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Nolan Leary
File:Nolan Leary in Perry Mason 1957.jpg
Leary in Perry Mason, 1957
Born
George Nolan Leary

(1889-04-26)April 26, 1889
DiedDecember 12, 1987(1987-12-12) (aged 98)
Occupation(s)Film, television, theatre actor and playwright
Years active1919–1981
SpouseHelen Leary[1]

George Nolan Leary (April 26, 1889 – December 12, 1987) was an American film, television, theatre actor and playwright.[2]

Born in Rock Island County, Illinois.[3] Leary served in World War I, providing entertainment to the United States Troops.[4] He began his career in 1919, appearing in the Broadway play Forbidden, where he played the Second Lieutenant and Luke O'Keefe.[5]

Later in his career, Leary appeared in other Broadway plays, as his theatre includes, Happy Landing, Rendezvous and Dodsworth.[5] He later began his film and television career, appearing in uncredited roles in films, including The Valley of Vanishing Men, Strangler of the Swamp,[6] That Texas Jamboree, Out California Way, Love Laughs at Andy Hardy, I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Devil Bat's Daughter.[7] Leary retired in 1981, after making his final TV appearance in Nero Wolfe.

Leary died in December 1987 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 98.[4] He was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ^ Cohen, Harold (July 7, 1936). "The Drama Desk". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 14. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Actor Nolan Leary Also Playwright". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. September 30, 1946. p. 23. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ^ a b Ellenberger, Allan (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 136. ISBN 9780786409839. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "Veteran Movie Actor Nolan Leary, 98, Dies". Los Angeles Times. December 13, 1987. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Nolan Leary". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ghosts and Cowboys On New York's Screen". Daily News. New York, New York. January 23, 1946. p. 36. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  7. ^ Meehan, Paul (January 10, 2014). Horror Noir: Where Cinema's Dark Sisters Meet. McFarland. p. 112. ISBN 9780786462193. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Google Books.