Robert Cummings
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| Robert Cummings | ||
 Cummings in 1956 | ||
| Background information | ||
| Born as: | Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings | |
| Other names: | Bob Cummings Blade Stanhope Conway Bryce Hutchens | |
| Born | Jun 9, 1910 Joplin, Missouri U.S. | |
| Died | Dec 02, 1990 - age 79 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Alma Mater: | American Academy of Dramatic Arts | |
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| Occupation: | Actor | |
| Years active: | 1931–1990 | |
Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (✦June 9, 1910 – †December 2, 1990) was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rourke (1943), and in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954). He received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance in 1955. On February 8, 1960, he received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture and television industries, at 6816 Hollywood Boulevard and 1718 Vine Street. He used the stage name Robert Cummings from mid-1935 until the end of 1954 and was credited as Bob Cummings from 1955 until his death.
Early life
Cummings was born in Joplin, Missouri, a son of Dr. Charles Clarence Cummings and the former Ruth Annabelle Kraft. His father was a surgeon, part of the original medical staff of St. John's Hospital in Joplin, and the founder of the Jasper County Tuberculosis Hospital in Webb City, Missouri. Cummings's mother was an ordained minister of the Science of Mind.
While attending Joplin High School, Cummings was taught to fly by his godfather, aviation pioneer Orville Wright. His first solo was on March 3, 1927. During high school, Cummings gave Joplin residents rides in his aircraft for $5 per person.
When the government began licensing flight instructors, Cummings was issued flight instructor certificate No. 1, making him the first official flight instructor in the United States.
Education Cummings studied briefly at Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, but his love of flying caused him to transfer to the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. He studied aeronautical engineering for a year before he dropped out for financial reasons, his family having lost heavily in the 1929 stock market crash.[6][9]
Cummings became interested in acting while performing in plays at Carnegie Tech, and decided to pursue it as a career.[10] Since the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City paid its male actors $14 a week, Cummings decided to study there.[11] He stayed only one season, but later said he learned "three basic principles of acting. The first – never anticipate; second – take pride in my profession. And third – trust in God. And that last is said in reverence."[12]
Life and career
Personal life
Career
- Wikipedia article: Robert Cummings Career
Filmography
- Wikipedia article: Robert Cummings Filmography
External links
- Wikipedia article: Robert Cummings
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