Melvyn Douglas, veteran of 76 movies, dies at 80

On Aug. 5, 1981, The Times re­por­ted that Melvyn Douglas, the con­sum­mate act­or whose finely etched fea­tures graced mo­tion pic­ture screens dur­ing the Golden Age of Hol­ly­wood, died Tues­day in New York. He was 80.

Published: Aug. 5, 1981
Sources: Los Angeles Times
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