Hitchcock Chronology: Robert Donat
Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Robert Donat...
1935
January
- 11th - Principal photography begins on The 39 Steps, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.[1]
1939
April
- Hitchcock cables Robert Donat urging him to consider the lead role of Maxim de Winter in Rebecca. Selznick is unconvinced — his list of potential actors includes Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Howard, Mervyn Douglas and William Powell.[2]
1958
June
- 9th - Actor Robert Donat, who starred in The 39 Steps, dies aged 53.
References
- ↑ The 39 Steps: A British Film Guide (2003) by Mark Glancy, page 36
- ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (2003) by Patrick McGilligan, page 237
