Frank Losee (June 12, 1856 – November 14, 1937) was an American stage and screen actor. A veteran of the Broadway stage he began in silent films in 1915. Often he played the father of

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Career

Frank Losee, silent film actor (SAYRE 5522)

Losee began as a professional actor with Hooley's Stock company, and he went on to act with several stock theater groups. Losee's Broadway credits included ''Present Arms'' (1928), ''For All of Us'' (1923), ''Just Outside the Door'' (1915), ''The Hawk'' (1914), ''The Deadlock'' (1914), ''The Five Frankfurters'' (1913), ''Honest Jim Blunt'' (1912), ''The Return of Eve'' (1909), ''The Rose of the Rancho'' (1906), ''Mizpah'' (1906), ''Nancy Stair'' (1905), ''When We Dead Awake'' (1905), ''Friquet'' (1905), ''Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall'' (1904), ''Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall'' (1903), ''Sky Farm'' (1902), ''Richard Carvel'' (1900), ''A Young Wife'' (1899), ''Cumberland '61'' (1897), and ''The Law of the Land'' (1896).

Personal life

His wife was actress Marion Elmore. They were married in 1884, in

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Selected filmography

*'' The Eternal City'' (1915) *'' Helene of the North'' (1915) *''

The Masqueraders ''The Masqueraders'' is a 1928 novel written by Georgette Heyer. It is set in Britain at a time shortly after the 1745 Jacobite rising and is concerned with a family of adventurers and escaped Jacobites. Plot summary To escape exposure as a ...

'' (1915) *''

Diplomacy Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. 1 ...

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The Innocent Lie ''The Innocent Lie'' is a 1916 American silent film produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Valentine Grant as leading woman. Plot Cast * Valentine Grant as Nora O'Brie ...

'' (1916) *''

The Moment Before ''The Moment Before'' is a 1916 American silent drama film starring Pauline Frederick. It was produced by Famous Players Film Company and directed by Robert G. Vignola. The film is based on the play ''The Moment of Death'', by Israel Zangwill. ...

'' (1916) *'' The Evil Thereof'' (1916) *''

Hulda from Holland ''Hulda from Holland'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John B. O'Brien that was produced by Famous Players Film Company and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Mary Pickford, then the biggest movie star in America. The stor ...

'' (1916) *''

Ashes of Embers ''Ashes of Embers'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Kaufman and Edward José. It was produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Pauline Frederick is the star of the picture. She ...

'' (1916) *''

Less Than the Dust ''Less than the Dust'' is a 1916 American silent feature film produced by and starring Mary Pickford with a release by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. John Emerson directed and Eric von Stroheim was one of the assistant di ...

'' (1916) *'' Miss George Washington'' (1916) *''

The Valentine Girl ''The Valentine Girl'' is a 1917 American silent romantic drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film starred Marguerite Clark, Frank Losee, and Richard Barthelmess. Actress Laura Sawyer wrote the s ...

'' (1917) *''

Bab's Diary ''Bab's Diary'' is a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Marguerite Clark. The film's scenario was written by Martha D. Foster, based on the screen story "Her Diary" by Mary Roberts Rinehart. This w ...

'' (1917) *'' Seven Keys to Baldgate'' (1917) *''

Bab's Burglar ''Bab's Burglar'' was a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film followed ''Bab's Diary'', released on October 17, 1917, and was the second in the trilogy of ''Babs'' ...

'' (1917) *''

Bab's Matinee Idol ''Bab's Matinee Idol'' is a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film, based on the Mary Roberts Rinehart novels, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and directed by J. Searle Dawley. This was the final film in the trilogy of ''Babs'' films that sta ...

'' (1917) *''

Madame Jealousy ''Madame Jealousy'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent Allegory, allegorical drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by George V. Hobart and Eve Unsell. The film stars Pauline Frederick, Thomas Meighan, Frank Losee, Charles Welles ...

