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Josephine Whittell(1883-1961)

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Josephine Whittell
Josephine Whittell was born on 30 November 1883 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for It's a Gift (1934), Larceny on the Air (1937) and Beware of Ladies (1936). She was previously married to Robert Warwick and George Whittell Jr.. She died on 1 June 1961 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornNovember 30, 1883
DiedJune 1, 1961(77)
BornNovember 30, 1883
DiedJune 1, 1961(77)
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Nils Asther and Josephine Whittell in Love Time (1934)
Josephine Whittell and Lois Wilson in Alimony (1917)

Known for

W.C. Fields and Baby LeRoy in It's a Gift (1934)
It's a Gift
7.1
  • Mrs. Dunk
  • 1934
Larceny on the Air (1937)
Larceny on the Air
5.2
  • Nurse Nelson
  • 1937
Donald Cook and Judith Allen in Beware of Ladies (1936)
Beware of Ladies
5.4
  • Alice McDonald
  • 1936
Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, Marjorie Rambeau, and Jane Wyman in Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
5.7
  • Miss Morgan
  • 1940

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Actress

  • Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner in The Buccaneer (1958)
    The Buccaneer
    • (uncredited)
  • The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
    The Search for Bridey Murphy
    • (uncredited)
  • Judy Garland and James Mason in A Star Is Born (1954)
    A Star Is Born
    • (uncredited)
  • The Big Moment (1954)
    The Big Moment
  • William Holden, Ginger Rogers, Paul Douglas, and Pat Crowley in Forever Female (1953)
    Forever Female
    • (uncredited)
  • Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, and Cornel Wilde in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    • (uncredited)
  • June Allyson and Van Johnson in Too Young to Kiss (1951)
    Too Young to Kiss
    • (uncredited)
  • Bing Crosby, Anna Maria Alberghetti, James Barton, Jacques Gencel, Alexis Smith, Franchot Tone, Beverly Washburn, and Jane Wyman in Here Comes the Groom (1951)
    Here Comes the Groom
    • (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Shelley Winters in A Place in the Sun (1951)
    A Place in the Sun
    • (uncredited)
  • Gertrude Berg in The Goldbergs (1950)
    The Goldbergs
  • Brian Donlevy, Howard Duff, and Peggy Dow in Shakedown (1950)
    Shakedown
    • (uncredited)
  • The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)
    The Lady Takes a Sailor
    • (uncredited)
  • Benson Fong, Hurd Hatfield, Maylia, Jean Willes, and Victor Sen Yung in Chinatown at Midnight (1949)
    Chinatown at Midnight
  • In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
    In the Good Old Summertime
    • (uncredited)
  • Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal in The Fountainhead (1949)
    The Fountainhead
    • (uncredited)

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    • November 30, 1883
    • San Francisco, California, USA
    • June 1, 1961
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
    • Robert WarwickMarch 20, 1910 - ? (divorced)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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  • Trivia
    American character comedienne. On Broadway from 1912, films from 1917. Moved from flirtatious roles in the early 30's to playing matrons, mothers and assorted comic foils by the end of the decade.

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