Gladys Frazin (June 21, 1900 – March 9, 1939) was an American

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and

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. She appeared in a mixture of American and British films. On Broadway, Frazin played Mimi in ''The Masked Woman'' (1922). Also on stage she featured in

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's 1930 West End hit '' On the Spot''. Frazin was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Frazin. She was married to comedian

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, her fourth husband, from 1929 to 1932, when they divorced. Her first husband was Leo Lowenstein, and they had a son, Leo Lowenstein Jr. On March 9, 1939, Frazin committed suicide by jumping out of a window of an apartment in New York City. She was 38.

Filmography

* ''

Let Not Man Put Asunder ''Let Not Man Put Asunder'' is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Pauline Frederick, produced and directed by J. Stuart Blackton, and distributed by Vitagraph, a company Blackton co-founded. The story is based on a 1902 novel of the sam ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Winning Oar ''The Winning Oar'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and starring George Walsh, Dorothy Hall and Arthur Donaldson.Munden p.909 Cast * George Walsh as Ted Scott * Dorothy Hall as Gloria Brooks * William Cain a ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Blue Peter'' (1928) * '' Spangles'' (1928) * ''

The Return of the Rat ''The Return of the Rat'' is a 1929 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Ivor Novello, Isabel Jeans and Mabel Poulton. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures at their Islington Studios. It was also released with a mus ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Compulsory Husband ''The Compulsory Husband'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and Harry Lachman and starring Banks, Lillian Manton and Clifford Heatherley. It was based on a novel by John Glyder. Cast * Monty Banks as Monty * Lillian Manton ...

'' (1930) * ''

Kiss Me Sergeant ''Kiss Me Sergeant'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Gladys Cruickshank and Gladys Frazin. It was based on a play by Syd Courtenay and was sometimes released under the alternative title ''Idol o ...

'' (1930) * '' The Other Woman'' (1931)

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

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