Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June , â€" December , ) was
an American film and television actor known mainly for his roles in
comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones () and Princess O'Rourke
(), but was also effective in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred
Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur () and Dial M for Murder (). Cummings
received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won the Primetime
Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance in . On February , ,
he received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his
contributions to the motion picture and television industries. The
stars for motion picture and television are, respectively, at
Hollywood Boulevard, and at Vine Street.Cummings was born in Joplin,
Missouri, a son of Dr. Charles Clarence Cummings and the former Ruth
Annabelle Kraft. His father was a surgeon, who was part of the
original medical staff of St. John's Hospital in Joplin and was the
founder of the Jasper County Tuberculosis Hospital in Webb City,
Missouri. Cummings's mother was an ordained minister of the Science of
Mind.While attending Joplin High School, Cummings was taught to fly by
his godfather, Orville Wright. His first solo was on March , . During
high school, Cummings gave Joplin residents rides in his aircraft for
$ per person.
an American film and television actor known mainly for his roles in
comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones () and Princess O'Rourke
(), but was also effective in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred
Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur () and Dial M for Murder (). Cummings
received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won the Primetime
Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance in . On February , ,
he received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his
contributions to the motion picture and television industries. The
stars for motion picture and television are, respectively, at
Hollywood Boulevard, and at Vine Street.Cummings was born in Joplin,
Missouri, a son of Dr. Charles Clarence Cummings and the former Ruth
Annabelle Kraft. His father was a surgeon, who was part of the
original medical staff of St. John's Hospital in Joplin and was the
founder of the Jasper County Tuberculosis Hospital in Webb City,
Missouri. Cummings's mother was an ordained minister of the Science of
Mind.While attending Joplin High School, Cummings was taught to fly by
his godfather, Orville Wright. His first solo was on March , . During
high school, Cummings gave Joplin residents rides in his aircraft for
$ per person.
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