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Rudolph de Cordova
Rudolph de Cordova
	Cordova in 1916
Born	10 June 1859; Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies
Died	11 January 1941 (aged 81); Kensington, London, England, UK
Occupations	Writer; screenwriter; actor;
Years active	1917–1925
Spouse	Alice Joanna Royston; (m. 1916)
Relatives	Leander de Cordova; (brother); Jacob de Cordova; (grand-uncle)

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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.

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

Selected filmography

Actor

Screenwriter

Romeo and Juliet (1916)
Trumpet Island (1920)

References

^ Rudolph de Cordova
^ Hill, p. 139.

Bibliography

Hill, Errol. The Jamaican Stage, 1655–1900, Profile of a Colonial Theatre. University of Massachusetts Press, 1992.

External links

Rudolph de Cordova at IMDb

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[1] Rudolph de Cordova

[2] Hill, p. 139.

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+| name             = Rudolph de Cordova
-'''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 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]].
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+| birth_place      = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]], [[British West Indies]]
+| death_date       = {{Death date and age|1941|01|11|1859|06|10|df=yes}}
+| death_place      = [[Kensington]], [[London]], [[England]], UK
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+| relatives        = [[Leander de Cordova]]<br>(brother)<br />[[Jacob de Cordova]]<br>(grand-uncle)
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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==
 '''Actor'''
 * ''[[The Greatest Power]]'' (1917)
+* ''[[The Trail of the Shadow]]'' (1917)
 * ''[[The Glorious Adventure (1922 film)|The Glorious Adventure]]'' (1922)
-* ''[[The Secret Kingdom]]'' (1925)
+* ''[[The Secret Kingdom (film)|The Secret Kingdom]]'' (1925)
 '''Screenwriter'''
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 ==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.
 ==External links==
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 *{{IMDb name|0208117}}
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+[[Category:20th-century Jamaican male actors]]
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-[[Category:People from Kingston, Jamaica]]
+[[Category:Male actors from Kingston, Jamaica]]
+[[Category:Writers from Kingston, Jamaica]]
+[[Category:Jamaican male film actors]]
+[[Category:Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom]]
+[[Category:20th-century British screenwriters]]

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