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Anderson Lawler
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-05-05,Russellville, Alabama, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encycloped Anderson Lawler (May 5, 1902 – April 6, 1959) was an American film and stage actor and producer, who had a career lasting from the 1920s through the 1950s. He began on Broadway, before moving to featured and supporting roles in Hollywood over a ten-year career at the very beginning of the talking picture era. After the end of his acting career, Lawler would move to the production end of the film industry, as well as becoming a producer of legitimate theater in the late 1940s and 1950s. Life and career Lawler was born Sidney Lawler on May 5, 1902 in Russellville, Alabama to Earnest H. and Dona C. Lawler. Prior to 1927, Lawler would move to New York City, and change his professional name to Anderson. In 1927 he would have a featured role in the Broadway production Her First Affaire, which premiered at the Nora Bayes Theatre in August 1927. In 1929 he would move to Los Angeles, where he would begin his career in the film industry. His first role would be in 1929's River of Romance. While in Hollywood, he appeared in almost thirty films during this time, mostly in supporting roles, before moving behind the scenes in 1939. Aside from his professional career, he was also popular with many Hollywood luminaries, such as William Haines, George Cukor, Gary Cooper and Katharine Hepburn. Lawler was a homosexual, although he was frequently linked with women. In 1935 he accompanied Kay Francis on a trip to Europe, ostensibly sent by the studios to keep her out of trouble. At one point, Walter Winchell started a rumor that the two were engaged. He produced the 1946 film, Somewhere in the Night, which was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and starred John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, and Lloyd Nolan. Lee Strasberg adapted the screenplay, and was an assistant director on the project. Shortly after this, both Lawler and Strasberg were transferred to the New York office of Twentieth Century-Fox. Lawler and Strasberg had a close friendship, Lawler becoming the Godfather of Strasberg's daughter, Susan Strasberg. In New York, Lawler worked in Fox's talent department, but he also began a second career as a producer of legitimate theater. At least one of those plays, Oh Men, Oh Women, would be turned into a film by Fox in 1957. On April 6, 1959, Lawler would die suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack.

Filmography

Night After Night

6.1

Night After Night
1932-10-29

Girls About Town

6.4

Girls About Town
1931-11-07

Maid's Night Out

6.2

Maid's Night Out
1938-03-03

6.1

Confession
1937-08-19

5.6

Ace of Aces
1933-10-20

5.2

Half Marriage
1929-10-12

Let's Fall in Love

7.5

Let's Fall in Love
1933-12-26

4.9

Mystery House
1938-05-21

5.7

Men Must Fight
1933-02-17

4.167

A Lady to Love
1930-02-28

The River of Romance

0

The River of Romance
1929-06-28

The Invisible Menace

4.1

The Invisible Menace
1938-01-11

5.8

Ever Since Eve
1937-07-15

Sinners in the Sun

4.9

Sinners in the Sun
1932-05-13

5.5

Only Saps Work
1930-12-05

5

Born to Love
1931-04-17

The Daredevil Drivers

5

The Daredevil Drivers
1938-02-12

Heart of the North

3.7

Heart of the North
1938-12-10

6.1

Fly Away Baby
1937-06-19

0

Empty Holsters
1937-07-10

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

6

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939-02-02

The Cheyenne Kid

0

The Cheyenne Kid
1933-01-20

5

Over the Wall
1938-04-02

Accidents Will Happen

6

Accidents Will Happen
1938-04-09

The Road to Reno

4

The Road to Reno
1931-09-25

The Adventurous Blonde

5.4

The Adventurous Blonde
1937-11-13

Let's Talk It Over

0

Let's Talk It Over
1934-06-01

Public Hero Number 1

6.2

Public Hero Number 1
1935-05-31

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

5.333

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937-08-11

Hollywood Speaks

0

Hollywood Speaks
1932-06-25

Alcatraz Island

4.9

Alcatraz Island
1937-10-13

0

Beloved
1934-01-22

American Madness

7.1

American Madness
1932-08-15