Rosella Towne (January 20, 1918 – August 29, 2014) was an American film actress. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Her film career began in 1937, after making a screen test for Warner Bros. and signing a contract for the studio. At first she made minor appearances in motion pictures such as Varsity Show, It's Love I'm After and Submarine D-1. In 1939, she got her first leading role when she was chosen to play the part of comic-strip character Jane Arden in a film adaption.[1] While touted by critics as a future star,[2] Towne retired from showbusiness after marrying Harry Kronman, a Hollywood producer, in 1942.[3][4] She died on August 29, 2014, aged 96.[5][6][7] Towne was cremated.[8]
Rosella Towne | |
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| Born | Rosella Townsend January 20, 1918 Youngstown, Ohio, United States |
| Died | August 29, 2014 (aged 96) Hamden, Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1937–1943 |
Filmography edit
- Varsity Show (1937) as passerby
- It's Love I'm After (1937) as autograph seeker
- Submarine D-1 (1937) as Mary
- Expensive Husbands (1937) as Brenner's receptionist
- Hollywood Hotel (1937) as secretary
- Sergeant Murphy (1938) as Alice Valentine
- The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Maida Day
- Blondes at Work (1938) as Louisa Revelle
- Fools for Scandal (1938) as Diana
- Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) as golddigger
- Men Are Such Fools (1938) as Linda's secretary
- Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) as Panthea Landis
- Sons of the Plains (short) (1938)
- Boy Meets Girl (1938) as hospital nurse
- Secrets of an Actress (1938) as seated party guest
- Campus Cinderella (short) (1938) as co-ed
- The Sisters (1938) as telephone operator
- Hard to Get (1938) Miss Gray
- Declaration of Independence (1938) as Betsy Kramer
- Going Places (1938) as young lady at party
- Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939) as Edith Colby
- Secret Service of the Air (1939) as Zelma Warren
- The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939) as Jane Arden
- Women in the Wind (1939) as Phyllis
- Dark Victory (1939) as girl in box
- Code of the Secret Service (1939) as Elaine
- The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) as lady of the court
- Flight Angels (1940) as student
- Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940) as Doris Manners
- No, No, Nanette (1940) as stewardess
- The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941) as girl
- A Gentle Gangster (1943) as Helen Barton
References edit
- ^ "Will be Jane Arden on screen". The Evening Independent. November 4, 1938. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ "Fame ahead?". Reading Eagle. May 26, 1938. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ "The Evening Independent from Massillon, Ohio on January 9, 1942 · Page 1". Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broadcasting". Broadcasting Publications. 1 January 1942 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Rosella towne (1918-2014)". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
- ^ "Actress weds, quits films". The Evening Independent. January 9, 1942. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ "Memorial Service for Rosella Kronman - Whitney Center". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (19 August 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
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