Russell Gleason | |
|---|---|
 Gleason in 1931 | |
| Born | February 6, 1908 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1945 (aged 37) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Long Island National Cemetery, New York, U.S.[1] 40°45′04″N 73°23′55″W / 40.7511°N 73.3985°W |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1929–1944 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] |
| Spouse |
Cynthia Lindsay (m. 1938) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | James Gleason Lucile Gleason |
Russell Gleason (February 6, 1908 – December 25, 1945)[a] was an American actor who began his career at the very beginning of the talking film era. He was born into an acting family, the son of actors Lucille and James Gleason. He had an early screen role in the 1930 film All Quiet on the Western Front.
While still in the middle of a successful acting career, Gleason joined the U.S. Army in late 1943, during World War II. While awaiting deployment to Europe in December 1945 in New York City, Gleason fell to his death from a hotel window.
- ^ a b "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (20 March 2015), Russell W. Gleason, 25 Dec 1945; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,132,816.
- ^ What Actors Eat--when They Eat. Lymanhouse. 1939. p. 101.
- ^ a b Frasier, David K. (2002). Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases. McFarland. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-786-41038-5.
- ^ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (5 December 2014), Russell W Gleason, enlisted 29 Nov 1943, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (https://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
- ^ "The Final Curtain". Billboard. January 5, 1946. p. 64 – via Google Books.
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