EDNA MAY OLIVER
EDNA MAY OLIVER (9 de noviembre de 1883 – 9 de noviembre de 1942) fue una actriz estadounidense.
Biografía y carrera
Su verdadero nombre era Edna May Nutter, y nació en Malden, Massachusetts, sus padres fueron Ida May y Charles Edward Nutter.
En la década de 1930 fue una de las actrices de carácter más conocidas de los Estados Unidos, especializada en la interpretación de solteronas de lengua afilada.
En 1925 Oliver actuó en The Cradle Snatchers, trabajando junto a Mary Boland, Margaret Dale, Gene Raymond, Raymond Hackett y un joven Humphrey Bogart. La más notable actuación teatral de Oliver fue como Parthy en la representación original de 1927 del musical Show Boat.
Su debut cinematográfico se había producido en 1923 con el film Wife in Name Only, y su última película fue Lydia en 1941. Oliver ganó notoriedad por sus actuaciones en varias comedias protagonizadas por Bert Wheeler y Robert Woolsey, entre ellas Half Shot at Sunrise, su primer título bajo contrato con RKO Pictures en 1930.
Aunque casi siempre interpretaba papeles de reparto, protagonizó 10 filmes, entre ellos Fanny Foley Herself y Ladies of the Jury. Las producciones más populares de Edna May Oliver fueron una serie de comedias de misterio en las que interpretaba a Hildegarde Withers, personaje de las novelas de Stuart Palmer. Esta serie finalizó prematuramente cuando Oliver dejó RKO para firmar contrato con MGM en 1935. Aunque el estudio intentó continuar la serie con Helen Broderick y, más adelante, con ZaSu Pitts, estas películas no tuvieron éxito.
Oliver fue una de las muchas estrellas caricaturizadas en el film de dibujos animados de 1937 Porky's Road Race, siendo también satirizada en la producción de Friz Freleng The Hardship of Miles Standish (1940).
Oliver falleció en Malibu (California) el día de su 59 cumpleaños, en 1942, tras una corta enfermedad intestinal, siendo enterrada en el Cementerio Forest Lawn Memorial Park de Glendale (California).
Wikipedia in English
EDNA MAY OLIVER (November 9, 1883 - November 9, 1942) was an American actress.
Biography and career
Her real name was Edna May Nutter, and she was born in Malden, Massachusetts, her parents were Ida May and Charles Edward Nutter.
In the 1930s she was one of America's best-known character actresses, specializing in portraying sharp-tongued spinsters.
In 1925 Oliver starred in The Cradle Snatchers, working alongside Mary Boland, Margaret Dale, Gene Raymond, Raymond Hackett, and a young Humphrey Bogart. Oliver's most notable stage performance was as Parthy in the original 1927 performance of the musical Show Boat.
His film debut had occurred in 1923 with the film Wife in Name Only, and his last film was Lydia in 1941. Oliver gained notoriety for his performances in several comedies starring Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, including Half Shot at Sunrise, his first title under contract with RKO Pictures in 1930.
Although she almost always played supporting roles, she starred in 10 films, including Fanny Foley Herself and Ladies of the Jury. Edna May Oliver's most popular productions were a series of mystery comedies in which she played Hildegarde Withers, a character from the Stuart Palmer novels. This series ended prematurely when Oliver left RKO to sign a contract with MGM in 1935. Although the studio tried to continue the series with Helen Broderick and later with ZaSu Pitts, these films were unsuccessful.
Oliver was one of many stars caricatured in the 1937 cartoon film Porky's Road Race, also being satirized in Friz Freleng's production The Hardship of Miles Standish (1940).
Oliver died in Malibu (California) on his 59th birthday, in 1942, after a short intestinal disease, and was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale (Calif
Filmography
1923 Wife in Name Only
1923 Three O'Clock in the Morning
1924 Restless Wives
1924 Icebound
1924 Manhattan
1925 The Lady Who Lied
1925 The Lucky Devil
1925 Lovers in Quarantine
1926 The American Venus
1926 Let's Get Married
1929 The Saturday Night Kid
1930 Half Shot at Sunrise
1931 Cimarrón
1931 Laugh and Get Rich
1931 Cracked Nuts
1931 Newly Rich
1931 Fanny Foley Herself
1932 Ladies of the Jury
1932 Hold 'Em Jail
1932 The Conquerors
1932 Penguin Pool Murder
1933 The Great Jasper
1933 It's Great to Be Alive
1933 Ann Vickers
1933 Meet the Baron
1933 Only Yesterday
1933 Little Women / The Four Little Sisters
1933 Alice in Wonderland
1934 The Poor Rich
1934 The Last Gentleman
1934 Murder on the Blackboard
1934 We're Rich Again
1935 David Copperfield
1935 Murder on a Honeymoon
1935 No more women
1935 A Tale of Two Cities
1936 Romeo and Juliet
1937 Parnell
1937 My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937 Rosalie
1938 Paradise for Three
1938 Little Miss Broadway
1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 Second Fiddle
1939 Nurse Edith Cavell
1939 Drums Along the Mohawk
1940 Pride and Prejudice
1941 Lydia.