Edmund Lowe

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Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe on the Blue Network
Born	Edmund Dantes Lowe March 3, 1890(1890-03-03) San Jose, California, United States
Died	April 21, 1971(1971-04-21) (aged 81) Woodland Hills, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915-1960
Spouse	Esther Miller (div. 1925) Lilyan Tashman (1925-1934) Rita Kaufman (1936-1950)
Website
Edmund Lowe at the Internet Movie Database

Edmund Dantes Lowe (March 3, 1890 - April 21, 1971) was an American actor. His formative experience began in vaudeville and silent film. He was born in San Jose, California.

Film career

Edmund Lowe's career included over 100 films in which he starred as the leading man. He is best remembered for his role as Sergeant Quirt in the 1926 movie, What Price Glory. Making a smooth transition to talking pictures he remained popular but by the mid '30s he was no longer a major star although he occasionally played leading man to the likes of Jean Harlow, Mae West, and Claudette Colbert. He remained a valuable supporting actor at the major studios while continuing in leads for such "Poverty Row" studios as Columbia Pictures where his skills could bolster low budget productions. He also starred in the 1950s television show, Front Page Detective and appeared as the elderly lead villain in the first episode of Maverick in 1957.

Marriages

Lowe was married to Esther Miller until early 1925.

Lowe met Lilyan Tashman while filming Ports of Call. Lowe and Tashman were wed on September 21, 1925. The wedding occurred before the release of the film. The two made their home in Hollywood, in a house thought to have been designed by Tashman.

Both maintained their acting careers. As a couple, Tashman and Lowe became more prominent in Hollywood than they had as single people. They entertained lavishly in their Art Deco Beverly Hills home, and Tashman began appearing on "Best Dressed" lists. Their respective film careers began to improve as a result of the publicity they began to generate. During Tashman's battle with cancer towards the end of her life, Lowe remained near her bedside.

Lowe's third wife was costume designer Rita Kaufman. They were married from 1936 to 1950.

Partial filmography

• Good Night, Paul (1918)
• The Silent Command (1923)
• The White Flower (1923)
• What Price Glory? (1926)
• In Old Arizona (1928)
• This Thing Called Love (1929)
• The Cock-Eyed World (1929)
• The Bad One (1930)
• Born Reckless (1930)
• Transatlantic (1931)
• The Devil is Driving (1932)
• Misleading Lady (1932)
• Chandu the Magician (1932)
• Attorney for the Defense (1932)
• Dinner at Eight (1933)
• Hot Pepper (1933)
• Gift of Gab (1934)
• The Great Impersonation (1935)
• The Garden Murder Case (1936)
• The Squeaker (1937)
• Every Day's a Holiday (1938)
• I Love You Again (1940)
• Call Out the Marines (1942)
• Oh, What a Night (1944)
• Dillinger (1945)
• The Enchanted Forest (1945)
• Good Sam (1948)
• The Last Hurrah (1958)
• Heller in Pink Tights (1960)

External links

• Edmund Lowe at the Internet Movie Database
• Edmund Lowe at the Internet Broadway Database
• Classic Images article on Lilyan Tashman
• Edmund Lowe at Find a Grave
• What Price Glory (1926) at the Internet Movie Database