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Barry Conners

Barry Conners

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Born May 31, 1883 in Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA

Died January 5, 1933

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Barry Conners (1882-1933)--actor, playwright, attorney and screenwriter--was born and raised in Oil City, PA, the son of a country doctor. Although he later graduated from law school, he never established a practice. Instead, he joined the theater as an actor with an eye to learning stagecraft well enough to become a playwright. For a time he was a song-and-dance man in vaudeville and he toured the country as an actor in various repertory groups. Sometime early in the century, he joined the so-called White Rats Movement ("Star" spelled backwards). The organization, which Ethel Barrymore's father Maurice Barrymore helped to form, aimed to improve conditions for actors who had fallen into the grip of a few monopolistic theatrical producers (primarily Charles Frohman's theatrical syndicate) who were controlling the business. The organization, a predecessor of the Actors Guild, was destroyed around World War I and Conners was blacklisted from work as an actor in the theater. He took a job as a hunting and fishing guide in the Lake Tahoe, Nevada, area and began writing plays. Subsequently several of his plays were produced in New York City in the 1920s, beginning with the off-Broadway production of "Mad Honeymoon." Among his other successful plays was "Hell's Bells," which in 1925 provided the Broadway debut of actress Shirley Booth and actor Humphrey Bogart. His other Broadway plays included "Applesauce," and "Unexpected Husbands." Following the success of "The Patsy," which starred William Randolph Hearst's mistress, Marion Davies. Seeing his chance to capitalize on his voice, Conners left Broadway for Hollywood as talkies swept the film industry at the end of the decade. He worked as a screenwriter for Fox Films for several years.

Conners died in a fire in his Los Angeles apartment building on Jan. 5, 1933. He was just 50 years old.

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Patsy TV Movie1962

Patsy TV Movie1962

Ponds Theater Poster

Ponds Theater TV Series1953

Broadway Television Theatre Poster

Broadway Television Theatre TV Series1952

Grande Teatro Tupi Poster

Grande Teatro Tupi TV Series1951

Always a Bride Poster

Always a Bride Feature Film1940

Brides Are Like That Poster

Brides Are Like That Feature Film1936

Hot Pepper Poster

Hot Pepper Feature Film1933

Pilgrimage Poster

Pilgrimage Feature Film1933

Bachelor's Affairs Poster

Bachelor's Affairs Feature Film1932

Chandu the Magician Poster

Chandu the Magician Feature Film1932

Charlie Chan's Chance Poster

Charlie Chan's Chance Feature Film1932

Handle with Care Poster

Handle with Care Feature Film1932

Hat Check Girl Poster

Hat Check Girl Feature Film1932

Me and My Gal Poster

Me and My Gal Feature Film1932

Society Girl Poster

Society Girl Feature Film1932

The Gay Caballero Poster

The Gay Caballero Feature Film1932

The Rainbow Trail Poster

The Rainbow Trail Feature Film1932

The Trial of Vivienne Ware Poster

The Trial of Vivienne Ware Feature Film1932

Too Busy to Work Poster

Too Busy to Work Feature Film1932

Charlie Chan Carries On Poster

Charlie Chan Carries On Feature Film1931

Eran trece Poster

Eran trece Feature Film1931

Riders of the Purple Sage Poster

Riders of the Purple Sage Feature Film1931

The Black Camel Poster

The Black Camel Feature Film1931

The Spider Poster

The Spider Feature Film1931

Women of All Nations Poster

Women of All Nations Feature Film1931

The Patsy Poster

The Patsy Feature Film1928

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Hat Check Girl Poster

Hat Check Girl Feature Film1932

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