Adele Rowland (born Adele P. Levi; July 10, 1883 – August 8, 1971) was an American actress and singer.

Biography

She was born on July 10, 1883 as Adele P. Levi in Washington, D.C., the youngest daughter of Abraham D. Levi and Addie (Lloyd) Levi. She had a sister,

Mabel Rowland Mabel Rowland (February 8, 1879 – February 21, 1943) was an American monologist, actress, writer, director, editor, and the founder of the Metropolitan Players in New York City. Early life Mabel Laura Levi was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvan ...

, who was an actress, monologist, producer and director, and a brother, Harmon L. Rowland, a real estate broker in Los Angeles, California. A soprano, Rowland was a standout in musical comedy productions from 1904, specializing in "story songs". In 1914 she created the role of the soubrette Patsy in Victor Herbert's ''

The Only Girl ''The Only Girl'' is a 1933 British-German musical film directed by Friedrich Hollaender and starring Lilian Harvey, Charles Boyer, and Mady Christians. It is the English-language version of ''The Empress and I'' which also starred Harvey and ...

''. She was best known for her rendition of the song " Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag", which she introduced in 1915 in the Broadway production of ''

Her Soldier Boy ''Az obsitos'' (''The Soldier on Leave'') is an operetta by Emmerich Kálmán. It has been performed under many different names. Performance history and versions The first version, in Hungarian, with a libretto by Károly von Bakonyi, premiered ...

''. Rowland later moved to Los Angeles, where they were a prominent couple. She made a career playing small parts in motion pictures, acting well into the 1950s.

Personal life

She married actor Charlie Ruggles in 1914 and they divorced in 1916. She married stage and film actor Conway Tearle in 1918; he died in 1938.

Death

She died on August 8, 1971, in Los Angeles."California Death Index, 1940-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPN4-W6X : November 26, 2014), Adele R Tearle, August 8, 1971; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

Filmography

* 1950 '' The Secret Fury'' * 1948 '' For the Love of Mary'' * 1948 '' The Big Punch'' * 1942 ''

Lucky Legs ''Lucky Legs'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Stanley Rubin and Jack Hartfield. The film stars Jinx Falkenburg, Leslie Brooks, Kay Harris, Russell Hayden, Elizabeth Patterson and William Wright. Th ...

'' * 1942 '' A Tragedy at Midnight'' * 1941 '' The Blonde from Singapore''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowland, Adele 1883 births 1971 deaths People from Washington, D.C. American stage actresses American film actresses