Edmund Dantes Lowe (March 3, 1890 – April 21, 1971) was an American actor. His formative experience began in

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and

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Biography

Lowe was born in

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. His father was a local judge. His childhood home was at 314 North 1st Street, San Jose. He attended

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and entertained the idea of becoming a priest before starting his acting career. He died in

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, of

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and is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, California.

Film career

Edmund Lowe, silent film actor (SAYRE 1977)

Lowe's career included over 100 films. He is best remembered for his role as Sergeant Quirt in the 1926 movie '' What Price Glory?'' (Lowe reprised his role from the movie in the radio program '' Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt'', broadcast on the

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September 28, 1941 - January 25, 1942, and on NBC February 13, 1942 - April 3, 1942.) Despite making a smooth transition to talking pictures, by the mid 1930s he was no longer a major star, although he occasionally played

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to the likes of Mae West and Claudette Colbert. He portrayed the young doctor trying to get out of an affair with

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's character's wife, played by

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, in '' Dinner at Eight'' (1933). He remained a supporting actor at the major studios while continuing in leads for such "

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" studios as

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, where his skills could bolster low-budget productions. He also starred in 35 episodes of the 1950s television show '' Front Page Detective'' and appeared as the elderly lead villain in the first episode of ''

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'' opposite James Garner in 1957.

Marriages

After his first marriage to Esther Miller ended in early 1925, Lowe met Lilyan Tashman while filming ''Ports of Call''. Lowe and Tashman were married on September 21, 1925, before the release of the film. The two had homes in Beverly Hills and Malibu. They were married until Tashman's death from cancer at age 37 in 1934. Seventy years after Tashman's death, author E.J. Fleming claimed Lowe was a homosexual and Tashman was a lesbian. If the claims were true, fan magazine writers and newspaper columnists made no mention of them during Tashman's lifetime, or for seventy years after her death.The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine By E.J. Fleming p.104 Lowe's third wife was costume designer Rita Kaufman. They were married from 1936 to 1950.

Filmography

* '' The Wild Olive'' (1915) as Charles Conquest * '' The Spreading Dawn'' (1917) as Captain Lewis Nugent * '' Vive la France!'' (1918) as Jean Picard * '' Someone Must Pay'' (1919) as Jim Burke * '' Eyes of Youth'' (1919) as Peter Judson * '' The Woman Gives'' (1920) as Robert Milton * ''

A Woman's Business ''A Woman's Business'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by B.A. Rolfe and starring Olive Tell, Edmund Lowe and Donald Hall.Goble p.1021 Cast * Olive Tell as Barbara * Edmund Lowe as Johnny Lister * Donald Hall as Ellis * Lucille L ...

'' (1920) as Johnny Lister * '' Someone in the House'' (1920) as Jim Burke * '' Madonnas and Men'' (1920) as Gordon Turner * ''

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'' (1921) as Paul de Veaux * ''

My Lady's Latchkey ''My Lady's Latchkey'' is a lost 1921 American mystery film directed by Edwin Carewe and written by Finis Fox. It is based on the 1920 novel ''The Second Latchkey'' by Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson. The film stars Kat ...

'' (1921) as Nelson Smith * '' Living Lies'' (1922) as Dixon Grant * '' Peacock Alley'' (1922) as Phil Garrison * '' The Silent Command'' (1923) as Capt. Richard Decatur * '' In the Palace of the King'' (1923) as Don John * '' Wife in Name Only'' (1923) as Norman Arleigh * ''

The White Flower (''For a similar-sounding film from the same year by D. W. Griffith, see The White Rose'') ''The White Flower'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film written and directed by Julia Crawford Ivers and starring Betty Compson and Edmund L ...

'' (1923) as Bob Rutherford * '' Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model'' (1924) as Jack Carroll * '' Honor Among Men'' (1924) as Prince Kaloney * ''

Barbara Frietchie ''Barbara Frietchie, The Frederick Girl'' is a play in four acts by Clyde Fitch and based on the heroine of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Barbara Frietchie" (based on a real person: Barbara Fritchie). Fitch takes a good bit of artistic libert ...

'' (1924) as Captain William Trumbull * ''

The Brass Bowl ''The Brass Bowl'' is a lost 1924 American mystery film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Thomas Dixon Jr. It is based on the 1907 novel ''The Brass Bowl'' by Louis Joseph Vance. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Claire Adams, Jack Duffy, J. Fa ...

'' (1924) as Dan Maitland * ''

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'' (1925) as George Tevis * '' Greater Than a Crown'' (1925) as Tom Conway * ''

Marriage in Transit ''Marriage in Transit'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Roy William Neill. It stars Edmund Lowe and Carole Lombard. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a Secret Service agent is assigned to recover a government code ...

'' (1925) as Cyril Gordon * '' The Winding Stair'' (1925) as Paul * '' The Kiss Barrier'' (1925) as Richard March * ''

Champion of Lost Causes ''Champion of Lost Causes'' is a 1925 American silent mystery film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Edmund Lowe, Barbara Bedford, and Walter McGrail. A writer in search of a story visits a gambling club and witnesses a murder, which h ...

