Arthur Gladstone "Dustbowl" Fowler (1902 – April 4, 1953) was an
American actor
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and
musician
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.
Career
Foweler was known as "The Wizard of the Ukulele." He played
tenor ukulele accompanied by a gentle
croon. Among his hits are ''No Wonder She's a Blushing Bride'', "Crazy Words, Crazy Tune" and "Just a Bird's Eye View of My Old Kentucky Home".
Fowler took up ukulele around 1922, playing professionally from 1925 with his first professional performance at the Metropolitan Picture House in
Los Angeles
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.
He went on to tour internationally and in 1927 he traveled to England for a series of performances after being discovered by Gerald Samson while performing in New York City.
Fowler appeared in a number of films, including
* ''Tonto Basin Outlaws'' (1941)
* ''
Arizona Trail'' (1943)
* ''
West of Texas'' (1943)
* ''
Black Market Rustlers'' (1943)
* ''
Law Men'' (1944)
* ''
West of the Rio Grande'' (1944)
* ''
Range Law'' (1944)
Personal life
Fowler married actress and dancer
Emma Haig in 1928 at the Savoy Chapel in London, England.
He and Haig reportedly ran antique shops in
Newport, RI and
Manhattan
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after she left the stage in 1931.
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1902 births
1953 deaths
American ukulele players
20th-century American male actors
20th-century American musicians
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