Vivienne Osborne

Vivienne Osborne

In 1921
Born Vera Vivienne Spragg
(1896-12-10)December 10, 1896
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Died June 10, 1961(1961-06-10) (aged 64)
Malibu, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Other names Vivian Osborne
Occupation Stage actress
Film actress
Years active 1905–1946
Spouse(s) Francis Worthington Hine

Vivienne Osborne (December 10, 1896 – June 10, 1961) was an American stage and film actress known for her work in Broadway theater and in silent and sound films.[1]

Career

Osborne began her career on stage when she was 5 years old, and by the time she was 18 years old, she had already spent many years touring throughout Washington with a stock theater company. She made her Broadway theater debut when she was in her early twenties, and her screen debut in 1919 in a film that was never released. She continued work on Broadway, and appeared in films when not working theater.[1]

Osborne's first silent film was in The Gray Brother, but the film did not have distribution and was never released. From March through December 1928, she appeared in the Florenz Ziegfeld musical version of The Three Musketeers.[2] It was after her performance that Douglas Fairbanks Sr. offered her a role in his last silent film, The Iron Mask (1929), made as a sequel to his 1921 film The Three Musketeers.[1] Rather than accept the offer, she chose to remain in New York City and continue her career. She signed with Paramount Studios in 1931 and was assigned to character roles,[1] but left to sign with Warner Studios to get better roles. She then left Warners and signed a 3-year contract with Radio Pictures.[3] She alternated between film and stage roles for the rest of her career.[1]

Of her work in the The Three Musketeers musical, Theatre Magazine wrote her voice was "of true operatic quality."[4] Of her work as Mary Boyd in the 1931 film Husband's Holiday, Spokesman-Review wrote "Vivienne Osborne does fine work," and noted the several scenes which "tugged at the heartstrings" that were well done by Osborne and her co-star Juliette Compton.[5]

Filmography

Silent films
Sound films
With Lawrence Grossmith in "The Silver Fox" - Arts and Decoration Magazine 1921

Broadway theater

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Denise Lowe (2005). An encyclopedic dictionary of women in early American films, 1895-1930. Psychology Press. pp. 415–416. ISBN 0-7890-1843-8. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Stanley Green, Kay Green (1966). Broadway musicals, show by show (5, illustrated ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 63. ISBN 0-7935-7750-0. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ Harriet Parsons (September 13, 1932). "Warners, Edward Robinson Cross Swords". Rochester Evening Journal And The Post Express. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  4. ↑ Arthur Hornblow, Perriton Maxwell (1928). Theatre magazine, Volumes 47-48. The Theatre Magazine Company. p. 39.
  5. ↑ "Spokane Maid Liberty's Star". Spokesman-Review. December 18, 1931. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ Harry Keyishian (2006). Screening Politics: The Politician in American Movies. Scarecrow Press. p. 51. ISBN 0-8108-5882-7. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  7. ↑ Rob Wagner (Winter 1972). Liberty Magazine. Vol. 1, No. 7. Liberty Library Corporation. p. 18. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  8. ↑ Gary D. Rhodes, George E. Turner (2006). White Zombie: Anatomy of a Horror Film. McFarland. pp. 168–169, 298. ISBN 0-7864-2762-0. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  9. ↑ Ruth Hunter (1945). Come back on Tuesday. C. Scribner's Sons. pp. 87–88. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  10. ↑ Burns Matle (March 1, 1924). "Vivienne Osborne, Maid from Spokane, Featured". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
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