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词条 Roger Pryor (actor)
释义

  1. Early years

  2. Stage

  3. Film

  4. Radio

  5. Advertising agency

  6. Family

  7. Death

  8. Selected filmography

  9. References

  10. External links

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}}{{Infobox person
| image = Anita Louise, Roger Pryor-Glamour for Sale, 1940-Promo1.jpg
| caption = Still with Roger Pryor and Anita Louise in Glamour for Sale (1940)
| name = Roger Pryor
| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|8|27}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|1|31|1901|8|27}}
| death_place = Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1930–1945
| spouse = Priscilla Mitchell (1928–1933; divorced); 1 daughter[1]
Ann Sothern (1936-1943; divorced)[2]
}}Roger Pryor (August 27, 1901 – January 31, 1974)[3] was an American film actor.[4]

Early years

The son of bandmaster Arthur Pryor, Roger Pryor was born in New York City, New York.[5] He had a brother, Arthur Pryor Jr., who was also a bandmaster.[6] Pryor attended the Dwight School in New York. While there, he became so interested in performing on stage that "he and the school parted company by mutual consent."[7]

Stage

Pryor's debut on stage came in stock theater when he was 18, after which he worked with several repertory theatre companies.[8] His Broadway credits include The Backslapper (1925), The Sea Woman (1925), Paid (1925), Saturday's Children (1927), The Royal Family (1927), See Naples and Die (1929), Apron Strings (1930), Up Pops the Devil (1930), A Modern Virgin (1931), Here Goes the Bride (1931), Blessed Event (1932), There's Always Juliet (1932), and Message for Margaret (1947).[9]

Film

Pryor often had leading roles in B movies in the 1930s and 1940s.[10] He appeared in more than 50 films between 1930 and 1945.

Radio

Pryor was host of "a number of prestigious network programs,"[8] including The United States Steel Hour,{{r|rp|page1=345}} The Pause That Refreshes,{{r|rp|page1=267}}, The Coca-Cola Summer Show[11] and The Screen Guild Theater.[12] He starred as Dan McGarry in McGarry and His Mouse{{r|rp|page1=211}} and was the producer of Cavalcade of America.[13] He also had his own music program, featuring the Roger Pryor Orchestra.{{r|sies|page1=534}}

Advertising agency

In 1947, Pryor changed careers, becoming vice president in charge of broadcasting at Foote, Cone and Belding advertising agency.[5]

Family

Pryor was married to Priscilla Mitchell, the daughter of vaudeville star Bessie Clayton; they had one daughter.[14] He married, secondly, in 1936, actress Ann Sothern;[12] they divorced in 1942.[15][8]

Death

Pryor died January 31, 1974, in Puerta Valarta, Mexico.[5]

Selected filmography

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  • Moonlight and Pretzels (1933) as George Dwight
  • I Like It That Way (1934) as Jack Anderson
  • I'll Tell the World (1934) as William S. Briggs
  • Romance in the Rain (1934) as Charles Denton
  • Gift of Gab (1934) as Kelly
  • Belle of the Nineties (1934) as Tiger Kid
  • Wake Up and Dream (1934) as Charles Sullivan
  • Lady by Choice (1934) as Johnny Mills
  • Strange Wives (1934) as Jimmy King
  • Straight from the Heart (1935) as Andy MacLean
  • One Frightened Night (1935) as Masked Killer (uncredited)
  • Dinky (1935) as Tom Marsden
  • The Headline Woman (1935) as Bob Grayson
  • The Girl Friend (1935) as George Thorne
  • Case of the Missing Man (1935) as Jimmy Hudson
  • 1,000 Dollars a Minute (1935) as Wally Jones
  • To Beat the Band (1935) as Larry Barry
  • The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936) as Gary Howard
  • Ticket to Paradise (1936) as Terry Dodd aka Jack Doe
  • Missing Girls (1936) as Jimmie Dugan
  • Sitting on the Moon (1936) as Danny West
  • The Man They Could Not Hang (1939) as District Attorney Drake
  • Sued for Libel (1939) as District Attorney Willard Corbin
  • The Man with Nine Lives (1940) as Dr. Tim Mason
  • The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940) as Pete Rennick
  • A Fugitive from Justice (1940) as Dan Miller
  • Gambling on the High Seas (1940) as Max Gates
  • Money and the Woman (1940) as Charles Patterson
  • Glamour for Sale (1940) as Jim Daly
  • She Couldn't Say No (1940) as Wallace Turnbull
  • Bowery Boy (1940) as J. R. Mason
  • South of Panama (1941) as Mike Lawrence
  • Power Dive (1941) as Daniel McMasters
  • Bullets for O'Hara (1941) as Mike O'Hara
  • Gambling Daughters (1941) as Chance Landon
  • Richest Man in Town (1941) as Tom Manning
  • Flying Blind (1941) as Rocky Drake
  • The Officer and the Lady (1941) as Johnny Davis
  • So's Your Aunt Emma (1942) as Terry Connors
  • I Live on Danger (1942) as Bert Jannings
  • Smart Alecks (1942) as Joe Reagan
  • A Man's World (1942) as Bugsy Nelson
  • Lady Bodyguard (1943) as George MacAlister
  • Submarine Alert (1943) as G. B. Fleming
  • Thoroughbreds (1944) as Harold Matthews
  • The Kid Sister (1945) as Waldo Barnes
  • The Cisco Kid Returns (1945) as John Harris
  • High Powered (1945) as Rod Farrell
  • Identity Unknown (1945) Rocks Donally
  • Scared Stiff (1945) as Richardson
  • The Man from Oklahoma (1945) as Jim Gardner (final film role)
{{div col end}}

