Monroe Owsley
Biography
Monroe Owsley was an American actor who worked on the stage and in movies. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he took acting classes as a teenager and gained experience with stock theater companies in Chicago, Cincinnati, and Dayton, as well as in a road company production of The Meanest Man in the World. Before acting, he was a reporter and drama critic for the Public Ledger in Philadelphia. He made his Broadway debut in Young Blood in 1925, and his film debut followed in The First Kiss in 1928, which starred Fay Wray. He then appeared in Holiday (1930), a Philip Barry story in which he played the role later taken by Lew Ayres in the 1938 version. His screen work included roles opposite leading actresses of the period such as Clara Bow, Claudette Colbert, and Bette Davis. He died in 1937.
37years old at death
- Born Atlanta
- Died Belmont
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Monroe Righter Owsley
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 3 years1930 to 1933
Every film, newest first
- 1933Ex-LadyIMDb rating 6.4
- 1932Call Her SavageIMDb rating 7.0
- 1931Honor Among LoversIMDb rating 6.4
- 1930HolidayIMDb rating 6.3
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Films together
Bette Davis's page
Charles Halton's page
Ginger Rogers's page
Fredric March's page
Frank McHugh's page
Mary Astor's page
Robert FloreyDirector, 1 film, 1933
All films by Robert Florey
John Francis DillonDirector, 1 film, 1932
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Edward H. GriffithDirector, 1 film, 1930
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