Eva Brenda Fowler (February 16, 1883 – October 27, 1942) was an American actress and writer.
Early life
Brenda Fowler was born on February 16, 1883, in
Jamestown, North Dakota
Jamestown is a city in and the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 15,849 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in North Dakota, ninth most populous city in North ...
as Eva Brenda Fowler.
Career
In 1905, Fowler was a member of the New Ulrich
stock theater company. In the early 1910s, she acted for two years in Honolulu, Hawaii, with the American Stock Company. She also acted with the Morosco Stock Company in Los Angeles.
Fowler performed in vaudeville in sketches that included ''The Hyphen'', which had a patriotic theme. On Broadway, She appeared in ''The Rack'' (1911) and ''Luck in Pawn'' (1919).
Fowler left the stage to act in films, beginning with ''Money, Money, Money'', a production of
Preferred Pictures in 1922. Her first talking film was ''
The World Moves On'' (1934). Her later films included ''
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
''The Case Against Mrs. Ames'' is a 1936 American mystery drama film written by C. Graham Baker and Gene Towne based on a serial of the same name by Arthur Somers Roche originally published in '' Collier's Weekly'' magazine in 1934, and then ...
'', and ''
Comin' Round the Mountain'' (1940). She played shrewish woman in two
John Ford
John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ...
films: As the sister of
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ...
in ''
Judge Priest'' (1934) and as the wife of the corrupt banker (played by
Berton Churchill
Berton Churchill (December 9, 1876 – October 10, 1940) was a Canadian stage and film actor.
Early years
Churchill was born in Toronto, Ontario. After his family moved to New York City, he graduated from high school there, studied law at nigh ...
) in ''
Stagecoach
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'' (1939).
Fowler was also a writer, collaborating with Ethel Clifton on scripts.
Twenty of their one-act plays were presented on top-level vaudeville circuits.
Personal life
Fowler was married to John W. Sherman, and they had a daughter.
Death
On October 27, 1942, Fowler died after a brief illness.
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Filmography
References
External links
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some actor film credits
Aveleyman)
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1883 births
1942 deaths
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
American stage actresses
20th-century American actresses
People from Jamestown, North Dakota