Louise Closser Hale

About Louise Closser Hale

Who is it?: Actress, Soundtrack
Birth Day: October 13, 1872
Birth Place:  Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died On: July 26, 1933(1933-07-26) (aged 60)\nLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth Sign: Scorpio
Cause of death: heat prostration
Occupation: Actress, author, playwright
Years active: 1919-1933
Spouse(s): Walter Hale (m. 1899-1917; his death)

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Louise Closser Hale was born on October 13, 1872 in  Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, is Actress, Soundtrack. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1872, character actress Louise Closser Hale (nee Louise Closser) began her acting studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC and Emerson College of Oratory in Boston. On stage from 1894, her first hit show was in George Bernard Shaw's "Candida" in 1903 on Broadway, and in 1907 she made her London debut in one of her most identifiable roles, that of Miss Hazy in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch". About that same time she began a second career as an author and playwright with a couple of her popular works later developed into plays. In 1899, Louise married artist/actor Walter Hale (she adopted his name for the stage) who later illustrated a number of her travel books. Following his early death from cancer in 1917, she continued to write and act. At age 57, she abandoned the theatre for Hollywood and appeared in a surprisingly large number of films within a short period of time. She played everything from maids to sophisticates, most of them equipped with a tart tongue and severe look of disapproval. She gave a hard time to a number of such formidable stars as Jean Harlow, Helen Hayes and George Arliss. Louise died suddenly four years later at age 61, robbing Hollywood of a major character talent.
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Biography/Timeline

1844

Louise Closser was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was Joseph A. Closser (1844–1887), a wealthy grain dealer and her mother was Louise M. Closser (1847–1932). She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and at Emerson College of Oratory in Boston.

1880

Hale had no children, but two sisters, Writer Myla Jo Closser (1880–1962) of New York City, and Belle Closser Wilson (1870–1955) of Indianapolis, survived her. She left her estate to relatives and charities. Her body was cremated and the ashes were interred in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

1894

She made her theatrical debut in Detroit in an 1894 production of In Old Kentucky. Her first theatrical success came in 1903, when she appeared in a Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's Candida. In 1907, she made her London debut in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. She was equally famous on New York and London stages, she was known to the world of literature for such novels as Home Talent and An American's London, as well as to the theater for a play called Mother's Millions, which she co-authored.

1899

In 1899, Closser married Artist and actor Walter Hale, whose name she used for her stage career, and who illustrated a number of her travel books. She collaborated with him in the preparation of many travel works. They traveled all over the world. She was a correspondent for Harper's during World War I.

1917

Aged 57, following her husband's death from cancer in 1917, she left the stage for Hollywood. She had a parallel career as an author and Playwright, starting in the first decade of the 20th century.

1933

She experienced an apoplectic stroke while shopping in Hollywood, California in 1933. She was rushed to Monte Sano Hospital. She suffered another stroke the next day and died, aged 60. She had just recently finished filming Dinner at Eight.