Vivienne Osborne
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Vivienne Osborne was an American
stage and film actress known for her work in Broadway theater and in silent and sound film
s.
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
. It was after her performance that Douglas Fairbanks Sr. offered her a role his last silent film, The Iron Mask
(1929), made as a sequel to his 1921 film The Three Musketeers
. 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, but left them to sign with Warner Studios
in order to get better roles. She then left Warners and signed a 3-year contract with Radio Pictures. She alternated between film and stage roles for the rest of her carer.
Of her work in the The Three Musketeers musical, Theatre Magazine wrote her voice was "of true operatic quality."
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
.
Sound films
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stage and film actress known for her work in Broadway theater and in silent and sound film
Sound film
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades would pass before sound motion pictures were made commercially...
s.
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.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
Florenz Ziegfeld
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. , , was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues, the Ziegfeld Follies , inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris. He also produced the musical Show Boat...
musical version of The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (musical)
The Three Musketeers is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire, lyrics by Clifford Grey and P. G. Wodehouse, and music by Rudolf Friml. It is based on the classic 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas, père....
. It was after her performance that Douglas Fairbanks Sr. offered her a role his last silent film, The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask is a part-talkie film adaptation of the last section of the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of The Man in the Iron Mask...
(1929), made as a sequel to his 1921 film The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1921 film)
__notoc__The Three Musketeers is an American silent film based on the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, père. It was directed by Fred Niblo and starred Douglas Fairbanks as d'Artagnan. The film originally had scenes filmed in the Handschiegl Color Process...
. Rather than accept the offer, she chose to remain in New York City
New York City
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and continue her career. She signed with Paramount Studios in 1931 and was assigned to character roles, but left them to sign with Warner Studios
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
in order to get better roles. She then left Warners and signed a 3-year contract with Radio Pictures. She alternated between film and stage roles for the rest of her carer.
Of her work in the The Three Musketeers musical, Theatre Magazine wrote her voice was "of true operatic quality."
Of her work as Mary Boyd in the 1931 film Husband's Holiday, Spokesman-Review
Spokesman-Review
The Spokesman-Review is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Spokane, Washington, where it is the city's only daily publication. It has the third highest readership among daily newspapers in Washington, with most of its readership base in Eastern Washington and North Idaho.-History:The...
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
Juliette Compton
Juliette Compton was an American actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with That Hamilton Woman in 1941....
.
Filmography
Silent films- The Grey Vrother (1919)
- In Walked Mary (1920) as Betsy Caldwell
- The Restless SexThe Restless SexThe Restless Sex is a 1920 film starring Marion Davies, and Ralph Kellard. It was directed by Leon D'Usseau and Robert Z. Leonard and written by Frances Marion. The film was based upon a novel by Robert W. Chambers. An extant film at the Library of Congress.-Plot summary:Mike Jill is a restless and...
(1920) - Love's Flame (1920) as Adele De Ronsard
- Over the Hill to the PoorhouseOver the Hill to the PoorhouseOver the Hill to the Poorhouse also known as Over the Hill is a silent film about a woman who has a lot of children, and who never gets the chance to enjoy life. The film starred actress Mary Carr and almost all of her real-life children....
(1920) as Isabella Strong - The Right Way (1921) as The Sweetheart
- Mother Eternal (1921) as Julia Brennon
- Cameron of the Royal Mounted (1921) as Mandy Haley
- The Good Provider (1922) as Pearl Binswanger
Sound films
- Night Club (1929) as Herself
- Morgan's Maruders (1929)
- Masquerade (1931)
- Beloved Bachelor (1931) as Elinor Hunter
- Husband's Holiday (1931) as Mary Boyd
- Two Kinds of Women (1932) as Helen
- The Famous Ferguson Case (1932) as Mrs. Marcia Ferguson
- Two SecondsTwo SecondsTwo Seconds is a 1932 Pre-Code film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson with Vivienne Osborne and Preston Foster. It was based on a successful Broadway play of the same name by Elliott Lester. The title refers to the two seconds it takes the condemned person to die in the...
(1932) as Shirley Day - Week-End Marriage (1932) as Shirley
- The Dark HorseThe Dark Horse (film)The Dark Horse is a 1932 film starring Warren William and Bette Davis. The movie was directed by Alfred E. Green.-Synopsis:The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, and so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks...
(1932) as Maybelle Blake - Life BeginsLife Begins (film)Life Begins is a drama film set in a 1930s maternity ward and deals with unwed mothers. It was adapted from the play of the same name by Mary M. Axelson.-Cast:*Loretta Young as Grace Sutton*Eric Linden as Jed Sutton...
