Robert Donat, Actor: Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Robert Donat's pleasant voice and somewhat neutral English accent were carefully honed as a boy because he had a stammer and took elocution lessons starting at age 11 to overcome the impediment. It was not too surprising that freedom from such a vocal embarrassment was encouragement to act. His other handicap, acute asthma, did not deter him.
Directed by Sam Wood, Sidney Franklin. With Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn, John Mills. An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.
Robert Donat, Actor: Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Robert Donat's pleasant voice and somewhat neutral English accent were carefully honed as a boy because he had a stammer and took elocution lessons starting at age 11 to overcome the impediment. It was not too surprising that freedom from such a vocal embarrassment was encouragement to act. His other handicap, acute asthma, did not deter him.
Directed by Sam Wood, Sidney Franklin. With Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn, John Mills. An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.
