Lowell Sherman

Lowell Sherman (b. October 11, 1885, San Francisco, California – d. December 28, 1934, Hollywood, California) was an American actor and film director.

Born in San Francisco, Lowell began his career as an actor, usually playing playboys or villains in films such as Way Down East (1920), Molly O' (1921), Ladies of Leisure (1930), and What Price Hollywood? (1932).

His directing credits include The Greeks Had a Word for Them (United Artists, 1932) with Joan Blondell, She Done Him Wrong (Paramount Pictures, 1933) with Mae West, Morning Glory (RKO Radio Pictures, 1933) with Katharine Hepburn, and Broadway Through a Keyhole (20th Century Pictures, 1933) with Russ Columbo.

He was married three times: to Evelyn Booth (1915–22), Pauline Garon (1926–30) and to actress Helene Costello (1930–32), younger sister of Dolores Costello. Lowell died three days after Christmas 1934 from pneumonia, aged 49, shortly after starting the filming of Becky Sharp (RKO, 1935) which was completed by Rouben Mamoulian.

Selected filmography

• Sold (1915)
• Way Down East (1920)
• The New York Idea (1920)
• Molly O (1921)
• Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
• You Never Know Women (1926)
• Convoy (1927)
• The Divine Woman (1928)
• General Crack (1929)
• Bachelor Apartment(1931)
• The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
• What Price Hollywood? (1932)

External links

• Lowell Sherman at the Internet Movie Database
• Lowell Sherman at the Internet Broadway Database (IBDb.com)
• Lowell Sherman at Find a Grave