References

1. ^{{cite book|author=Margie Schultz|title=Ann Sothern: A Bio-Bibliography: A Bio-Bibliography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2oWtz8GRUJ8C&pg=PA5|date=March 8, 1990|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-36813-4|pages=5}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://myloveofoldhollywood.blogspot.com/2010/11/ann-sothern-1909-2001.html|title=My Love Of Old Hollywood: Ann Sothern (1909-2001)|author=Staff|accessdate=February 17, 2016}}
3. ^{{cite book|editor1-last=Castronova|editor1-first=Frank V.|title=Almanac of Famous People|date=1998|publisher=Gale|location=Detroit|isbn=0-7876-0045-8|page=1373}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1106478/Roger-Pryor/biography|title=Roger Pryor profile|accessdate=December 6, 2014|work=New York Times}}
5. ^DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960, p. 221. McFarland & Company, Inc.; {{ISBN|978-0-7864-2834-2}}.
6. ^{{cite news|title=Roger Pryor's Luck|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5330689/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=August 1, 1931|location=New York, Brooklyn|page=9|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=May 20, 2016}} {{Open access}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Pryor's Son|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5330755/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=March 18, 1932|location=New York, Brooklyn|page=24|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=May 20, 2016}} {{Open access}}
8. ^Katz, Ephraim (1979). The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume. Perigee Books. {{ISBN|0-399-50601-2}}. P. 936.
9. ^{{cite web|title=Roger Pryor: Roles|url=http://www.playbill.com/person/roger-pryor-vault-0000027463|website=Playbill Vault|accessdate=May 21, 2016}}
10. ^Aylesworth, Thomas G. and Bowman, John S. (1987). The World Almanac Who's Who of Film. World Almanac. {{ISBN|0-88687-308-8}}. P. 346.
11. ^Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-4513-4}}. P. 79.
12. ^{{cite journal|title=Sunday's Highlights|journal=Radio and Television Mirror|date=March 1940|volume=13|issue=5|page=44|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Mirror/40/Mirror-1940-Mar.pdf|accessdate=February 23, 2015}}
13. ^Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-5149-4}}. P. 122.
14. ^Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1948/07/17/archives/miss-bessie-clayton-retired-ballerina.html "Miss Bessie Clayton, Retired Ballerina"], The New York Times, July 17, 1948, p. 15. Accessed October 25, 2015. "Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Andrew Allison, former wife of Roger Pryor, movie actor and band leader, and a granddaughter, Priscilla Mitchell Pryor, with whom she lived at West Long Branch."
15. ^{{cite news|title=Ann Sothern never envisioned Oscar nomination|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5330284/standardspeaker|work=Standard-Speaker|agency=Associated Press|date=April 8, 1988|location=Pennsylvania, Hazleton|page=27|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=May 20, 2016}} {{Open access}}

External links

{{commons category|Roger Pryor}}
  • {{IMDb name|0699430|Roger Pryor}}
  • {{IBDB name|56654}}
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