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'''Anderson Lawler''' (May 5, 1902 – April 6, 1959) was an American actor and producer in film and theatre 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 [[sound film|talking-picture era]]. After the end of his acting career, Lawler moved to the production end of the film industry as well as becoming a producer of legitimate theater in the late 1940s and 1950s.
'''Anderson Lawler''' (May 5, 1902 – April 6, 1959) was an American actor and producer in film and theatre 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 [[sound film]] era. After the end of his acting career, Lawler moved to the production end of the film industry as well as becoming a producer of legitimate theater in the late 1940s and 1950s.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Lawler was born Sidney Lawler on May 5, 1902, in Russellville, Alabama, to Earnest H. and Dona C. Lawler.<ref name=CH>{{cite web | url=http://www.countyhistorian.com/knol/4hmquk6fx4gu-481-anderson-lawler-1902-1959-a-biogr.html | publisher=CountyHistorian.com | title=Anderson Lawler (1902-1959), a biography | accessdate=November 9, 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109203353/http://www.countyhistorian.com/knol/4hmquk6fx4gu-481-anderson-lawler-1902-1959-a-biogr.html | archivedate=November 9, 2014}}</ref> Prior to 1927, Lawler moved to New York City and changed his professional name to Anderson Lawler.
Lawler was born Sidney Lawler on May 5, 1902, in [[Russellville, Alabama]].<ref name=CH>{{cite web | url=http://www.countyhistorian.com/knol/4hmquk6fx4gu-481-anderson-lawler-1902-1959-a-biogr.html | publisher=CountyHistorian.com | title=Anderson Lawler (1902-1959), a biography | accessdate=November 9, 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109203353/http://www.countyhistorian.com/knol/4hmquk6fx4gu-481-anderson-lawler-1902-1959-a-biogr.html | archivedate=November 9, 2014}}</ref> Prior to 1927, Lawler moved to New York City and changed his professional name to Anderson Lawler.{{cn|date=June 2023}}


==Career==
==Career==
In 1927 he had a featured role in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production ''Her First Affaire'', which premiered at the [[44th Street Theatre|Nora Bayes Theatre]] in August 1927.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=10352 | publisher=Internet Broadway Database | title=Her First Affaire | accessdate= November 9, 2014| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819183319/http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=10352 | archivedate=August 19, 2014}}</ref> In 1929 he moved to Los Angeles, where he began his career in the film industry. His first role was in 1929's ''River of Romance''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=11721 | title=River of Romance: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= November 9, 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419021001/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=11721 | archivedate=April 19, 2014}}</ref> While in Hollywood, he appeared in almost thirty films during this time, mostly in supporting roles, before moving behind the scenes in 1939.<ref name=AFIF /> Aside from his professional career, he was also popular with many Hollywood actors, including [[William Haines]], [[George Cukor]], [[Gary Cooper]], and [[Katharine Hepburn]].<ref>{{cite book| title=Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn | author=William J. Mann |page=191 |publisher=Henry Holt and Company |year=2007 |isbn=978-1429921978}}</ref>
In 1927 he had a featured role in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production ''Her First Affaire'', which premiered at the [[44th Street Theatre|Nora Bayes Theatre]] in August 1927.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=10352 | publisher=Internet Broadway Database | title=Her First Affaire | accessdate= November 9, 2014| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819183319/http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=10352 | archivedate=August 19, 2014}}</ref> In 1929 he moved to Los Angeles, where he began his career in the film industry. His first role was in 1929's ''River of Romance''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=11721 | title=River of Romance: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= November 9, 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419021001/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=11721 | archivedate=April 19, 2014}}</ref> While in Hollywood, he appeared in almost thirty films during this time, mostly in supporting roles, before moving behind the scenes in 1939.<ref name=AFIF /> Aside from his professional career, he was also popular with many Hollywood actors, including [[William Haines]], [[George Cukor]], [[Gary Cooper]], and [[Katharine Hepburn]].<ref>{{cite book| title=Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn | author=William J. Mann |page=191 |publisher=Henry Holt and Company |year=2007 |isbn=978-1429921978}}</ref>


