Monroe Owsley
Monroe Owsley | |
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Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Died | June 7, 1937 , U.S. | (aged 36)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1924–1937 |
Monroe Righter Owsley (August 11, 1900 – June 7, 1937) was an American stage and film actor.
Early years
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Owsley, He started taking acting classes when he was a teenager.
Before Owsley became an actor, he worked as a reporter and a drama critic for the Public Ledger newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4]
Career
Owsley gained acting experience with
The First Kiss, starring Fay Wray. This was followed by the Philip Barry film Holiday in 1930, in the role played by Lew Ayres in the 1938 version. Soon after, he was cast opposite actresses such as Clara Bow, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson, Mae West, and Kay Francis
.
Death
On June 7, 1937, Owsley died from a
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1928 | The First Kiss |
the Other Suitor | Lost film |
Carry on, Sergeant! |
Leonard Sinclair | ||
1930 | Holiday | Ned Seton | |
Free Love | Rush Begelow | ||
1931 | Ten Cents A Dance | Eddie Miller | |
Honor Among Lovers | Philip Craig | ||
Indiscreet | Jim Woodward | ||
This Modern Age | Tony Gerard | ||
1932 | Unashamed | Harry Swift | |
Hat Check Girl | Tod Reese | ||
Call Her Savage | Lawrence Crosby | ||
1933 | The Keyhole | Maurice Le Brun | |
The Woman Who Dared | Jack Goodwin, Newspaper Reporter | ||
Ex-Lady | Nick Malvyn | ||
Brief Moment | Harold Sigrift | ||
Twin Husbands | Colton Drain | ||
1934 | Little Man, What Now? | Kessler | |
Wild Gold | Walter Jordan | ||
Shock | Bob Hayworth | ||
She Was a Lady | Jerry Couzins | ||
Behold My Wife! | Bob Prentice | ||
1935 | Rumba | Hobart Fletcher | |
Goin' to Town | Fletcher Colton | ||
Remember Last Night? | Billy Arliss | ||
1936 | Private Number | Coakley | |
Yellowstone | Marty Ryan / Jenkins | ||
Mr. Cinderella | Aloysius P. Merriweather | ||
Hideaway Girl | Count de Montaigne | ||
1937 | The Hit Parade | Teddy Leeds |
References
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- ^ ISBN 9780786409839. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "Monroe Owsley, Hollywood Actor". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 9, 1937. p. 25. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ "Monroe Owsley". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monroe Owsley.
- Monroe Owsley at IMDb
- Monroe Owsley at the Internet Broadway Database
- Monroe Owsley at Find a Grave