the lost weekend featured ray milland
his screen career ran from 1929 to 1985  and he is best remembered for his academy awardwinning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in the lost weekend lrb 1945 rrb  a sophisticated leading man opposite a corrupt john wayne in reap the wild wind lrb 1942 rrb  the murderplotting husband in dial m for murder lrb 1954 rrb  and as oliver barrett iii in love story lrb 1970 rrb