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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 Newark.

Selected filmography

*'' The Eternal City'' (1915) *''

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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) *''

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'' (1916) *'' The Innocent Lie'' (1916) *'' The Moment Before'' (1916) *'' The Evil Thereof'' (1916) *'' Hulda from Holland'' (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'' (1916) *''

Miss George Washington ''Miss George Washington'' is a lost 1916 silent film comedy directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Marguerite Clark. It was produced by Adolph Zukor through his Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot A gir ...

'' (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 scr ...

'' (1917) *'' Bab's Diary'' (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'' (1918) *'' The Song of Songs'' (1918) *'' Sunshine Nan'' (1918) *'' Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (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 (B ...

'' (1918) *'' His Parisian Wife'' (1919) *'' Here Comes the Bride'' (1919) *'' Paid in Full'' (1919) *'' Marie, Ltd.'' (1919) *'' Civilian Clothes'' (1920) *'' Right to Love'' (1920) *'' The Fear Market'' (1920) * '' Broadway and Home'' (1920) *'' Lady Rose's Daughter'' (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 pla ...

'' (1920) *'' The Riddle: Woman'' (1920) *'' Such a Little Queen'' (1921) *'' Orphans of the Storm'' (1921) * '' The Man She Brought Back'' (1922) * '' The Seventh Day'' (1922) * '' False Fronts'' (1922) * ''

As a Man Lives ''As a Man Lives'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Robert Frazer, Gladys Hulette and Frank Losee.Munden p.27 Cast * Robert Frazer as Sherry Mason * Gladys Hulette as Nadia Meredith * Frank Losee ...

'' (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 Br ...

'' (1924) *'' Unguarded Women'' (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