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Personal life. Death. Filmography. References. External links. Ross Alexander (born Alexander Ross Smith; July 27, 1907 – January 2, 1937) was an American stage and film actor. Early years. Alexander was born Alexander Ross Smith in Brooklyn, New York, [1] the son of Maud Adelle (nee Cohen) and Alexander Ross Smith. [2]
Ross Alexander was a promising young actor who starred in musicals and dramas at Warner Bros. in the 1930s. He struggled with his sexuality, marital problems and debt, and committed suicide at age 29 in 1937.
- January 1, 1
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
28. Dez. 2020 · Ross Alexander: The Tragic Suicide of a Closeted 1930s Hollywood Star – Original Cinemaniac. Dennis Dermody December 28, 2020 Cult. During the depths of the pandemic I found myself re-watching a wacky Warner Brothers musical from the 1930s- Ready, Willing and Able – the one where Ruby Keeler dances atop a giant typewriter at the end of the film.
Ross Alexander was a young actor who starred in musicals and dramas at Warner Bros. in the 1930s. He had a troubled personal life, including two suicides in his family and a closeted homosexuality, and died by suicide at age 29.
- July 27, 1907
- January 2, 1937
Ross Alexander (* 27. Juli 1907 in Brooklyn, New York als Alexander Ross Smith; † 2. Januar 1937 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben und Wirken. 2 Filmografie. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. 5 Einzelnachweise. Leben und Wirken.
Ross Alexander (born Alexander Ross Smith; July 27, 1907 – January 2, 1937) was an American stage and film actor. Ross, a closeted homosexual, became an acutely self-destructive young man whose career instability and domestic tragedy would take its toll. The tormented Ross ended his own life at age 29.
The death of Ross Alexander, screen actor, was pronounced as suicidal today by Detective Lieutenant Ray Giese. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
