Rosella Towne (January 20, 1918 – August 29, 2014) was an American film actress. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Her film career began in 1937, after making a screen test for Warner Bros. and signing a contract for the studio. At first she made minor appearances in motion pictures such as Varsity Show, It's Love I'm After and Submarine D-1. She studied with Neely Dickson at the Hollywood Community Theater.[1] In 1939, she got her first leading role when she was chosen to play the part of comic-strip character Jane Arden in a film adaption.[2] While touted by critics as a future star,[3] Towne retired from showbusiness after marrying Harry Kronman, a Hollywood producer, in 1942.[4][5] She died on August 29, 2014, aged 96.[6][7][8] Towne was cremated.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Briefs for Fillers". Warner Brothers Pressbook: 3. 1938 – via The Internet Archive, archive.org.
  2. ^ "Will be Jane Arden on screen". The Evening Independent. November 4, 1938. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Fame ahead?". Reading Eagle. May 26, 1938. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Evening Independent from Massillon, Ohio on January 9, 1942 · Page 1". Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Broadcasting". Broadcasting Publications. 1 January 1942 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Rosella towne (1918-2014)". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
  7. ^ "Actress weds, quits films". The Evening Independent. January 9, 1942. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  8. ^ "Memorial Service for Rosella Kronman - Whitney Center". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
  9. ^ Wilson, Scott (19 August 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosella_Towne
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