'' (1918) *'' The Song of Songs'' (1918) *''

Sunshine Nan ''Sunshine Nan'' is a surviving 1918 American silent comedy-drama film starring Ann Pennington and directed by Charles Giblyn. It is based on the novel ''Calvary Alley'' by Alice Hegan Rice. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distribut ...

'' (1918) *''

Uncle Tom's Cabin ''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U. ...

'' (1918) *''

On the Quiet ''On the Quiet'' is a lost 1918 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Chester Withey and starred John Barrymore. The film, based on an original 1901 play, was written b ...

'' (1918) *''

In Pursuit of Polly ''In Pursuit of Polly'' is a lost 1918 American silent comedy-drama film starring Billie Burke and Thomas Meighan. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Polly Marsden ( ...

'' (1918) *''

His Parisian Wife ''His Parisian Wife'' is a lost 1919 silent film romantic drama produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Emile Chautard and starred Elsie Ferguson. The source for this picture was the novel ''T ...

'' (1919) *'' Here Comes the Bride'' (1919) *'' Paid in Full'' (1919) *''

Marie, Ltd. ''Marie, Ltd.'' is a 1919 silent film romantic comedy directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Alice Brady. It was produced and distributed by the Select Pictures Corporation. This film survives in the Archives Du Film Fu CNC, Bois d'Arcy, Par ...

'' (1919) *''

Civilian Clothes ''Civilian Clothes'' is a surviving 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It stars Thomas Meighan and was directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1919 Broadway play, ''C ...

'' (1920) *'' Right to Love'' (1920) *''

The Fear Market ''The Fear Market'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth Webb and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Alice Brady, Frank Losee, Harry Mortimer, Richard Hatteras, Edith Stockton, and Bradley Barker. The film was releas ...

'' (1920) * ''

Broadway and Home ''Broadway and Home'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Eugene O'Brien, Elinor Fair and Warren Cook.Monaco p.139 Cast * Eugene O'Brien as Michael Strange * Elinor Fair as Mary Bruce * Warren Cook a ...

'' (1920) *''

Lady Rose's Daughter ''Lady Rose's Daughter'' is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Elsie Ferguson and David Powell with directing being from Hugh Ford. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. The film was based ...

'' (1920) *''

Half an Hour ''Half an Hour'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Charles Richman, Albert L. Barrett, Frank Losee, and H. Cooper Cliffe. It is based on the 1913 play ...

'' (1920) *'' The Riddle: Woman'' (1920) *'' Such a Little Queen'' (1921) *''

Orphans of the Storm ''Orphans of the Storm'' is a 1921 American silent drama film by D. W. Griffith set in late-18th-century France, before and during the French Revolution. The last Griffith film to feature both Lillian and Dorothy Gish, it was a commercial fail ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Man She Brought Back ''The Man She Brought Back'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Charles Miller and starring Earle Foxe, Frank Losee and Frederick Burton.Munden, p. 483 It is a northern, portraying an officer of Canada's North-West Mounted Po ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

False Fronts ''False Fronts'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Samuel R. Brodsky and starring Edward Earle, Madelyn Clare and Frank Losee.Munden p.228 Cast * Edward Earle as Keith Drummond * Madelyn Clare as Marjorie Kembler * Frank Losee ...

'' (1922) * '' As a Man Lives'' (1923) * ''

The Speed Spook ''The Speed Spook'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines, Faire Binney and Edmund Breese.Munden p.754 Cast * Johnny Hines as 'Blue Streak' Billings * Faire Binney as Betty West * Edmund Brees ...

'' (1924) *''

Unguarded Women ''Unguarded Women'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Plot The film is about a man who, rather than be with the ...

'' (1924)

References

External links

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portraits
(New York City Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
portraits
(University of Washington, Sayre collection)
portrait of Marion Elmore
Frank's wife {{DEFAULTSORT:Losee, Frank 1856 births 1937 deaths Male actors from New York City American male stage actors People from Brooklyn American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors