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Earle Foxe (born Earl Aldrich Fox; December 25, 1891 – December 10, 1973) was an American actor.


Early years

Foxe was born in
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, to Charles Aldrich Fox, originally of
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, and Eva May Herron. He was educated at
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, where he participated in theatrical productions.


Career

Foxe left for New York City as a young man and became a stage actor, working for two years as the Garrick Stock Company's leading man. He performed on stage with
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before going into films. On Broadway, he performed in ''Dancing Around'' (1915), ''Come Seven'' (1920), and ''Princess Virtue'' (1921). He appeared in some films in New York City and lived at the Lambs Club in the early 1920s at 130 West 44th Street in New York City but moved to California in 1922 and signed a contract with
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. Foxe became the first president of the
Black-Foxe Military Institute The Black-Foxe Military Institute was a private military school for boys in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was located adjacent to the Wilshire Country Club to the west and south and the Los Angeles Tennis Club to the ...
, a military school for boys in
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, in 1928 and served in that office until 1960. He continued to regularly appear in movies until 1937, with two minor appearances thereafter.


Personal life and death

Foxe married vaudeville star Maybelle Meeker, aka " Dainty Marie", on August 7, 1914, in
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. The marriage effectively lasted about four months, but was not legally dissolved for a year.


Selected filmography


1910s

*'' The Street Singer'' (1912, Short) .... Karl *'' The County Fair'' (1912, Short) .... John - Mary's Sweetheart *'' The Young Millionaire'' (1912, Short) .... John Curtis - Sarah's Father *'' The Tell-Tale Message'' (1912, Short) .... Robert Boardman - The Detective / James Ruthven - The Banker's Valet *'' A Battle of Wits'' (1912, Short) .... Frank Anderson *'' All for a Girl'' (1912, Short) .... Billy Joy, a Reporter (as Mr. Fox) *'' A Business Buccaneer'' (1912, Short) .... Hastings - Manager of the Rival Company *'' A Sawmill Hazard'' (1913, Short) .... Roland Hurton *'' A Desperate Chance'' (1913, Short) .... Tom Hoover - a Freight Conductor *'' The Cub Reporter's Temptation'' (1913, Short) .... Bud Collins - a Cub Reporter *'' The Game Warden'' (1913, Short) .... Heck Thompson - a Mountaineer *'' The Fire Coward'' (1913, Short) .... Jim Houston - a Revenue Officer *'' The Face at the Window'' (1913, Short) .... Harold - the Foreman's Nephew *'' The Pursuit of the Smugglers'' (1913, Short) .... James Peyton - an Internal Revenue Officer *'' The Scimitar of the Prophet'' (1913, Short) .... Harris - a Tourist *'' The Spender'' (1913, Short) .... Bobby Lang *'' His Wife's Child'' (1913, Short) .... Fox - the Dissolute *'' Unto the Third Generation'' (1913, Short) *'' The Green-Eyed Devil'' (1914, Short) *'' The Old Man'' (1914, Short) *'' The Floor Above'' (1914, Short) .... Bartlett *'' Home, Sweet Home'' (1914) *'' The Girl in the Shack'' (1914, Short) .... Jim - the Bandit *''
The Lover's Gift ''The Lover's Gift'' is a 1914 in film, 1914 United States, American silent film, silent short film. The film starred Earle Foxe, Mary Alden, Francelia Billington and George Siegmann. External links

* American silent short films 1914 fil ...
'' (1914, Short) .... James Dayton *'' The Swindlers'' (1914, Short) .... Roy Walton *'' The Escape'' (1914) .... Minor Role (uncredited) *'' The Rose Bush of Memories'' (1914, Short) .... Ogilvie - the Husband *'' To Be Called For'' (1914, Short) .... Otis Perkins *'' His Father's Rifle'' (1914, Short) *'' The Livid Flame'' (1914, Short) .... James McNair *'' Rosemary, That's for Remembrance'' (1914, Short) .... Harvey Greerson *'' Out of Petticoat Lane'' (1914, Short) *'' The Amateur Detective'' (1914, Short) *'' The Combination of the Safe'' (1914) .... The Diamond Thief *'' Celeste'' (1915, Short) - Harry Wallace - the Millionaire's Son *''The Eternal Feminine'' (1915) .... Charles Philips *'' The Tiger Slayer'' (1915, Short) .... Frank Holden *'' The Lost Messenger'' (1915, Short) .... Charles Clancy *'' Locked In'' (1915, Short) .... Henry Blaisdell - Telegrapher *'' Diamonds Are Trumps'' (1916, Short) .... Tom Roach *'' The Trail of the Lonesome Pine'' (1916) .... Dave Tolliver *'' The Black Orchid'' (1916, Short) .... Lt. Jack Peters *''
Unto Those Who Sin ''Unto Those Who Sin'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by William Robert Daly and starring Fritzi Brunette, Earle Foxe, and Lillian Hayward.The Love Mask'' (1916) .... Silver Spurs *'' Alien Souls'' (1916) .... Aleck Lindsay *'' The Dream Girl'' (1916) .... Tom Merton *''
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'' (1916) .... Dr. Henry Morgan *'' Ashes of Embers'' (1916) .... Richard Leigh *''
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'' (1917) .... Gerald Mordaunt *'' Blind Man's Luck'' (1917) .... Boby Guerton *'' The Fatal Ring'' (1917) .... Nicholas Knox *'' Outwitted'' (1917) .... Billy Bond *'' The Honeymoon'' (1917) .... Richard Greer *'' The Studio Girl'' (1918) .... Frazer Ordway *'' From Two to Six'' (1918) .... Howard Skeele *'' Peck's Bad Girl'' (1918) .... Dick


