Everett Sloane
| Everett Sloane | |
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Sloane on the set of Citizen Kane (1941)
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| Born |
October 1, 1909 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 1965 (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Resting place | Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor, songwriter, theatre director |
| Years active | 1935–1965 |
| Spouse(s) | Lillian Herman (1933-1965; his death; 2 children) |
Everett H. Sloane (October 1, 1909 – August 6, 1965) was an American character actor who worked in radio, theatre, films and television. He was also a songwriter and theatre director.
Everett H. Sloane was born in Manhattan October 1, 1909, to Nathaniel I. Sloane and Rose (Gerstein) Sloane. At age seven he played Puck in a play at Manhattan's Public School 46 and decided to become an actor. He completed two years at the University of Pennsylvania, and left in 1927 to join Jasper Deeter's Hedgerow Theatre repertory company. He made his New York stage debut in 1928. Sloane took a Wall Street job as a stockbroker's runner, but when his salary was cut in half after the stock market crash of 1929 he began to supplement his income with radio work. He became the sleuth's assistant on WOR's Impossible Detective Mysteries, played the title character's sidekick, Denny, in Bulldog Drummond and went on to perform in thousands of radio programs.
Sloane married Lillian (Luba) Herman, an actress on stage and radio, January 4, 1933, in Manhattan.
Sloane made his Broadway debut in 1935, playing Rosetti the agent in George Abbott's hit comedy, Boy Meets Girl.
Sloane was a member of the repertory company that presented the radio news dramatization series The March of Time. "It was like a stock company, whose members were the aristocrats of this relatively new profession of radio acting," wrote fellow actor Joseph Julian. At that time Julian had to content himself with being an indistinguishable voice in crowd scenes, envying this "hallowed circle" that included Sloane, Kenny Delmar, Arlene Francis, Gary Merrill, Agnes Moorehead, Jeanette Nolan, Paul Stewart, Orson Welles, Richard Widmark,Art Carney, Ray Collins, Pedro de Cordoba, Ted de Corsia, Juano Hernandez, Nancy Kelly, John McIntire, Jack Smart and Dwight Weist. The March of Time was one of radio's most popular shows.
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