Lawler produced the 1946 film ''[[Somewhere in the Night (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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24971| title=Somewhere in the Night: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate=November 9, 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109231859/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24971 | archivedate= November 9, 2014 }}</ref> Shortly after this, both Lawler and Strasberg were transferred to the New York office of [[Twentieth Century-Fox]].<ref name=CH /> 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.<ref name=CH /> At least one of those plays, ''Oh Men, Oh Women'', would be turned into a [[Oh, Men! Oh, Women!|film by Fox in 1957]].<ref name=AFI>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=52307 | title=Oh, Men! Oh, Women!: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= November 9, 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328191258/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=52307 | archivedate=March 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=21139 | publisher=Internet Broadway Database | title=Anderson Lawler | accessdate= November 9, 2014| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623054353/http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=21139 | archivedate=June 23, 2013}}</ref>
Lawler produced the 1946 film ''[[Somewhere in the Night (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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24971| title=Somewhere in the Night: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate=November 9, 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109231859/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24971 | archivedate= November 9, 2014 }}</ref> Shortly after this, both Lawler and Strasberg were transferred to the New York office of [[Twentieth Century-Fox]].<ref name=CH /> 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.<ref name=CH /> At least one of those plays, ''Oh Men, Oh Women'', would be turned into a [[Oh, Men! Oh, Women!|film by Fox in 1957]].<ref name=AFI>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=52307 | title=Oh, Men! Oh, Women!: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= November 9, 2014 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328191258/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=52307 | archivedate=March 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=21139 | publisher=Internet Broadway Database | title=Anderson Lawler | accessdate= November 9, 2014| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623054353/http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=21139 | archivedate=June 23, 2013}}</ref>


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
Lawler was gay, although he was frequently linked with women. He had a rumored homosexual affair with life-long friend and actor Gary Cooper. 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.<ref>{{cite book| title=Kay Francis: A Passionate Life and Career | author1=Lynn Kear |author2=John Rossman | page=88 |publisher=McFarland |year=2012 |isbn=978-0786454990}}</ref>
Lawler was gay, 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.<ref>{{cite book| title=Kay Francis: A Passionate Life and Career | author1=Lynn Kear |author2=John Rossman | page=88 |publisher=McFarland |year=2012 |isbn=978-0786454990}}</ref>


Lawler purchased Donald L. Linder's house in [[West Hollywood, California]], designed in the [[Streamline Moderne]] style by architect [[Edward B. Rust]].<ref name="pcadlinderhouse">{{cite web |title=Linder, Donald L., House, West Hollywood, CA (1938) |url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/20727/ |website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database |accessdate=December 29, 2018}}</ref> When he moved to New York City, he rented it to actors [[Orson Welles]] and [[Rita Hayworth]].<ref name="pcadlinderhouse"/>
Lawler purchased Donald L. Linder's house in [[West Hollywood, California]], designed in the [[Streamline Moderne]] style by architect [[Edward B. Rust]].<ref name="pcadlinderhouse">{{cite web |title=Linder, Donald L., House, West Hollywood, CA (1938) |url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/20727/ |website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database |accessdate=December 29, 2018}}</ref> When he moved to New York City, he rented it to actors [[Orson Welles]] and [[Rita Hayworth]].<ref name="pcadlinderhouse"/>
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''[[Half Marriage (film)|Half Marriage]]'' (1929)
*''[[Half Marriage (film)|Half Marriage]]'' (1929)
*''[[River of Romance]]'' (1929)
*''[[River of Romance]]'' (1929)
*''[[A Lady to Love]]'' (1930)
*''[[A Lady to Love]]'' (1930)
*''[[Only Saps Work]]'' (1930)
*''[[Only Saps Work]]'' (1930)
*''[[Girls About Town (film)|Girls About Town]]'' (1931)
*''[[Girls About Town (film)|Girls About Town]]'' (1931)
*''[[American Madness]]'' (1932)
*''[[American Madness]]'' (1932)
*''[[Hollywood Speaks]]'' (1932)
*''[[Hollywood Speaks]]'' (1932)
*''[[Let's Fall in Love (film)|Let's Fall in Love]]'' (1933)
*''[[Let's Fall in Love (film)|Let's Fall in Love]]'' (1933)
*''[[Ace of Aces (1933 film)|Ace of Aces]]'' (1933)
*''[[Ace of Aces (1933 film)|Ace of Aces]]'' (1933)
*''[[The Cheyenne Kid]]'' (1933)
*''[[The Cheyenne Kid]]'' (1933)
*''[[Beloved (1934 film)|Beloved]]'' (1934)
*''[[Beloved (1934 film)|Beloved]]'' (1934)
*''[[The Man Who Reclaimed His Head]]'' (1934)
*''[[The Man Who Reclaimed His Head]]'' (1934)
*''[[Let's Talk It Over]]'' (1934)
*''[[Let's Talk It Over]]'' (1934)
*''[[Riptide (1934 film)|Riptide]]'' (1934)
*''[[Riptide (1934 film)|Riptide]]'' (1934)
*''[[Public Hero No. 1]]'' (1935)
*''[[Public Hero No. 1]]'' (1935)
*''[[The Return of Sophie Lang]]'' (1936)
*''[[The Return of Sophie Lang]]'' (1936)
*''[[The Adventurous Blonde]]'' (1937)
*''[[The Adventurous Blonde]]'' (1937)
*''[[Confession (1937 film)|Confession]]'' (1937)
*''[[Confession (1937 film)|Confession]]'' (1937)
*''[[Back in Circulation]]'' (1937)
*''[[Back in Circulation]]'' (1937)
*''[[Empty Holsters]]'' (1937)
*''[[Empty Holsters]]'' (1937)
*''[[Fly-Away Baby]]'' (1937)
*''[[Fly-Away Baby]]'' (1937)
*''[[Alcatraz Island (film)|Alcatraz Island]]'' (1937)
*''[[Alcatraz Island (film)|Alcatraz Island]]'' (1937)
*''[[Accidents Will Happen (film)|Accidents Will Happen]]'' (1938)
*''[[Accidents Will Happen (film)|Accidents Will Happen]]'' (1938)
*''[[Heart of the North]]'' (1938)
*''[[Heart of the North]]'' (1938)
*''[[The Invisible Menace]]'' (1938)
*''[[The Invisible Menace]]'' (1938)
*''[[Daredevil Drivers]]'' (1938)
*''[[Daredevil Drivers]]'' (1938)
*''[[Mystery House (1938 film)|Mystery House]]'' (1938)
*''[[Mystery House (1938 film)|Mystery House]]'' (1938)
*''[[Over the Wall (film)|Over the Wall]]'' (1938)
*''[[Over the Wall (film)|Over the Wall]]'' (1938)
*''[[Torchy Blane in Chinatown]]'' (1939)
*''[[Torchy Blane in Chinatown]]'' (1939)
*''[[Somewhere in the Night (film)|Somewhere in the Night]]'' (1946) - producer
*''[[Somewhere in the Night (film)|Somewhere in the Night]]'' (1946)
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Anderson Lawler
Born
Sidney Lawler