1920s

*'' The Black Panther's Cub'' (1921) .... Lord Maudsley *'' The Prodigal Judge'' (1922) .... Bruce Carrington *'' The Man She Brought Back'' (1922) .... John Ramsey *'' Vanity Fair'' (1923) .... Captain Dobbin *'' The French Doll'' (1923) .... Minor Role (uncredited) *'' Innocence'' (1923) .... Paul Atkins *'' Fashion Row'' (1923) .... James Morton *'' A Lady of Quality'' (1924) .... Sir John Ozen *''The Fight'' (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' The Hunt'' (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' Oh, You Tony!'' (1924) .... Jim Overton *''The Race'' (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' The Last Man on Earth'' (1924) .... Elmer Smith *'' Paul Jones Jr.'' (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' The Burglar'' (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' The Guest of Honor'' (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' A Spanish Romeo'' (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *''
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'' (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' The Wrestler'' (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' Wages for Wives'' (1925) .... Hughie Logan *'' A Parisian Knight'' (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' The Feud'' (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' The Reporter'' (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' The Mad Racer'' (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' A Trip to Chinatown'' (1926) .... Welland Strong *'' Rah! Rah! Heidelberg!'' (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' The Swimming Instructor'' (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' King Bozo'' (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' The Tennis Wizard'' (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' Motor Boat Demon'' (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' Upstream'' (1927) .... Eric Brasingham *'' Society Architect'' (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' Car Shy'' (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' Not the Type'' (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *''
Slaves of Beauty ''Slaves of Beauty'' is a 1927 American silent comedy drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Olive Tell, Holmes Herbert, Earle Foxe, Margaret Livingston, and future talent agent Sue Carol. The film was written by William M. Cons ...
'' (1927) .... Paul Perry *'' A Hot Potato'' (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber *'' Ladies Must Dress'' (1927) .... George Ward Jr *'' Sailors' Wives'' (1928) .... Max Slater *''
Four Sons ''Four Sons'' is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed and produced by John Ford and written for the screen by Philip Klein from a story by I. A. R. Wylie first published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' as "Grandmother Bernle ...
'' (1928) .... Maj. von Stomm *''
Hangman's House ''Hangman's House'' is a 1928 American romantic drama genre silent film set in County Wicklow, Ireland, directed by John Ford (uncredited) with inter-titles written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. It is based on a novel by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne. ...
'' (1928) .... John D'Arcy *''
News Parade ''News Parade'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Nick Stuart, Sally Phipps and Brandon Hurst. The film portrays the adventures of a newsreel cameraman. Despite poor reviews and only a modest box office perf ...
'' (1928) .... Ivan Vodkoff - Mysterious Stranger *'' None but the Brave'' (1928) *'' The River Pirate'' (1928) .... Shark *''
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'' (1928) .... Dr. Cornelius Simmons *''
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'' (1929) .... Al Barrow *''
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'' (1929) .... Barry Harmon *'' The Ghost Talks'' (1929) .... Heimie Heimrath *''
Thru Different Eyes ''Thru Different Eyes'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Thomas Z. Loring and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Frank Craven, Mary Howard, June Walker, Donald Woods, Vivian Blaine and George Holmes. The film was released o ...
'' (1929) .... Howard Thornton *''
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'' (1929) .... Hugh Darrell


