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American actor (1900-1937)

Monroe Owsley Owsley in Ex-Lady (1933) Born Monroe Righter Owsley (1900-08-11)August 11, 1900 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Died June 7, 1937(1937-06-07) (aged 36) Belmont, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1924–1937

**Monroe Righter Owsley** (August 11, 1900 – June 7, 1937) was an American stage and film actor.

## Early life

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Owsley,[1] he was born in [Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta%2C_Georgia).[2] His father was a manufacturing executive, and his mother was a concert singer. Owsley was educated at Loomis Institute in Windsor, Connecticut; Bristol High School in Bristol, Connecticut; and Philadelphia High School.[3] He started taking acting classes when he was a teenager.

Before Owsley became an actor, he worked as a reporter and a drama critic for the *[Public Ledger](/source/Public_Ledger_(Philadelphia))* newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4]

## Career

Owsley gained acting experience with [stock theater](/source/Repertory_theatre) troupes[1] in Chicago, Cincinnati, and Dayton, and in a road company that presented *The Meanest Man in the World* playing one-night stands in tents. He made his [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) debut in *Young Blood* (1925).[5] His film debut was 1928's *[The First Kiss](/source/The_First_Kiss_(American_film))*, starring [Fay Wray](/source/Fay_Wray). This was followed by the [Philip Barry](/source/Philip_Barry) film *[Holiday](/source/Holiday_(1930_film))* in 1930, in the role played by [Lew Ayres](/source/Lew_Ayres) in the [1938 version](/source/Holiday_(1938_film)). Soon after, he was cast opposite actresses such as [Clara Bow](/source/Clara_Bow), [Bette Davis](/source/Bette_Davis), [Barbara Stanwyck](/source/Barbara_Stanwyck), [Joan Crawford](/source/Joan_Crawford), [Gloria Swanson](/source/Gloria_Swanson), [Mae West](/source/Mae_West), and [Kay Francis](/source/Kay_Francis).

## Death

On June 7, 1937, Owsley died from a [heart attack](/source/Heart_attack)[2] in [Belmont, California](/source/Belmont%2C_California). He was 36 years old.[1]

## Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1928 The First Kiss the Other Suitor Lost film Carry on, Sergeant! Leonard Sinclair 1930 Holiday Ned Seton Free Love Rush Begelow 1931 Ten Cents A Dance Eddie Miller Honor Among Lovers Philip Craig Indiscreet Jim Woodward This Modern Age Tony Gerard 1932 Unashamed Harry Swift Hat Check Girl Tod Reese Call Her Savage Lawrence Crosby 1933 The Keyhole Maurice Le Brun The Woman Who Dared Jack Goodwin, Newspaper Reporter Ex-Lady Nick Malvyn Brief Moment Harold Sigrift Twin Husbands Colton Drain 1934 Little Man, What Now? Kessler Wild Gold Walter Jordan Shock Bob Hayworth She Was a Lady Jerry Couzins Behold My Wife! Bob Prentice 1935 Rumba Hobart Fletcher Goin' to Town Fletcher Colton Remember Last Night? Billy Arliss 1936 Private Number Coakley Yellowstone Marty Ryan / Jenkins Mr. Cinderella Aloysius P. Merriweather Hideaway Girl Count de Montaigne 1937 The Hit Parade Teddy Leeds

## References

- [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography)
- [Georgia (U.S. state) portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Georgia_(U.S._state))
- [Film portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Film)
- [Theater portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Theater)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lat_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lat_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-lat_1-2) ["Death Calls Actor Owsley"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/380728050/?terms=%22Gertrude%2BOwsley%22%2BMonroe). *The Los Angeles Times*. California, Los Angeles. June 9, 1937. p. Part II-Page 1. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-clac_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-clac_2-1) Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). [*Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory*](https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Monroe+Owsley%22&pg=PA66). McFarland. pp. 65–66. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780786409839](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780786409839). Retrieved March 10, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nytobit_3-0)** ["Monroe Owsley, Hollywood Actor"](https://www.nytimes.com/1937/06/09/archives/monroe-owsley-hollywood-actor-suave-villain-of-many-films-with-wide.html). *The New York Times*. Associated Press. June 9, 1937. p. 25. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-hc_4-0)** ["Stage Ambitions of Monroe Owsley"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18151744/monroe_owsley/). *Hartford Courant*. Connecticut, Hartford. February 25, 1924. p. 7. Retrieved March 9, 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Monroe Owsley"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180310022435/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/monroe-owsley-55321). *Internet Broadway Database*. The Broadway League. Archived from [the original](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/monroe-owsley-55321) on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

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