Moroni Olsen (June 27, 1889 â€" November 22, 1954) was an American
actor.Olsen was born in Ogden, Utah, to Mormon parents Edward Arenholt
Olsen and Martha Hoverholst, who named him after the Moroni found in
the Book of Mormon.[better source needed] Some sources have claimed
that Olsen's birth name was John Willard Clawson, but there appears to
be no support for this claim.Olsen studied at Weber State Academy, the
predecessor of Weber State University. He then went to study at the
University of Utah, where one of his teachers was Maud May Babcock.
During World War I, he sold war bonds for the United States Navy. He
also studied and performed in the Eastern United States around this
time.
actor.Olsen was born in Ogden, Utah, to Mormon parents Edward Arenholt
Olsen and Martha Hoverholst, who named him after the Moroni found in
the Book of Mormon.[better source needed] Some sources have claimed
that Olsen's birth name was John Willard Clawson, but there appears to
be no support for this claim.Olsen studied at Weber State Academy, the
predecessor of Weber State University. He then went to study at the
University of Utah, where one of his teachers was Maud May Babcock.
During World War I, he sold war bonds for the United States Navy. He
also studied and performed in the Eastern United States around this
time.
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