Nolan Leary | |
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![]() Leary in Man with a Camera (1958) | |
Born | George Nolan Leary April 26, 1889 |
Died | December 12, 1987 98) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation(s) | Film, television, theatre actor and playwright |
Years active | 1919–1981 |
Spouse | Helen Leary [1] |
George Nolan Leary (April 26, 1889 – December 12, 1987) was an American actor and playwright. [2]
Leary was born in Rock Island County, Illinois. [3] His acting career started in France during World War I, providing entertainment for United States Troops. [4] In 1919 he appeared in the Broadway play Forbidden, playing the Second Lieutenant and Luke O'Keefe. [5] Other Broadway appearances included productions of Happy Landing, Rendezvous and Dodsworth. [5]
He later appeared in films and on television. His film appearances included roles in The Valley of Vanishing Men , Strangler of the Swamp , [6] That Texas Jamboree , Out California Way , Love Laughs at Andy Hardy , I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now , The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Devil Bat's Daughter . [7] Leary retired in 1981, after making his final TV appearance in Nero Wolfe .
Leary died in December 1987 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 98. [4] He was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. [3]
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