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Rudolph de Cordova (1860–1941) was a Jamaican-born British writer, screenwriter and actor.^[1] He was married to the writer Alicia Ramsey and collaborated with her on several plays. Cordova was born in 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.^[2] His brother was the actor and film director Leander de Cordova.

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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-'''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]].
+'''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]].
 ==Selected filmography==