(1902-05-05)May 5, 1902
Russellville, Alabama, United States
DiedApril 6, 1959(1959-04-06) (aged 56)
New York City, United States
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1929–1959

Anderson Lawler (May 5, 1902 – April 6, 1959) was an American actor and producer in film and theatre 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 sound film era. After the end of his acting career, Lawler moved to the production end of the film industry as well as becoming a producer of legitimate theater in the late 1940s and 1950s.

Early life

[edit]

Lawler was born Sidney Lawler on May 5, 1902, in Russellville, Alabama.[1] Prior to 1927, Lawler moved to New York City and changed his professional name to Anderson Lawler.[citation needed]

Career

[edit]

In 1927 he had a featured role in the Broadway production Her First Affaire, which premiered at the Nora Bayes Theatre in August 1927.[2] In 1929 he moved to Los Angeles, where he began his career in the film industry. His first role was in 1929's River of Romance.[3] While in Hollywood, he appeared in almost thirty films during this time, mostly in supporting roles, before moving behind the scenes in 1939.[4] Aside from his professional career, he was also popular with many Hollywood actors, including William Haines, George Cukor, Gary Cooper, and Katharine Hepburn.[5]

Lawler 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.[6] Shortly after this, both Lawler and Strasberg were transferred to the New York office of Twentieth Century-Fox.[1] 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.[1] At least one of those plays, Oh Men, Oh Women, would be turned into a film by Fox in 1957.[7][8]

Personal life and death

[edit]

Lawler was gay, 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.[9]

Lawler purchased Donald L. Linder's house in West Hollywood, California, designed in the Streamline Moderne style by architect Edward B. Rust.[10] When he moved to New York City, he rented it to actors Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth.[10]

On April 6, 1959, Lawler died unexpectedly from a heart attack.[1]

Filmography

[edit]

(Per AFI database)[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Anderson Lawler (1902-1959), a biography". CountyHistorian.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Her First Affaire". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "River of Romance: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Anderson Lawler". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  5. ^ William J. Mann (2007). Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn. Henry Holt and Company. p. 191. ISBN 978-1429921978.
  6. ^ "Somewhere in the Night: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  7. ^ "Oh, Men! Oh, Women!: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  8. ^ "Anderson Lawler". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  9. ^ Lynn Kear; John Rossman (2012). Kay Francis: A Passionate Life and Career. McFarland. p. 88. ISBN 978-0786454990.
  10. ^ a b "Linder, Donald L., House, West Hollywood, CA (1938)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
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