Carroll Nye
Robert Carroll Nye (born October 4, 1901 in Acron , Ohio , † March 17, 1974 in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California ) was an American film actor.
Life
Nye's mother, Myra, worked for the Los Angeles Times , where Carroll Nye was also temporarily employed. Carroll graduated from the University of California . He had his earliest film appearance in 1925 in Three Wise Crooks . At the beginning of his career he played a few leading roles, but from the 1930s onwards, Nye's appearances were limited to supporting roles.
He played his best-known role as Frank Kennedy in Gone With the Wind in 1939. For the role of Scarlett's somewhat staid, not very handsome second man, no important actor could be found. After this film he only appeared in a few other films; he probably had his last role in 1944 in an uncredited role in Wilson . While at CBS , Carroll Nye worked with Groucho Marx .
Carroll Nye was married twice, once to a woman named Dorothy and once to actress Helen Lynch. Dorothy is mentioned on his headstone in Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills. He was the great-uncle of Peter Nye .
Filmography (selection)
- 1925: A Class Girl ( Classified )
- 1927: Modern Mothers ( The Silver Slave )
- 1927: Razzia ( The Girl from Chicago )
- 1928: When the city sleeps ( While the City Sleeps )
- 1929: Madame X
- 1935: Traveling Saleslady
- 1938: Safety in Numbers
- 1939: Gone with the Wind ( Gone with the Wind )
- 1941: Blossoms in the Dust ( Blossoms in the Dust )
- 1944: Wilson
Web links
- Carroll Nye in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Why A Duck? You Bet Your Life at marx-brothers.org
- ^ Image of Carrol Nye's tombstone on findagrave.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nye, Carroll |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nye, Robert Carroll (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th October 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Acron , Ohio, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1974 |
| Place of death | Hollywood , Los Angeles, California, United States |