When it comes to cinematic inspiration, "Being There" has always been there for actress Illeana Douglas. Her grandfather Melvyn Douglas won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role as ...

How many Broadway shows has Melvyn Douglas been in? Melvyn Douglas has appeared on Broadway in 21 shows. How many West End shows has Melvyn Douglas been in? Melvyn Douglas has not appeared in the West ...

Character actress, filmmaker and bona fide Tinseltown progeny Illeana Douglas —granddaughter of two-time Oscar-winning “Ninotchka,” “Hud” and “Being There” actor Melvyn Douglas — hoisted her ...

Helen Gahagan Douglas and husband Melvyn Douglas in 1940 (Photo by William Grimes/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights giant and Conscience of Congress who was laid to ...

Illeana Douglas’ memoir, out Nov. 3, is called “I Blame Dennis Hopper: And Other Stories From a Life Lived In and Out of the Movies.” She explains the title: “We lived upscale — but after seeing ‘Easy ...

Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg; April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. Douglas came to prominence in the 1930s as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his ...