'' (1925) as Loring * '' Ports of Call'' (1925) as Kirk Rainsford * '' East Lynne'' (1925) as Archibald Carlyle * '' The Fool'' (1925) as Daniel Gilchrist * '' Soul Mates'' (1925) as Lord Tancred * '' What Price Glory?'' (1926) as 1st Sergeant Quirt * ''

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'' (1926) as Leonid Petroff * '' The Palace of Pleasure'' (1926) as Ricardo Madons * ''

Black Paradise ''Black Paradise'' is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Madge Bellamy, Leslie Fenton, and Edmund Lowe Edmund Dantes Lowe (March 3, 1890 – April 21, 1971) was an American actor. His formative ...

'' (1926) as Graham * '' The Wizard'' (1927) as Stanley Gordon * ''

Publicity Madness ''Publicity Madness'' is a lost 1927 American comedy film directed by Albert Ray and written by Andrew Bennison and Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Lois Moran, Edmund Lowe, E. J. Ratcliffe, James Gordon, Arthur Housman and Byron Munson ...

'' (1927) as Pete Clark * ''

Is Zat So? ''Is Zat So?'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring George O'Brien, Edmund Lowe, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. The film was based on a 1925 pla ...

'' (1927) as Hap Harley * '' One Increasing Purpose'' (1927) as Sim Paris * '' Dressed to Kill'' (1928) as 'Mile-Away Barry' * '' Outcast'' (1928) as Geoffrey * '' Happiness Ahead'' (1928) as Babe Stewart * ''

In Old Arizona ''In Old Arizona'' is a 1928 American pre-Code Western film directed by Raoul Walsh and Irving Cummings, nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film, which was based on the character of the Cisco Kid in the 1907 story " ...

'' (1929) as Sgt. Mickey Dunn * '' This Thing Called Love'' (1929) as Robert Collings * '' The Cock-Eyed World'' (1929) as Sgt. Harry Quirt * '' The Painted Angel '' (1929) as Brood * '' Thru Different Eyes'' (1929) as Harvey Manning * '' Making the Grade'' (1929) as Herbert Littell Dodsworth * '' Happy Days'' (1929) as Show Performer * '' Good Intentions'' (1930) as David Cresson * '' The Bad One'' (1930) as Jerry Flanagan * '' Born Reckless'' (1930) as Louis Berretti * ''

Part Time Wife ''Part Time Wife'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and written by Howard J. Green, Leo McCarey and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Leila Hyams, Tommy Clifford, Walter McGrail, Louis Payne and Sam ...

'' (1930) as Jim Murdock * ''

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'' (1930) as Dakin Barrolles * '' Transatlantic'' (1931) as Monty Greer * ''

Don't Bet on Women ''Don't Bet on Women'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by William K. Howard and starring Edmund Lowe, Jeanette MacDonald and Roland Young.Turk p.359 Plot On a whim, Herbert Blake proposes a wager with Roger Fallon that ...

'' (1931) as Roger Fallon * ''

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'' (1931) as Chatrand * '' The Cisco Kid'' (1931) as Sgt. Michael Patrick "Mickey" Dunn * '' Women of All Nations'' (1931) as Sergeant Harry Quirt * '' Men on Call'' (1931) as Chuck Long * '' The Devil Is Driving'' (1932) as Orville "Gabby" Denton * '' Misleading Lady'' (1932) as Jack Craigen * '' Chandu the Magician'' (1932) as Chandu * '' Attorney for the Defense'' (1932) as William J. Burton * ''

Guilty as Hell ''Guilty as Hell'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Arthur Kober and Frank Partos. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen, Richard Arlen, Adrienne Ames, Henry Stephenson, Ralph Ince and Noel ...

'' (1932) as Russell Kirk * '' Dinner at Eight'' (1933) as Dr. Wayne Talbot * '' Let's Fall in Love'' (1933) as Ken Lane * ''

I Love That Man ''I Love That Man'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by C. Graham Baker, Casey Robinson and Gene Towne. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Nancy Carroll, Robert Armstrong, Lew Cody, Warren Hymer, Grant M ...

'' (1933) as Brains Stanley * '' Hot Pepper'' (1933) as Harry Quirt * '' Her Bodyguard'' (1933) as Casey McCarthy * '' Gift of Gab'' (1934) as Philip Gabney * '' Bombay Mail'' (1934) as Inspector Dyke * '' No More Women'' (1934) as Three Time * '' The Great Impersonation'' (1935) as Sir Everend Dominey * ''

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'' (1935) as John Francis Dugan * '' The Great Hotel Murder'' (1935) as Roger Blackwood * '' The Best Man Wins'' (1935) as Toby * ''

King Solomon of Broadway ''King Solomon of Broadway'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Page and Pinky Tomlin.Monaco p.139 A shady figure wins a nightclub during a card game. Cast * Edmund Lowe as King Solomon ...

'' (1935) as King Solomon * ''

Thunder in the Night ''Thunder in the Night'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Frances Hyland and Eugene Solow. It is based on the 1934 play ''A Woman Lies'' by Ladislas Fodor. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Karen Morley, Pau ...

