Brenda Fowler

Brenda Fowler
Brenda Fowler
	Fowler in 1911
Born	Eva Brenda Fowler; February 16, 1883; Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
Died	October 27, 1942 (aged 59); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, writer
Years active	1905–1941
Spouse	John W. Sherman
Children	1

Eva Brenda Fowler (February 16, 1883 - October 27, 1942)^{[citation needed]} was an American actress and writer.

Early life

Brenda Fowler was born on February 16, 1883, in Jamestown, North Dakota as Eva Brenda Fowler.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 1905, Fowler was a member of the New Ulrich stock theater company.^[1] In the early 1910s, she acted for two years in Honolulu, Hawaii, with the American Stock Company.^[2] She also acted with the Morosco Stock Company in Los Angeles.^[3]

Fowler performed in vaudeville in sketches that included The Hyphen, which had a patriotic theme.^[4] On Broadway, She appeared in The Rack (1911) and Luck in Pawn (1919).^[5]

Fowler left the stage to act in films, beginning with Money, Money, Money, a production of Preferred Pictures in 1922.^[6] Her first talking film was The World Moves On (1934).^[7] Her later films included The Case Against Mrs. Ames,^[8] and Comin' Round the Mountain (1940).^[9] She played shrewish woman in two John Ford films: As the sister of Will Rogers in Judge Priest (1934)^[10] and as the wife of the corrupt banker (played by Berton Churchill) in Stagecoach (1939).

Fowler was also a writer, collaborating with Ethel Clifton on scripts.^[3] Twenty of their one-act plays were presented on top-level vaudeville circuits.^[11]

Personal life

Fowler was married to John W. Sherman, and they had a daughter.^[12]

Death

On October 27, 1942, Fowler died after a brief illness.^[12]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1918	Thirty a Week	Mrs. Wright
1923	Money, Money, Money	Mrs. Carter
1934	Change of Heart	Adoption Agency's Nurse	Uncredited
1934	The World Moves On	Madame Agnes Girard (1825)
1934	Judge Priest	Mrs. Caroline Priest
1934	The Mighty Barnum	Mrs. Rhinelander-Fish	Uncredited
1935	Mystery Woman	Customer	Uncredited
1935	Carnival	Baby Judge	Uncredited
1935	Ruggles of Red Gap	Judy Ballard	Uncredited
1935	Bride of Frankenstein	Mother	Uncredited
1935	Ginger	Probation Officer	Uncredited
1935	Way Down East	Quilting Party Woman
1935	Your Uncle Dudley	Committee Woman	Uncredited
1936	Riffraff	Mrs. Morgan - Prison Warden	Uncredited
1936	Lady of Secrets	Nurse	Uncredited
1936	The Story of Louis Pasteur	Midwife	Uncredited
1936	The First Baby	Friend of the Family	Uncredited
1936	The Case Against Mrs. Ames	Mrs. Shumway
1936	Anthony Adverse	Midwife at Anthony's Birth	Uncredited
1936	Two-Fisted Gentleman	Mrs. Prentice
1936	Second Wife	Mrs. Anderson
1936	Can This Be Dixie?	Martin Curtis Peachtree	Uncredited
1937	Speed to Spare	Miss Granston	Uncredited
1938	Of Human Hearts	Mrs. Ames	Uncredited
1938	Young Dr. Kildare	Head Nurse	Uncredited
1938	Girls on Probation	Miss Kenney - Head Prison Matron	Uncredited
1939	Stagecoach	Mrs. Gatewood	Uncredited
1940	Castle on the Hudson	Nurse	Uncredited
1940	Women Without Names	Mrs. Turner	Uncredited
1940	Untamed	Chief Nurse	Uncredited
1940	All This, and Heaven Too	Nun	Uncredited
1940	They Drive by Night	Prison Matron	Uncredited
1940	Comin' Round the Mountain	Ma Blower
1941	So Ends Our Night	Woman in Prague	Uncredited
1941	Manpower	Mrs. Calkin - Saleslady	Uncredited, (final film role)

References

^ "Two Members of New Ulrich Stock Company". Los Angeles Herald. California, Los Angeles. March 29, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Poli Stock Season Will Open May 5th". The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer. Connecticut, Bridgeport. April 24, 1913. p. 4. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Percy, Eileen (April 4, 1936). "Young Is Chosen for Lead In Runyon Story for M-G-M". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. p. 15. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brenda Fowler in Sketch". The New York Clipper. December 6, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^ "Brenda Fowler". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^ "Quit Footlights for Film Honors". The Vancouver Sun. Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver. p. 20. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Pageant of the Film World". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. March 17, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'The Case Against Mrs. Ames'" (PDF). Billboard. June 6, 1936. p. 21. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
^ "Hillbilly Mama Hardest Role In Picture". Times Signal. Ohio, Zanesville. July 14, 1940. p. Section Two p 6. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'Judge Priest' Cast Assembled". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. June 1, 1934. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Screen Claims Writer". Star Tribune. Minnesota, Minneapolis. July 1, 1923. p. 52. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Brenda Fowler Dies; Actress for 49 Years". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. October 29, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.