Monroe Owsley (August 11, 1900 â€" June 7, 1937) was an American stage
and film actor.The son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Owsley, he was born in
Atlanta, Georgia to an aspiring actress, Gertrude Owsley. Monroe
Owsley 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 newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Owsley
gained acting experience with stock theater troupes. He made his
Broadway debut in Young Blood (1925). His film debut was 1928's The
First Kiss, starring Fay Wray. This was followed by the Philip Barry
film Holiday in 1930, in the role played by Lew Ayres in the 1938
version. Soon after, he was cast opposite actresses such as Clara Bow,
Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson, Mae
West, and Kay Francis.
and film actor.The son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Owsley, he was born in
Atlanta, Georgia to an aspiring actress, Gertrude Owsley. Monroe
Owsley 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 newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Owsley
gained acting experience with stock theater troupes. He made his
Broadway debut in Young Blood (1925). His film debut was 1928's The
First Kiss, starring Fay Wray. This was followed by the Philip Barry
film Holiday in 1930, in the role played by Lew Ayres in the 1938
version. Soon after, he was cast opposite actresses such as Clara Bow,
Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson, Mae
West, and Kay Francis.
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