Brenda Fowler | |
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| 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.
Brenda Fowler was born on February 16, 1883, in Jamestown, North Dakota as Eva Brenda Fowler.[ citation needed ]
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]
Fowler was married to John W. Sherman, and they had a daughter. [12]
On October 27, 1942, Fowler died after a brief illness. [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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) |
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