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==Writing== When asked what his choice would be if he had to take up another profession, Colman answered: "Writing."<ref>Katharine Hartley, <span class="plainlinks">[https://books.google.de/books?id=P80-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=%22By+Ronald+Colman%22&article_id=3009,3266513&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiykZuw9ZWLAxXjhv0HHfBYCA84PBDoAXoECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=%22By%20Ronald%20Colman%22&f=false Ronald Colman "Under Fireβ. Frank Questions and Answers]</span>, ''The Indian Express'', 30 December 1940, p. 3.</ref> As a young entertainer, he had written three short pieces for the stage (see above) and also several articles that were published in magazines.<ref>Steele 1937, p. 95.</ref> In 1922, when he was looking for work in New York, he wrote a script called "The Amazing Experiment".<ref>Rollyson 2024, p. 220.</ref> After his arrival in Hollywood, Samuel Goldwyn asked him to contribute a number of autobiographical pieces for the publicity department.<ref> Frank 1997, p. 246.</ref> Later, in 1951, he wrote two episodes for the radio show [https://archive.org/details/halls-of-ivy-1950-10-04-32-the-new-english-teacher ''The Halls of Ivy''], "The Goya Bequest"<ref>Frank 1997, R 313, p. 190.</ref> and "Halloween".<ref>Frank 1997, R342, p. 193.</ref> In the next year, he adapted "The Lost Silk Hat" with Milton Merlin from a story by Lord Dunsany for the television show ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]''.<ref>Rollyson 2024, pp. 158β161.</ref> However, despite tempting offers, Colman never wrote his memoirs.<ref>W. H. Mooring, "Ronald Colman", ''Picturegoer'', 2 July 1949, p. 13.</ref> *"[https://archive.org/details/motionpicturemag29brew/page/n139/mode/2up?view=theater The Story of My Life]", ''Motion Picture Magazine'', Vol. 29, No. 2, March 1925, pp. 32, 94β95. *"How We Live in Hollywood", ''The Graphic'', 11 June 1927, pp. 438, 462. *[https://ia601902.us.archive.org/5/items/pressbook-ua-the-night-of-love/pressbook-ua-the-night-of-love.pdf "All Men Want To Be Gallants"], ''The Night of Love'' (United Artists Pressbook), 1927. *"A Londoner in Hollywood - Girls I Make Love To", ''The Evening News'', 19 March 1928, p. 13. *"A Londoner in Hollywood II. - How Success Comes In Screenland." ''The Evening News'', 23 March 1928, p. 13. *"My Reminiscences", ''The Sunday Express'', 15 April 1928, p. 11. *"Ronald Colman Bares The Souls Of The Film Queens". ''The Sunday Express'', 22 April 1928, p. 11. *"The Truth About Valentino". ''The Sunday Express'', 29 April 1928, p. 11. *"Facing Death To Make A Film Thrill". ''The Sunday Express'', 6 May 1928, p. 11 *"Hollywood By Night". ''The Sunday Express'', 13 May 1928, p. 10. *"Queer Women". ''The Sunday Express'', 20 May 1928, p. 11. *[https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-mercury-1928-ronald-colman-love/117505097/ "War Wound That Led to Hollywood"], ''Sunday Mercury'', Birmingham, 9 December 1928, p. 4. *Foreword. ''The Romance of the Talkies'', by Garry Allighan. London: C. Stacey, 1929, p. ix. *[https://books.google.de/books?id=Mf1IAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=%22ronald+colman+clerk%22&article_id=2869,3031354&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJ8riJmZaLAxV7hv0HHdrNO_gQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=%22ronald%20colman%20clerkβ&f=false "Ronald Colman, Clerk!"], ''The Meriden Daily Journal'', 27 August 1931, p. 6. *[https://archive.org/details/photo41chic/page/n341/mode/2up?view=theater "The Way I See It"], ''Photoplay'', September 1931, pp. 65, 94β95. *"Ronald Colman Reveals Secrets of Successful Screen Acting", ''Daily Mirror'', 26 November 1931, p. 8. *"Stage and Film Acting", ''Blyth News'', 14 December 1931, p. 5. *"My World-Wide Travels. Impressions of Shanghai and Vienna". ''Daily Mirror'', 24 March 1932, p. 17. *"My Own Story", ''Film Pictorial Annual'', 9 and 16 April 1932. *[https://archive.org/details/worldfilmencyclo1933clar/page/218/mode/2up?view=theater "I Was Broke"], ''The World Film Encyclopedia'', ed. Clarence Winchester, London: The Amalgamated Press Ltd., 1933, pp. 218β219. *"Ronald Colman says Perseverance and Good Luck are needed in climbing the ladder of fame", ''Irish Independent'', 25 November 1933, p. 19. *"The new Loretta Young", ''Film Weekly'', 22 March 1935. *[https://archive.org/details/escanaba-daily-press-1935-09-13/page/n1/mode/2up?view=theater "Blown to Film Fame"], ''Escabana Daily Press'', 13 September 1935, p. 2. *"The Climax of my Careeer", ''Picturegoer'', 8 February 1936, 16. *[https://archive.org/details/per_atlanta-constitution_1936-03-15_68_277/page/n61/mode/2up?view=theater "Living Up to Myths"], ''The Atlanta Constitution'' (Screen and Radio Weekly section), vol. 68, issue 277, 15 March 1936, p. 3. *[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149327477?searchTerm=%22My%20Life%20-%20Such%20as%20it%20Is!%22 "My Life β Such as it Is!"], ''Table Talk'', July 29, 1937, pp. 19β20. *"What the Oscar means to me", ''Motion Picture'', July 1948, p. 40. *[https://books.google.de/books?id=eGJOAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA35&dq=%22By+Ronald+Colman%22&article_id=4211,2118073&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRw_a0-ZWLAxWJ0gIHHUsXEe44lgEQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=%22By%20Ronald%20Colman%22&f=false "My Favorite Story"], ''Toledo Blade'', 19 September 1950. *Foreword. [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Album/Who's-Who-in-TV-&-Radio-Vol-2-No-1-1952.pdf "Dear hearts and gentle people"].''Whoβs Who in TV & Radio'', vol. 2, no. 1, 1952, p. 77. *"Personal Magnetism", ''The Hollywood Reporter'', 14 November 1955.
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