(1932) as Mrs. McGilvary - Men Are Such Fools (1932) as Lilli Arno
- Luxury Liner (1933) as Sybil Brenhard
- Sailor Be Good (1933) as Red Dale
- The Phantom Broadcast (1933) as Elsa Evans
- Supernatural (1933) as Ruth Rogen
- Tomorrow at SevenTomorrow at SevenTomorrow at Seven is a 1933 American film directed by Ray Enright, by M&A Alexander Productions, Inc.- Plot :A man unveils a valuable painting he picked up for $50,000 and is killed. A car with a large black ace is put on his chest. Another “Black Ace” victim...
(1933) as Martha Winters - The Devil's in Love (1933) as Rena Corday
- No More LadiesNo More LadiesNo More Ladies is a 1935 film starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, and Franchot Tone, directed by Edward H. Griffith and George Cukor. It is based on a play by A.E. Thomas...
(1935) as Lady Diana Knowleton - Let's Sing AgainLet's Sing AgainLet's Sing Again is a 1936 American film directed by Kurt Neumann.- Cast :*Bobby Breen as Billy Gordon*Henry Armetta as Joe Pasquale*George Houston as Leon Alba*Vivienne Osborne as Rosa Donelli*Grant Withers as Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins...
(1936) as Rosa Donelli - Follow Your HeartFollow Your Heart (1936 film)- Cast :*Marion Talley as Marian Forrester*Michael Bartlett as Michael Williams*Nigel Bruce as Henri Forrester*Luis Alberni as Tony Masetti*Henrietta Crosman as Madame Bovard*Vivienne Osborne as Gloria Forrester*Walter Catlett as Joe Sheldon...
(1936) as Gloria Forrester - Wives Never KnowWives Never KnowWives Never Know is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. Written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Edwin Justus Mayer and Keene Thompson, the film stars Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, and Adolphe Menjou, and was produced by Adolph Zukor for Paramount...
(1936) as Renée La Journée - Sinner Take All (1936) as Alicia MacKelvey
- Champagne Waltz (1937) as Countess Mariska
- The Crime Nobody Saw (1937) as Suzanne Duval
- She Asked for It (1937) as Ceila Stettin
- Primrose PathPrimrose Path (film)Primrose Path is a 1940 film about a young woman determined not to follow the profession of her mother and grandmother, prostitution. It stars Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea. The film was based on the play of the same name by Robert L...
(1940) as Thelma - Captain CautionCaptain CautionCaptain Caution is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Richard Wallace. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Recording .-Cast:* Victor Mature as Daniel 'Dan' Marvin* Louise Platt as Corunna Dorman...
(1940) as Victorine Argandeau - So You Won't Talk (1940) as Maxie Carewe
- I Accuse My ParentsI Accuse My ParentsI Accuse My Parents is an American exploitation film dealing with juvenile delinquency. Produced by PRC, the film was used to teach morals, specifically that parents should take an interest in their children's lives, as well as the consequences of child neglect...
(1944) as Mrs. Wilson - Dragonwyck (1946) as Johanna Van Ryn
Broadway theater
- Order Please (October 9, 1934 - October 1934} as Phoebe Weston
- As Good as New (November 3, 1930 - December 1930) as Mrs. Violet Hargrave]
- The Royal Virgin (March 17, 1930 - March 1930) as The Countess of Rutland
- Week-End (October 22, 1929 - October 1929) as Marga Chapman
- The Three MusketeersThe Three Musketeers (musical)The Three Musketeers is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire, lyrics by Clifford Grey and P. G. Wodehouse, and music by Rudolf Friml. It is based on the classic 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas, père....
(March 13, 1928 - December 15, 1928) as Lady De Winter - One Glorious Hour (April 14, 1927 - May 1927) as Maria
- Fog (February 7, 1927 - May 1927) as Eunice
- Aloma of the South Seas (April 20, 1925 - June 1925) as Aloma
- Houses of Sand (February 17, 1925 - March 1925) as Miss Kane
- The Blue Bandanna (June 23, 1924 - July 1924) as The Girl
- New Toys (February 18, 1924 - March 1924) as Ruth Webb
- Scaramouche (October 24, 1923 - December 1923) as Climene
- The Love Child (November 14, 1922 - April 1923) as Aline De Mar
- The Silver Fox (September 5, 1921 - December 1921) as Frankie Turner
- The Bonehead (April 12, 1920 - May 1920) as Jean Brent
- The Whirlwind (December 23, 1919 - February 1920) as Bessie Van Ashton
External links
- Vivienne Osborne at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Vivienne Osborne at the Internet Broadway DatabaseInternet Broadway DatabaseThe Internet Broadway Database is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North American commercial theatre community....
- Vivienne Osborne at Find a GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...