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Polly Rowles(1914-2001)

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Polly Rowles
After moving from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Hollywood she signed a movie contract with Universal. In the 1930s, she appeared in a few films while at that studio and launched her stage career by 1938. Her Broadway debut was as Calpurnia in an Orson Welles' production of "Julius Caesar." She maintained a busy career onstage in the USA as well as in England. Some performances include acting in "Time Out For Ginger," "Richard III," "No Strings" and as the imperious Vera Charles in "Auntie Mame" in New York City. Her TV roles included parts in "The Defenders" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents."
BornJanuary 10, 1914
DiedOctober 7, 2001(87)
BornJanuary 10, 1914
DiedOctober 7, 2001(87)
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Gene Autry, Ruth Bacon, Smiley Burnette, Fred Burns, Victor Cox, Robert Dudley, Jane Hunt, Jack Kirk, Ula Love, George Montgomery, Polly Rowles, and Rudy Sooter in Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, George Chesebro, and Polly Rowles in Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
Ruth Bacon, Jane Hunt, Ula Love, Polly Rowles, Rudy Sooter, Jimmy's Saddle Pals, and Jimmy LeFavre in Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
Gene Autry and Polly Rowles in Springtime in the Rockies (1937)

Known for

Kraft Theatre (1947)
The United States Steel Hour
8.1
TV Series
  • Mabelle Rainey
  • Stella Ames
Gene Autry in Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
Springtime in the Rockies
5.6
  • Sandra Knight
  • 1937
Alan Alda in Sweet Liberty (1986)
Sweet Liberty
5.7
  • Mrs. Delvechio
  • 1986
Henry Brandon, Polly Rowles, and Lyle Talbot in West Bound Limited (1937)
West Bound Limited
6.7
  • Janet Martin
  • 1937

Credits

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Actress

  • Alan Alda in Sweet Liberty (1986)
    Sweet Liberty
    • Mrs. Delvechio
    • 1986
  • Power (1986)
    Power
    • Lucille DeWitt
    • 1986
  • My Body, My Child (1982)
    My Body, My Child
    • Grace
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)
    The Edge of Night
    • Mrs. Willis (credit only)
    • TV Series
    • 1981
  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
    • Miss Jones
    • TV Movie
    • 1975
  • Joel Crothers in Somerset (1970)
    Somerset
    • Frieda Lang
    • TV Series
    • 1974
  • Candice Bergen, Shirley Knight, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman, Joanna Pettet, Mary-Robin Redd, Jessica Walter, and Kathleen Widdoes in The Group (1966)
    The Group
    • Mrs. Andrews
    • 1966
  • Melinda Cordell and Mary Fickett in The Nurses (1965)
    The Nurses
    • Mrs. Grossberg
    • TV Series
    • 1965
  • William Shatner in For the People (1965)
    For the People
    • Ellen Whaley
    • TV Series
    • 1965
  • Zina Bethune and Shirl Conway in The Doctors and the Nurses (1962)
    The Doctors and the Nurses
    • Nurse Grossberg
    • Mrs. Grossberg
    • TV Series
    • 1964–1965
  • The Reporter (1964)
    The Reporter
    • Grace
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)
    The Defenders
    • Helen Donaldson
    • TV Series
    • 1961–1962
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    • Mabelle Rainey
    • Stella Ames
    • TV Series
    • 1959–1961
  • Naked City (1958)
    Naked City
    • Mrs. Larne
    • TV Series
    • 1961
  • Family Classics: The Three Musketeers
    • Madame de Guisse
    • TV Movie
    • 1960

Soundtrack

  • Gene Autry in Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
    Springtime in the Rockies
    • performer: "There'll Be a Hayridin' Wedding in June" (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 10, 1914
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • October 7, 2001
    • Concord, New Hampshire, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    (1980s) Commercials for Hanes underwear, as a picky inspector.

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