Lowell Sherman
Biography
Lowell Sherman, an American actor and director, started as a child actor in touring companies and later performed on Broadway in Judith of Bethulia (1904) and The Girl of the Golden West (1905). Born in San Francisco in 1888 to parents tied to the theater, he moved into silent films by 1915, often playing playboys. His villain work in Way Down East (1920) came when D. W. Griffith chose him for that film, and he kept playing villains and playboys in the 1920s and early talkies, among them Ladies of Leisure (1930) and What Price Hollywood? (1932). In 1930 he began both starring in and directing his own pictures, starting with Lawful Larceny and including The Royal Bed (1931) and Bachelor Apartment (1931). He turned to directing only, guiding Mae West in She Done Him Wrong (1933) and Katharine Hepburn in Morning Glory (1933), which earned Hepburn her first Academy Award. He died in 1934.
46years old at death
- Born San Francisco
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 12 years1920 to 1932
Every film, newest first
- 1932What Price Hollywood?IMDb rating 7.0
- 1931The Royal BedIMDb rating 5.9
- 1930Ladies of LeisureIMDb rating 6.7
- 1929General CrackIMDb rating 7.4
- 1920Way Down EastIMDb rating 7.3
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First role
Lowell Sherman's career started with touring companies when he was a child. As a teenager he was on Broadway in David Belasco's 1905 hit The Girl of the Golden West, playing a young Pony Express rider.
Big break
Sherman got his chance to direct in 1930 when RKO executive William LeBaron let him star in and direct Lawful Larceny, a play he had already starred in on Broadway.
A first
Sherman had just one directing credit on Broadway, the 1923 production Morphia, and he also appeared as a performer in that same show.
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Worked with
Lowell Sherman shares two films with Lita Chevret, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Barbara Stanwyck's page
J. Carrol Naish's page
Brooks Benedict's page
Robert Warwick's page
D.W. GriffithDirector, 1 film, 1920
All films by D.W. Griffith
All films by George Cukor
All films by Frank Capra
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