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Daughter Juliet Benita Colman (b. 1944) His recording of "A Christmas Carol", originally released in a Decca 78-RPM set in 1941, was the first recorded version to win wide acclaim. It appeared several times on LP, and has recently (October 2005) been released on CD by Deutsche Grammophon, along with its frequent companion piece on LP, "Mr. Pickwick's Christmas". Fought with the British Army in World War I, and was wounded during the Battle of Ypres. When he made his mark in Hollywood as a handsome young silent actor, there were some who doubted he would translate well to "talkies." His subsequent success in radio (he made a multi-volume recording of the Shakespeare sonnets, as well) proves them wrong with a vengeance. He, along with his wife Benita, were frequent guests on the Jack Benny radio show. The Colmans were supposed to be next door neighbors. After Colman won his Oscar, Jack borrowed it to take home only to be robbed and the Oscar taken. For several weeks the show story line was the recovery of the stolen Oscar.