Louise Closser Hale

Louise Closser Hale

American actress, playwright and novelist
Date of Birth: 13.10.1872
Country: USA

Content:
  1. Early Life and Theatre Career
  2. Marriage and Legacy
  3. Film Career and Later Years
  4. Filmography

Early Life and Theatre Career

Louise Closter Hale, an American actress, playwright, and novelist, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1872. She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and later at the College of Oratory in Boston. Her stage debut came in Detroit in 1894 in the play "Way Down East." She achieved success on Broadway in 1903 in George Bernard Shaw's play "Candida." In 1907, she performed in London in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch."

Marriage and Legacy

In 1899, she married artist and actor Walter Hale, whose surname she adopted for her acting career. He also illustrated her series of books. After her husband's unexpected death from cancer in 1917, Hale left the stage and moved to Hollywood.

Film Career and Later Years

Beginning in the late 1920s, she appeared in films while also working as a playwright. Her most memorable film roles include "Daddy Long Legs" (1931), "Platinum Blonde" (1931), "Shanghai Express" (1932), and "Dinner at Eight" (1933). Louise Closter Hale died from heat exhaustion in Los Angeles in 1933 at the age of 60.

Filmography

1931 - Daddy Long Legs
1931 - Platinum Blonde
1932 - Shanghai Express
1933 - Dinner at Eight
1933 - Duck Soup (uncredited)

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