acting while at school. He intended to attend Cambridge University to study engineering, but his father's death put an end to that. He joined the Territorial Army and served in the London Scottish Regiment during the Great War (World War I), with fellow actors Claude Rains, Herbert Marshall and Basil Rathbone. Wikipedia
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