[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPride MonthAmerican Black Film FestivalSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Mel Durslag(1921-2016)

  • Writer
  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Mel Durslag was born on 29 April 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Cavalcade of America (1952), The Millionaire (1955) and You Asked for It (1950). He was married to Lorayne Sweet. He died on 17 July 2016 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornApril 29, 1921
DiedJuly 17, 2016(95)
BornApril 29, 1921
DiedJuly 17, 2016(95)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
Cavalcade of America
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer(as Melvin Durslag)
Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)
The Millionaire
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
You Asked for It (1950)
You Asked for It
7.7
TV Series
  • Actor
ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961)
ABC's Wide World of Sports
7.6
TV Series
  • Self - Journalist
  • Self - Audience Member

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Writer



  • Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)
    The Millionaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1959
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    7.9
    TV Series
    • based on an article by (as Melvin Durslag)
    • 1956

Actor



  • You Asked for It (1950)
    You Asked for It
    7.7
    TV Series
    • 1956

Personal details

Edit
  • Alternative name
    • Melvin Durslag
  • Born
    • April 29, 1921
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • July 17, 2016
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(after a brief illness)
  • Spouse
    • Lorayne Sweet1948 - July 17, 2016 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Book (with coauthor, Ed Linn): "The 100,000,000 Dollar Game". New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN-10: 067147054X; ISBN-13: 9780671470548

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    Former columnist, the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. Voting member of the ESPY Awards Academy. Member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.