Catherine Dale Owen (July 28, 1900 - September 7, 1965) was an American stage and film actress. Lawrence Mervil Tibbett ( November 16, 1896 - July 15, 1960) was an American opera singer movie actor radio personality and recording artist Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
Born to a prominent[1] family in Louisville, Kentucky, Owen graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City (in a landmark The City of New York First discovered by the wife of Actors Equity president Frank Gillmore, Owen appeared on Broadway in the 1920s through early 1930s in productions including The Mountain Man, The Whole Town's Talking, Trelawny of the Wells, The Love City and The Play's the Thing. Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Actors' Equity Association (AEA commonly referred to as Actors' Equity Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located
In 1925, Owen was acclaimed as one of the ten most beautiful women in the world. [2] [3]
In films, Owen appeared as Princess Orsolini opposite John Gilbert's Captain Kovacs in His Glorious Night. John Gilbert ( July 10, 1899 - January 9, 1936) was an American actor and major star of the Silent film era It was to Owen that Gilbert spoke the lines, "Oh beauteous maiden, my arms are waiting to enfold you. I love you. I love you. I love you. " The scene, which proved disastrous for Gilbert's career, was later parodied in the 1952 film Singin' in the Rain. Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 Comedy Musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds In 1930, Owen starred in Lawrence Tibbet's film debut, The Rogue Song and also with Edmund Lowe in Born Reckless. Lawrence Mervil Tibbett ( November 16, 1896 - July 15, 1960) was an American opera singer movie actor radio personality and recording artist The Rogue Song ( 1930) is a romantic Musical film which tells the story of a Russian Bandit who falls in love with a Princess Edmund Dantes Lowe ( March 3, 1890 - April 21, 1971) was an American actor Born Reckless is a 1930 American Crime comedy directed by Andrew Bennison and John Ford written by Donald
Owen's likeness was drawn in caricature by Alex Gard for Sardi's, the New York City theater district restaurant. Alex Gard ( 1900 - June 1, 1948) born Alexis Kremkoff in Kazan, Russia was a cartoonist Sardi's is a restaurant in New York City 's theater district at 234 West 44th Street in Manhattan. The picture is now part of the collection of the New York Public Library. The New York Public Library ( NYPL) is one of the leading public libraries of the world and is one of America's most significant Research libraries. [4]
In 1934 Owen married Milton F. Davis, Jr. , son of Brigadier General Milton F. Davis. The marriage ended in divorce 1937 and Owen married Homer P. Metzger that same year. With Metzger, Owen had one son, Robert Owen Metzger. Owen died of a stroke in New York City at the 62.
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Filmography
- The Forbidden Woman (1927)
- His Glorious Night (1929)
- Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)
- Strictly Unconventional (1930)
- The Rogue Song (1930)
- Born Reckless (1930)
- Today (1930)
- Behind Office Doors (1931)
- Defenders of the Law (1931)
External links
- Catherine Dale Owen at the Internet Broadway Database
- Catherine Dale Owen at the Internet Movie Database
- Photographs of Catherine Dale Owen
See also
Notes
- ^ The New York Times, June 7, 1937
- ^ The New York Times, September 8, 1965. The Rogue Song ( 1930) is a romantic Musical film which tells the story of a Russian Bandit who falls in love with a Princess Born Reckless is a 1930 American Crime comedy directed by Andrew Bennison and John Ford written by Donald The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel The following is an incomplete alphabetized list of celebrities who have posed for Caricatures at Sardi's restaurant in New York City.
- ^ The New York Times, February 11, 1937
- ^ The New York Public Library Inventory of Sardi's Caricatures
References
- Bradley, Edwin M. The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 Through 1932. Jefferson, N. C. : McFarland & Co, 1996.
- Lennig, Arthur. The Immortal Count: The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2003.
- "Catherine D. Owen Plans her Bridal", The New York Times, December 12, 1934
- "To Sue Milton Davis, Jr. Catherine Dale Owen in Nevada for Divorce Action Soon", The New York Times, Febraru 11, 1937
- Wayne, Jane Ellen. The Golden Girls of MGM: Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, and Others. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2003.
- Wayne, Jane Ellen. The Leading Men of MGM. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005.
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