Monroe Owsley
Monroe Owsley | |
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Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | August 11, 1900
Died | June 7, 1937 Belmont, California, U.S. | (aged 36)
Occupation(s) | Stage, film actor |
Years active | 1928-1937 |
Parent | Gertrude Owsley |
Monroe Owsley (August 11, 1900 – June 7, 1937) was an American stage and film actor.
Biography
Born in Atlanta, Georgia to an aspiring actress, Gertrude Owsley, Monroe Owsley started taking acting classes when he was a teenager and made his Broadway debut in the 1920s. His film debut occurred in 1928 with The First Kiss, starring Fay Wray. This was following by the Philip Barry film Holiday in 1930. A later version had his part portrayed by Lew Ayres. Soon after, he was cast opposite actresses such as Clara Bow, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson, Mae West, and Kay Francis.
Death
Owsley died in 1937 from a heart attack following a car accident in Belmont, California. He was 36 years old. [citation needed]
Partial filmography
- The First Kiss (1929) - the Other Suitor
- Free Love (1930)
- Holiday (1930)
- Ten Cents A Dance (1931)
- Honor Among Lovers (1931)
- Indiscreet (1931)
- This Modern Age (1931)
- Unashamed (1932)
- Hat Check Girl (1932)
- Call Her Savage (1932)
- The Keyhole (1933)
- Ex-Lady (1933)
- Twin Husbands (1933)
- Wild Gold (1934)
- Behold My Wife! (1934)
- Goin' to Town (1935)
- Remember Last Night? (1935)
- Private Number (1936)
- Yellowstone (1936)
- Mr. Cinderella (1936)
- Hideaway Girl (1936)
- The Hit Parade (1937)
External links
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Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1937 deaths
- American male stage actors
- American male film actors
- Vaudeville performers
- Male actors from Atlanta
- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American singers
- American theatre actor, 20th-century birth stubs
- American film actor, 1900s birth stubs