1930s

*'' Good Intentions'' (1930) .... 'Flash' Norton *''
Dance, Fools, Dance ''Dance, Fools, Dance'' is a 1931 pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama film starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and Lester Vail in a story about a reporter investigating the murder of a colleague. Story and dialogue were created by Aurania Rou ...
'' (1931) .... Wally Baxter (as Earl Foxe) *''
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'' (1931) .... Handsome *''
The Spider The Spider is an American pulp-magazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s. The character was created by publisher Harry Steeger and written by a variety of authors for 118 monthly issues of '' The Spider'' from 1933 to 1943. ''The Spider'' sold well ...
'' (1931) .... John Carrington *'' Ladies of the Big House'' (1931) .... Kid Athens *'' The Wide Open Spaces'' (1931, Short) .... Townsman *'' Union Depot'' (1932) .... Detective Jim Parker, G-Man *'' The Expert'' (1932) .... Fred Minick *''
Strangers in Love ''Strangers in Love'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Lothar Mendes, written by Grover Jones, William J. Locke and William Slavens McNutt, and starring Fredric March, Kay Francis, Stuart Erwin, Juliette Compton, Geor ...
'' (1932) .... J.C. Clark *''
The Midnight Patrol ''The Midnight Patrol'' is a short American pre-Code comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy released August 3, 1933. Plot Laurel and Hardy play two police officers on night patrol. They get a call about a break-in and encounter a thief trying ...
'' (1932) .... Judson *''
Destry Rides Again ''Destry Rides Again'' is a 1939 American Western comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart. The supporting cast includes Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Her ...
'' (1932) .... Brent *'' So Big!'' (1932) .... Pervus De Jong *'' They Never Come Back'' (1932) .... Jerry Filmore *'' The Engineer's Daughter'' (1932, Short) .... William Brawney *'' A Passport to Hell'' (1932) .... Purser *'' Two Lips and Juleps'' (1932, Short) .... Stanway Stone *''
Those We Love ''Those We Love'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Robert Florey. It was adapted by F. Hugh Herbert from the play by George Abbott George Francis Abbott (June 25, 1887January 31, 1995) was an American theatre producer, director, ...
'' (1932) .... Bert Parker *'' The All-American'' (1932) .... Read *'' Scarlet Dawn'' (1932) .... Boris, a soldier (uncredited) *'' Men Are Such Fools'' (1932) .... Joe Darrow *''
Blondie Johnson ''Blondie Johnson'' is a 1933 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joan Blondell and Chester Morris. It was produced by Warner Bros. Plot Set during the Great Depression, Blondie Johnson (Joan Blondell) quits h ...
'' (1933) .... Scannel *'' The Mind Reader'' (1933) .... Don Holman *'' A Bedtime Story'' (1933) .... Max de l'Enclos *'' Arizona to Broadway'' (1933) .... John Sandburg *''
The Big Shakedown ''The Big Shakedown'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film starring Charles Farrell and Bette Davis, and directed by John Francis Dillon. The screenplay is based on the story "Cut Rate" by Niven Busch and Samuel G. Engel. The film ...
'' (1934) .... Carey (uncredited) *''
Bedside ''Bedside'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film starring Warren William, Jean Muir and Allen Jenkins. Plot A man passes himself off as a doctor. Cast * Warren William as Bob Brown * Jean Muir as Caroline Grant * Allen Jenkins as Sam Spark ...
'' (1934) .... Joe *'' Missouri Nightingale'' (1934) .... Harry Crandall *'' Little Man, What Now?'' (1934) .... Frenchman *'' You Belong to Me'' (1934) .... (uncredited) *'' Counsel on De Fence'' (1934, Short) .... Travers, Tony's Attorney *'' Love Time'' (1934) .... Sergeant *'' Bright Eyes'' (1934) .... Bond Man (uncredited) *'' The Informer'' (1935) .... British Officer (uncredited) *'' Brilliant Marriage'' (1936) .... Reporter *'' The Golden Arrow'' (1936) .... Alfred 'Pat' Parker *'' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) .... Earl of Kent *'' Fifteen Maiden Lane'' (1936) .... Society Crook (uncredited) *'' Crack-Up'' (1936) .... Operative #30 *'' The Mighty Treve'' (1937) .... Judson (as Earle Fox) *'' We're on the Jury'' (1937) .... Mr. Thomas Jeffreys *'' Murder Goes to College'' (1937) .... Tom Barry *'' Dangerously Yours'' (1937) .... Eddie *''
Lady Behave! ''Lady Behave!'' is a 1938 American film directed by Lloyd Corrigan. The sophisticated comedy was released by Republic Pictures. Plot Prior to leaving for Haiti, two sisters and their godfather/legal advisor are having a holiday in New Orle ...
'' (1937) .... (uncredited)


1940s

*'' Military Academy'' (1940) .... Maj. Dover *''
My Darling Clementine ''My Darling Clementine'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp during the period leading up to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The ensemble cast also features Victor Mature (as Doc Holli ...
'' (1946) .... Gambler (uncredited) (final film role)


References


External links

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