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'''Rudolph de Cordova''' (1860–1941) was a [[Jamaica]]n-born British writer, screenwriter and actor.<ref>Rudolph de Cordova</ref> He was married to the writer [[Alicia Ramsey]] and collaborated with her on several plays. Cordova was born in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], the son of a prominent merchant. He went to London to study medicine in the 1880s, but stoon abandoned his studies in order to become an actor.<ref>Hill p.139</ref> His brother was the actor and film director [[Leander de Cordova]].
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'''Rudolph de Cordova''' (10 June 1859 &ndash; 11 January 1941) was a Jamaican-born British writer, screenwriter and actor.<ref>Rudolph de Cordova</ref> Cordova was born in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], the son of Altamont de Cordova, a prominent merchant, and Katherine Lewis. He went to London to study medicine in the 1880s, but soon abandoned his studies in order to become an actor.<ref>Hill, p. 139.</ref> His brother was the actor and film director [[Leander de Cordova]]. He was also the grandnephew of [[Jacob de Cordova]], and great grandnephew of Raphael de Cordova, a coffee brewer and president of the first synagogue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was also the cousin of [[Julian de Cordova]], former president of [[Union Glass Company]], and founder of the [[deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum]].

[[File:Rudolph de Cordova in 1916.jpg|thumb|Rudolph de Cordova and [[Alicia Ramsey]] in 1916]]

He was married to the writer [[Alicia Ramsey]] and collaborated with her on several plays.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
'''Actor'''
'''Actor'''
* ''[[The Greatest Power]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Greatest Power]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Trail of the Shadow]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Glorious Adventure (1922 film)|The Glorious Adventure]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Glorious Adventure (1922 film)|The Glorious Adventure]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Secret Kingdom]]'' (1925)
* ''[[The Secret Kingdom (film)|The Secret Kingdom]]'' (1925)


'''Screenwriter'''
'''Screenwriter'''
* ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1916 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' (1916)
* ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1916 Metro Pictures film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' (1916)
* ''[[Trumpet Island]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Trumpet Island]]'' (1920)


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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Hill, Errol. ''The Jamaican Stage, 1655-1900, Profile of a Colonial Theatre''. [[University of Massachusetts Press]], 1992.
* Hill, Errol. ''The Jamaican Stage, 1655–1900, Profile of a Colonial Theatre''. [[University of Massachusetts Press]], 1992.


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*{{IMDb name|0208117}}
*{{IMDb name|0208117}}


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Rudolph de Cordova
Cordova in 1916
Born(1859-06-10)10 June 1859
Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies
Died11 January 1941(1941-01-11) (aged 81)
Kensington, London, England, UK
Occupations
  • Writer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active1917–1925
Spouse
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(m. 1916)​
RelativesLeander de Cordova
(brother)
Jacob de Cordova
(grand-uncle)

Rudolph de Cordova (10 June 1859 – 11 January 1941) was a Jamaican-born British writer, screenwriter and actor.[1] Cordova was born in Kingston, the son of Altamont de Cordova, a prominent merchant, and Katherine Lewis. He went to London to study medicine in the 1880s, but soon abandoned his studies in order to become an actor.[2] His brother was the actor and film director Leander de Cordova. He was also the grandnephew of Jacob de Cordova, and great grandnephew of Raphael de Cordova, a coffee brewer and president of the first synagogue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was also the cousin of Julian de Cordova, former president of Union Glass Company, and founder of the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum.

Rudolph de Cordova and Alicia Ramsey in 1916

He was married to the writer Alicia Ramsey and collaborated with her on several plays.

Selected filmography

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Actor

Screenwriter

References

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  1. ^ Rudolph de Cordova
  2. ^ Hill, p. 139.

Bibliography

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