Earle Foxe

Earle Foxe (born Earl Aldrich Fox; December 25, 1891 – December 10, 1973) was an American actor.

Earle Foxe
Foxe in 1914
Born(1891-12-25)December 25, 1891
Oxford, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 10, 1973(1973-12-10) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesEarl Foxe
OccupationActor
Years active1912–1946
SpouseGladys Elizabeth Borum Tenison (m. 1925)

Early years

Foxe was born in Oxford, Ohio, to Charles Aldrich Fox, originally of Flint, Michigan, and Eva May Herron.[1] He was educated at Ohio State University, where he participated in theatrical productions.[2]

Career

Foxe left for New York City as a young man and became a stage actor, working for two years as the Garrick Stock Company's leading man.[3] He performed on stage with Douglas Fairbanks before going into films. On Broadway, he performed in Dancing Around (1915), Come Seven (1920), and Princess Virtue (1921).[4]

He appeared in some films in New York City and lived at the Lambs Club in the early 1920s at 130 West 44th Street in New York City but moved to California in 1922 and signed a contract with Fox Film Corporation.

Foxe became the first president of the Black-Foxe Military Institute, a military school for boys in Hollywood, in 1928 and served in that office until 1960.[5] He continued to regularly appear in movies until 1937, with two minor appearances thereafter.

Personal life and death

Foxe married vaudeville star Maybelle Meeker, aka "Dainty Marie", on August 7, 1914, in Leavenworth, Kansas.[6] The marriage effectively lasted about four months, but was not legally dissolved for a year.[7][8]

Foxe later married Gladys Bennett (née Borum, but also known as the silent movie actress Gladys Tennyson) in 1925, a year after they both appeared in the film The Last Man on Earth, and legally adopted her son Chester Bennett, Jr.

Selected filmography

1910s

1920s
  • The Black Panther's Cub (1921) .... Lord Maudsley
  • The Prodigal Judge (1922) .... Bruce Carrington
  • The Man She Brought Back (1922) .... John Ramsey
  • Vanity Fair (1923) .... Captain Dobbin
  • The French Doll (1923) .... Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Innocence (1923) .... Paul Atkins
  • Fashion Row (1923) .... James Morton
  • A Lady of Quality (1924) .... Sir John Ozen
  • The Fight (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • The Hunt (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • Oh, You Tony! (1924) .... Jim Overton
  • The Race (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • The Last Man on Earth (1924) .... Elmer Smith
  • Paul Jones Jr. (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • The Burglar (1924, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • The Guest of Honor (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • A Spanish Romeo (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • The Sky Jumper (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • The Wrestler (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • Wages for Wives (1925) .... Hughie Logan
  • A Parisian Knight (1925, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • The Feud (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • The Reporter (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • The Mad Racer (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • A Trip to Chinatown (1926) .... Welland Strong
  • Rah! Rah! Heidelberg! (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • The Swimming Instructor (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • King Bozo (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • The Tennis Wizard (1926, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • Motor Boat Demon (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • Upstream (1927) .... Eric Brasingham
  • Society Architect (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • Car Shy (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • Not the Type (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • Slaves of Beauty (1927) .... Paul Perry
  • A Hot Potato (1927, Short) .... Reginald Van Bibber
  • Ladies Must Dress (1927) .... George Ward Jr
  • Sailors' Wives (1928) .... Max Slater
  • Four Sons (1928) .... Maj. von Stomm
  • Hangman's House (1928) .... John D'Arcy
  • News Parade (1928) .... Ivan Vodkoff - Mysterious Stranger
  • None but the Brave (1928)
  • The River Pirate (1928) .... Shark
  • Blindfold (1928) .... Dr. Cornelius Simmons
  • Fugitives (1929) .... Al Barrow
  • New Year's Eve (1929) .... Barry Harmon
  • The Ghost Talks (1929) .... Heimie Heimrath
  • Thru Different Eyes (1929) .... Howard Thornton
  • Black Magic (1929) .... Hugh Darrell

1930s

1940s

References
  1. "Earl Aldrich Fox, Birth - Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003". FamilySearch. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  2. Adams, Marjory (October 6, 1928). "Smile of comedian, now villain's sneer". The Boston Globe. p. 3. Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Earle Foxe is released from N. Y. hospital". The Washington Times. D.C., Washington. January 16, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved September 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Earle Foxe". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  5. Black-Foxe: A Brief History at the Wayback Machine (archived January 6, 2009)
  6. "Wedded by Dr. McBride". The Leavenworth Times. August 8, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Maybelle Meeker to Divorce Court". The Leavenworth Times. January 15, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Maybelle Meeker gets Decree". The Leavenworth Times. September 12, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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