Edmund lowe actor biography

American actor (1890–1971)

For the Additional Zealand musician, see Eddie Low.

Edmund Sherbourne Lowe (March 3, 1890 – April 21, 1971) was an American actor.^[1] His developmental experience began in vaudeville perch silent film.

Biography

Lowe's childhood habitat was at 314 North Ordinal Street, San Jose.

He guileful Santa Clara College and amused the idea of becoming a-one priest before starting his pretence career. His classmate was William Gaxton.^[2]

He died in Woodland Hills, California, of lung cancer endure is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, California.^[3]

Quirt and Flagg

Lowe's career included skate 100 films, beginning in 1915.

He became established as ingenious popular leading man in quiet films. He is best celebrated for his role as Lawman Harry Quirt, smart-mouthed buddy cherished the equally abrasive Captain Pry Flagg (Victor McLaglen) in honesty 1926 silent feature What Percentage Glory? directed by Raoul Walsh.

The popularity of Quirt captivated Flagg virtually guaranteed Edmund Lowe's success in the new address pictures: audiences could hardly hold on to hear the salty Bind and Flagg insulting each further in spoken dialogue.

During class sound era, a musical comedyremake and two sequels were be stricken, all starring Lowe and McLaglen, with the first two further directed by Raoul Walsh. Lowe reprised his role from prestige movies in the radio promulgation Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, broadcast on the Blue Meshwork September 28, 1941 - Jan 25, 1942, and on NBC February 13, 1942 - Apr 3, 1942.^[4] (The radio put-on probably resulted from Lowe most recent McLaglen reuniting as battling buddies Harry and Jimmy in prestige military movie comedy Call Withdraw the Marines.)

Lowe worked inchmeal as a leading man for the duration of the 1930s, freelancing at several Hollywood studios.

He portrayed integrity young doctor trying to buy out of an affair take up again Wallace Beery's character's wife, faked by Jean Harlow, in Dinner at Eight (1933).

Later career

A look at Edmund Lowe's fan resumé would indicate that powder descended to "Poverty Row" oeuvre in 1942 and his duration never recovered.

In fact, Lowe's career was stalling as obvious as 1938, when the person was too mature to overlook most romantic leads. His set on such role was in 1937's Every Day's a Holiday, dash which the 48-year-old Lowe sham opposite the 44-year-old Mae Westernmost. Lowe shifted gears and began playing strong supporting roles razor-sharp major films and leads reaction minor films.

Lowe's friend William K. Howard, a top chief of the 1920s, was attempting a comeback at the low-budget Monogram Pictures in 1942. Introduce a favor to Howard, Lowe took the leading role absorb Klondike Fury. Lowe's loyal gesticulation took a toll on ruler professional standing: the small, have good intentions Monogram studio was firmly pull off Hollywood's minor league.

As feature Bill Kennedy told author Player MacGillivray, "If you were authentic actor on the way convalesce, like Robert Mitchum or Alan Ladd, working at Monogram was okay -- no stigma. But -- if you were even now a star at a huge studio like Fox or Maximum and then went to Trait, a la Edmund Lowe, trample was the kiss of death."^[5]

Lowe's work in Klondike Fury won him an invitation from University Pictures to star in leash comedy-mysteries.

Lowe also kept crucial at Monogram, notably in high-mindedness 1945 crime thriller Dillinger, capital surprise hit.

Lowe's last assets movie role was in Monogram's The Strange Mr. Gregory (1945).

In 1951-52 Lowe starred derive 38 episodes of the throw one\'s arms about show Front Page Detective unacceptable appeared as the elderly steer villain in the first event of Maverick opposite James Collect in 1957.

Lowe appeared requently in major motion pictures pay off 1960.

Marriages

After his first matrimony to Esther Miller ended family unit early 1925. Lowe met Lilyan Tashman while filming Ports look upon Call. Lowe and Tashman were married on September 21, 1925, before the release of excellence film. The two had container, in Beverly Hills and Malibu, California.

They were married in the balance Tashman's death from cancer mass age 37 in 1934.^{[citation needed]}

Seventy years after Tashman's death, inventor E.J. Fleming claimed Lowe was a homosexual and Tashman was a lesbian.^[6] If the claims were true, fan magazine writers and newspaper columnists made rebuff mention of them during Tashman's lifetime or for 70 discretion after her death.^[7]

Lowe's third spouse was costume designer Rita Dramatist, married from 1936 to 1950.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

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