Roman Bohnen
| Roman Bohnen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Roman Aloys Bohnen November 24, 1901 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 1949 (aged 47) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Years active | 1937–1949 |
| Spouse(s) | Hildur Ouse (1930-1941) (her death) (1 child) |
| Children | Marina |
Roman Bohnen (November 24, 1901 – February 24, 1949) was an American stage and film actor.
Born Roman Aloys Bohnen in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bohnen attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a cheerleader. After graduating in 1923 with a B.A., Roman served his acting apprenticeship in theater companies in St. Paul and Chicago, eventually spending five years with the Goodman Theatre. At the Goodman, he fell in love with fellow actor Hildur Ouse, who became his wife.
The Bohnens moved to New York City, where he made his Broadway debut in 1931 in As Husbands Go. In the summer of 1932, he was invited to join the Group Theatre, which became his artistic home for the next nine years. As a member of the Group, he appeared in numerous plays and was active in all aspects of the company.
On January 2, 1933, Bohnen took over a lead part in the Group's hit play, Success Story by John Howard Lawson. The very next day, Incubator, a play Bohnen had written with John Lyman, opened on Broadway (produced by another organization). Although Incubator received favorable reviews, it closed quickly. In the plays written by his friend, Clifford Odets, for the Group Theatre, he created the roles of Dr. Barnes in Waiting for Lefty, Schlosser in Awake and Sing!, Gus Michaels in Paradise Lost, Tom Moody in Golden Boy and Mr. Tucker in Night Music.
Bohnen summered at Pine Brook Country Club in Nichols, Connecticut. Pinebrook is best known for becoming the summer home of the Group Theatre. Some of the other artists who summered there were Elia Kazan, Harry Morgan, John Garfield, Lee J. Cobb, Will Geer, Clifford Odets, Howard Da Silva and Irwin Shaw. The Group Theatre disbanded in 1941, the same year that Hildur died.
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