Monroe Owsley
Monroe Owsley | |
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Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
August 11, 1900
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Belmont, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Stage, film actor |
Years active | 1928-1937 |
Parent(s) | Gertrude Owsley |
Monroe Owsley (August 11, 1900 – June 7, 1937) was an American stage and film actor.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia to an aspiring actress, Gertrude Owsley, he 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]
Selected filmography
- The First Kiss (1929) - the Other Suitor
- Free Love (1930)
- Holiday (1930)
- Indiscreet (1931)
- Ten Cents A Dance (1931)
- This Modern Age (1931)
- Hat Check Girl (1932)
- Call Her Savage (1932)
- Ex-Lady (1933)
- Goin' to Town (1935)
- Private Number (1936)
- Hideaway Girl (1936)
External links
- Monroe Owsley at the Internet Movie Database
- Monroe Owsley at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Monroe Owsley at Find a Grave
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