Carroll Nye
Carroll Nye | |
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| Born | Robert Carroll Nye October 4, 1901 Akron, Ohio, United States |
| Died | March 17, 1974 (aged 72) North Hollywood, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Heart attack and kidney failure |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1925-1944 |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Lynch (divorced) Dorothy ??? |
Robert Carroll Nye (October 4, 1901 – March 17, 1974), better known as Carroll Nye, was an American film actor. He appeared in 58 films between 1925 and 1944.
Biography
His mother, Myra Nye, worked for the Los Angeles Times. Carroll was educated at the University of California and later became a reporter and radio editor with the Times like his mother. However, he went into film business in 1924. At the beginning of his career he had a score of leading man roles in Hollywood opposite such silent screen stars as Anita Page and Corinne Griffith. In his late career, he played usually small roles, perhaps most memorably as Frank Kennedy, Scarlett's second husband, in Gone with the Wind (1939). His film career ended in 1944 with an uncredited role in Wilson. Nye also worked with Groucho Marx at CBS.
After his film career, Nye served as a Hollywood newscaster and publicity man. He was married to actress Helen Lynch since 1928, but the marriage ended in divorce. He later married a woman named Dorothy, mentioned on his gravestone at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills. His brother was respected Hollywood makeup artist Ben Nye.
Selected filmography
- Three of a Kind (1925)
- Classified (1925)
- Her Honor, the Governor (1926)
- The Earth Woman (1926)
- The Black Diamond Express (1927)
- The Silver Slave (1927)
- The Girl from Chicago (1927)
- A Race for Life (1928)
- Powder My Back (1928)
- Rinty of the Desert (1928)
- While the City Sleeps (1928)
- Madame X (1929)
- The Squall (1929)
- Sons of the Saddle (1930)
- King of the Wild (1931)
- The Lawless Woman (1931)
- Temptation's Workshop (1932)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- The Trail Blazers (1940)
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
- Wilson (1944)
External links
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- 1901 births
- 1974 deaths
- 20th-century American male actors
- Deaths from renal failure
- American male film actors
- American male silent film actors
- American male radio actors
- People from Akron, Ohio
- Male actors from Ohio
- Radio and television announcers
- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players
- University of California alumni