Earle Foxe

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Earle Foxe
Foxe in 1914
Born(1891-12-25)December 25, 1891
Oxford, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 10, 1973(1973-12-10) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesEarl Foxe
OccupationActor
Years active1912–1946
SpouseGladys Elizabeth Borum Tenison (1923-1973) (his death)

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

Early years

Foxe was born in Oxford, Ohio, to Charles Aldrich Fox, originally of Flint, Michigan, and Eva May Herron. His older half sister was Ethel May Fox, a music teacher, born in Michigan to Charles Aldrich Fox and Katie Eldridge.[citation needed] He was educated at Ohio State University, where he participated in theatrical productions.[1]

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.[2] He performed on stage with Douglas Fairbanks before going into films. Foxe was a cousin of the stage actor Robert T. Haines. On Broadway, he performed in Princess Virtue (1921), Come Seven (1920), and Dancing Around (1915).[3]

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 Fox Film Corporation.

Foxe acted in 148 films between 1912 and 1946.

Personal life and death

Foxe married Gladys Borum in 1923 and later legally adopted her son Chester E. Foxe. He was one of the founders of Black-Foxe Military Institute, a military school for boys in Hollywood, in 1928. He died in Los Angeles, California.

Selected filmography

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

References

  1. ^ Adams, Marjory (October 6, 1928). "Smile of comedian, now villain's sneer". The Boston Globe. p. 3. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Earle Foxe is released from N. Y. hospital". The Washington Times. D.C., Washington. January 16, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Earle Foxe". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.

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