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Brenda Fowler
Fowler in 1911
Born
Eva Brenda Fowler

(1883-02-16)February 16, 1883
Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 1942(1942-10-27) (aged 59)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Years active1905–1941
SpouseJohn W. Sherman
Children1

Eva Brenda Fowler (February 16, 1883 - October 27, 1942)[citation needed] was an American actress and writer.

Early life

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Brenda Fowler was born on February 16, 1883, in Jamestown, North Dakota as Eva Brenda Fowler.[citation needed]

Career

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In 1905, Fowler was a member of the New Ulrich stock theater company.[1] In the early 1910s, she acted for two years in Honolulu, Hawaii, with the American Stock Company.[2] She also acted with the Morosco Stock Company in Los Angeles.[3]

Fowler performed in vaudeville in sketches that included The Hyphen, which had a patriotic theme.[4] On Broadway, She appeared in The Rack (1911) and Luck in Pawn (1919).[5]

Fowler in 1910.

Fowler left the stage to act in films, beginning with Money, Money, Money, a production of Preferred Pictures in 1922.[6] Her first talking film was The World Moves On (1934).[7] Her later films included The Case Against Mrs. Ames,[8] and Comin' Round the Mountain (1940).[9] She played shrewish woman in two John Ford films: As the sister of Will Rogers in Judge Priest (1934)[10] and as the wife of the corrupt banker (played by Berton Churchill) in Stagecoach (1939).

Fowler was also a writer, collaborating with Ethel Clifton on scripts.[3] Twenty of their one-act plays were presented on top-level vaudeville circuits.[11]

Personal life

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Fowler was married to John W. Sherman, and they had a daughter.[12]

Death

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On October 27, 1942, Fowler died after a brief illness.[12]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1918 Thirty a Week Mrs. Wright
1923 Money, Money, Money Mrs. Carter
1934 Change of Heart Adoption Agency's Nurse Uncredited
1934 The World Moves On Madame Agnes Girard (1825)
1934 Judge Priest Mrs. Caroline Priest
1934 The Mighty Barnum Mrs. Rhinelander-Fish Uncredited
1935 Mystery Woman Customer Uncredited
1935 Carnival Baby Judge Uncredited
1935 Ruggles of Red Gap Judy Ballard Uncredited
1935 Bride of Frankenstein Mother Uncredited
1935 Ginger Probation Officer Uncredited
1935 Way Down East Quilting Party Woman
1935 Your Uncle Dudley Committee Woman Uncredited
1936 Riffraff Mrs. Morgan - Prison Warden Uncredited
1936 Lady of Secrets Nurse Uncredited
1936 The Story of Louis Pasteur Midwife Uncredited
1936 The First Baby Friend of the Family Uncredited
1936 The Case Against Mrs. Ames Mrs. Shumway
1936 Anthony Adverse Midwife at Anthony's Birth Uncredited
1936 Two-Fisted Gentleman Mrs. Prentice
1936 Second Wife Mrs. Anderson
1936 Can This Be Dixie? Martin Curtis Peachtree Uncredited
1937 Speed to Spare Miss Granston Uncredited
1938 Of Human Hearts Mrs. Ames Uncredited
1938 Young Dr. Kildare Head Nurse Uncredited
1938 Girls on Probation Miss Kenney - Head Prison Matron Uncredited
1939 Stagecoach Mrs. Gatewood Uncredited
1940 Castle on the Hudson Nurse Uncredited
1940 Women Without Names Mrs. Turner Uncredited
1940 Untamed Chief Nurse Uncredited
1940 All This, and Heaven Too Nun Uncredited
1940 They Drive by Night Prison Matron Uncredited
1940 Comin' Round the Mountain Ma Blower
1941 So Ends Our Night Woman in Prague Uncredited
1941 Manpower Mrs. Calkin - Saleslady Uncredited, (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ "Two Members of New Ulrich Stock Company". Los Angeles Herald. California, Los Angeles. March 29, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Poli Stock Season Will Open May 5th". The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer. Connecticut, Bridgeport. April 24, 1913. p. 4. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Percy, Eileen (April 4, 1936). "Young Is Chosen for Lead In Runyon Story for M-G-M". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. p. 15. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brenda Fowler in Sketch". The New York Clipper. December 6, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Brenda Fowler". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Quit Footlights for Film Honors". The Vancouver Sun. Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver. p. 20. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Pageant of the Film World". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. March 17, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'The Case Against Mrs. Ames'" (PDF). Billboard. June 6, 1936. p. 21. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Hillbilly Mama Hardest Role In Picture". Times Signal. Ohio, Zanesville. July 14, 1940. p. Section Two p 6. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Judge Priest' Cast Assembled". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. June 1, 1934. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Screen Claims Writer". Star Tribune. Minnesota, Minneapolis. July 1, 1923. p. 52. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b "Brenda Fowler Dies; Actress for 49 Years". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. October 29, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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