'' (1935) as Captain Karl Torok * '' Grand Exit'' (1935) as Tom Fletcher * '' Under Pressure'' (1935) as Shocker Dugan * '' Mister Dynamite'' (1935) as "Dynamite" T.N. Thompson * '' Seven Sinners'' (1936) as Harwood * '' Mad Holiday'' (1936) as Philip Trent * ''

The Garden Murder Case ''The Garden Murder Case'' (first published in 1935) is the ninth in a series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. Plot outline Floyd, the son of Professor Garden, invites his socialite friends to the roofto ...

'' (1936) as Philo Vance * ''

The Girl on the Front Page ''The Girl on the Front Page'' is a 1936 American comedy crime film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Edmund Lowe, Gloria Stuart and Reginald Owen.Gates p.106-7 It was produced and distributed by Hollywood major Universal Pictures. Synops ...

'' (1936) as "Hank" Gilman * '' The Squeaker'' (1937) as Barrabal * ''

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'' (1937) as Kenneth * '' Every Day's a Holiday'' (1937) as Capt. Jim McCarey * '' Murder on Diamond Row'' (1937) as Barrabal * ''

Under Cover of Night ''Under Cover of Night'' is a 1937 American action film directed by George B. Seitz, written by Bertram Millhauser, and starring Edmund Lowe, Florence Rice, Nat Pendleton, Henry Daniell, Sara Haden and Dean Jagger. It was released on January 8, ...

'' (1937) as Christopher Cross * ''

Newsboys' Home ''Newsboys' Home'' is a 1938 crime film that starred Jackie Cooper and '' The Little Tough Guys''. Plot When his father, a small town sheriff, is slain by a big city gangster, "Rifle" Edwards becomes a homeless vagabond, drifting from town to tow ...

'' (1938) as Perry Warner * ''

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'' (1938) as John Dodge * '' The Witness Vanishes'' (1939) as Mark Peters * '' Our Neighbors – The Carters'' (1939) as Bill Hastings * '' Wolf of New York'' (1940) as Chris Faulkner * '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1940) as Adam Farradene * ''

The Crooked Road ''The Crooked Road'' is a 1965 British film directed and co-written by Don Chaffey. It stars Stewart Granger, Robert Ryan, and Janet Munro. The film is based on the 1957 novel ''The Big Story'' by Morris West. An American journalist ( Robert ...

'' (1940) as Danny Driscoll / John Vincent / George Atwater * ''

I Love You Again ''I Love You Again'' is an MGM comedy released in 1940. It was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starred William Powell and Myrna Loy, all three of whom were prominently involved in the '' Thin Man'' film series. Plot In 1940, while on a cruise, st ...

'' (1940) as Duke Sheldon * ''

Men Against the Sky ''Men Against the Sky'' is a 1940 drama directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Richard Dix, Kent Taylor, Edmund Lowe and Wendy Barrie. Based on a story by John Twist, with a screenplay by novelist Nathanael West, the film is about aircraft dev ...

'' (1940) as Dan McLean * '' Double Date'' (1941) as Roger Baldwin * '' Flying Cadets'' (1941) as Captain Rockcliffe 'Lucky Rocky' Ames * ''

Call Out the Marines ''Call Out the Marines'' is a 1942 military comedy released by RKO in February 1942. It stars Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe playing the same characters with different names that they played in '' What Price Glory?'' and several sequels; howeve ...

'' (1942) as Harry Curtis * ''

Klondike Fury ''Klondike Fury'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by William K. Howard, produced by the King Brothers, and released through Monogram. It stars Edmund Lowe. It was a remake of '' Klondike''. Plot A neurosurgeon is thrown out of the medic ...

'' (1942) as Dr. John Mandre * ''

Murder in Times Square ''Murder in Times Square'' is a 1943 American mystery film directed by Lew Landers and starring Edmund Lowe, Marguerite Chapman and John Litel.Morton & Adamson p.181-82 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lionel Banks. Plot A Broa ...

'' (1943) as Cory Williams * '' Dangerous Blondes'' (1943) as Ralph McCormick * '' The Girl in the Case'' (1944) as William Warner * '' Oh, What a Night'' (1944) as Rand * '' Dillinger'' (1945) as Specs Green * '' The Enchanted Forest'' (1945) as Steven Blaine * '' The Strange Mr. Gregory'' (1946) as Mr. Gregory / Lane Talbot * '' Good Sam'' (1948) as H.C. Borden * ''

Intruder in the Dust ''Intruder in the Dust '' is a 1948 crime novel written by American author William Faulkner. Taking place in Mississippi, it revolves around an African American farmer accused of murdering a Caucasian man. Overview The novel focuses on Lucas ...

'' (1950) as Gowrie twin * '' Around the World in 80 Days'' (1956) as the engineer of the SS Henrietta * '' Wings of Eagles'' (1957) as Admiral Moffett * '' The Last Hurrah'' (1958) as Johnny Byrne (uncredited) * '' Plunderers of Painted Flats'' (1959) as Ned East * '' Heller in Pink Tights'' (1960) as Manfred 'Doc' Montague (final film role)

References

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