fiction.wikisort.org - Actor

Russell Gleason (February 6, 1908 – December 25, 1945)[lower-alpha 1] was an American actor who began his career at the very beginning of the talking film era. Born into an acting family, one of his earliest roles was in the 1930 classic film, All Quiet on the Western Front.

Russell Gleason
Gleason in 1931
Born	(1908-02-06)February 6, 1908 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	December 25, 1945(1945-12-25) (aged 37) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Long Island National Cemetery, New York, U.S.[1] 40.7511°N 73.3985°W / 40.7511; -73.3985
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1929–1944
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Spouse	Cynthia Lindsay ​ (m. 1938)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	James Gleason Lucile Gleason

While still in the middle of a successful acting career, Gleason joined the U.S. Army in late 1943, during World War II. While awaiting deployment to Europe in December 1945 in New York City, Gleason fell to his death from a hotel window. He was the son of actors Lucille and James Gleason.

Early life

Gleason was born to actors Lucile (née Webster) and James Gleason on February 6, 1908, in Portland, Oregon, where his parents were acting in local theater productions.[6] As a child, Gleason appeared on stage in some of the theatrical productions put on by his parents. His debut occurred when he was carried on stage by his grandmother to appear with his mother in The Heir to the Hooray. Growing up, he lived with his maternal grandmother in Oakland, California. During school years, he rarely saw his parents, but he acted with them in stock theater during summer vacations.[7]

Career

Gleason's first foray into film was when he was 21, with a leading role in 1929's The Shady Lady, directed by Edward H. Griffith.[8] The following year he had a critical success in his role of Private Mueller in the Oscar-winning film, All Quiet on the Western Front. His short career only spanned 15 years, during which time he appeared in over 50 feature films, mostly in featured or starring roles.[9] He appeared with both of his parents in the film series surrounding The Higgins Family, of which nine films were made from 1938 to 1941. The Gleasons appeared in seven of those films, the last one being Grandpa Goes to Town in 1940 (the last two "Higgins" films were made with other actors).[10] He would also appear in "The Jones Family" series, produced by 20th Century Fox.

After making his last film, The Adventures of Mark Twain, which finished production in September 1942, he joined the Army. His final four pictures would all be released in 1944, after he was already in the service.

Personal life

Early in his career, he was romantically linked with Mary Brian.[11] Gleason was married to Cynthia Hobart (later Cynthia Lindsay), who was a stunt woman and swimmer, and later wrote a biography of Boris Karloff. The entire Gleason family were close friends with Karloff, and the young couple became the godparents to Karloff's daughter, Sara Jane.[12][13] Hobart also co-wrote George Burns' autobiography with the actor.[14] The Gleasons had a son, Michael, on June 1, 1939. After Russell Gleason's death, Cynthia remarried, to Lou Lindsay, and Michael took his step-father's last name, and went on to become a television producer.[15]

Death

On December 25, 1945, Gleason was in New York City awaiting deployment to Europe with his regiment when he fell to his death out of a fourth story window in the Hotel Sutton on East 56th Street in Manhattan, which the army had commandeered to house the troops. Law enforcement was unable to determine whether Gleason's fall from the window had been accidental or a suicide.[16] It had been reported in some publications, such as Variety, that Gleason had been prescribed a sulfonamide to treat a cold at the time, and that the drug had resulted in grogginess that led him to accidentally falling.[17]

He was interred at the Long Island National Cemetery, a military cemetery, on December 28, 1945.[1]

Filmography

• (Per AFI database)[9]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1928	The Shady Lady	Haley
1929	The Flying Fool	Jimmy Taylor
1929	Seven Faces	Georges Dufeyel
1929	The Sophomore	Dutch
1929	Strange Cargo	Hungerford
1930	All Quiet on the Western Front	Private Müller
1930	Officer O'Brien	Johnny Dale
1930	Sisters	Eddie
1931	Beyond Victory	Russell "Bud"
1931	The Homicide Squad	Joe Riley
1931	Laugh and Get Rich	Larry Owens
1931	Nice Women	Billy Wells
1932	The Strange Case of Clara Deane	Norman Ware
1933	Private Jones	Williams
1934	I Can't Escape	Tom Martin
1935	Hot Tip	Ben Johnson
1935	Condemned to Live	David
1936	Hitch Hike to Heaven	Daniel Delaney
1936	A Tenderfoot Goes West	Pike
1937	The Jones Family in Big Business	Herbert Thompson
1937	Off to the Races	Herbert Thompson
1937	Borrowing Trouble	Herbert Thompson
1937	Hot Water	Herbert Thompson
1938	Fury Below	Jim Cole, 3rd
1938	The Higgins Family	Sidney Higgins (first of a series)
1938	A Trip to Paris	Herbert Thompson
1938	Safety in Numbers	Herbert Thompson
1938	Love on a Budget	Herbert Thompson
1938	Down on the Farm	Herbert Thompson
1939	Should Husbands Work?	Sidney Higgins
1939	My Wife's Relatives	Sidney Higgins
1939	Here I Am a Stranger	Tom Sortwell
1939	Undercover Agent	William Trent
1939	Everybody's Baby	Herbert Thompson
1939	The Covered Trailer	Sidney Higgins
1939	News Is Made at Night	Albert Hockman
1939	Money to Burn	Sidney Higgins
1940	Earl of Puddlestone	Sidney Higgins
1940	Grandpa Goes to Town	Sidney Higgins
1940	Yesterday's Heroes	Bill Garrett
1940	Young as You Feel	Herbert Thompson
1941	Unexpected Uncle	Tommy Turner
1942	Dudes Are Pretty People	Brad
1942	Fingers at the Window	Ogilvie
1943	Salute to the Marines	Private Hanks
1943	Swing Shift Maisie	Inspector
1943	Three Hearts for Julia	Jones
1943	Seeing Hands (Short film)	Ben Helwig	Film nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel
1944	Lost Angel	Reporter
1944	Swing Fever	Sergeant
1944	Meet the People	Bill
1944	The Adventures of Mark Twain	Orion Clemens

Notes

References

External links

• Russell Gleason at AllMovie
• Russell Gleason at IMDb
• Russell Gleason at Find a Grave

На других языках

---

[de] Russell Gleason

Russell Gleason (* 6. Februar 1907 in Portland, Oregon; † 26. Dezember 1945 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

---

- [en] Russell Gleason

---

---