Gladys Frazin Explained

Gladys Frazin
Birth Date:21 June 1900
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:New York City, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1924–1931 (film)
Spouse:
  • Leo Lowenstein
Children:1

Gladys Frazin (June 21, 1900 – March 9, 1939) was an American stage and film actress.[1] She appeared in a mixture of American and British films.

On Broadway, Frazin played Mimi in The Masked Woman (1922).[2] Also on stage she featured in Edgar Wallace's 1930 West End hit On the Spot.

Frazin was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Frazin. She was married to comedian Monty Banks, her fourth husband, from 1929 to 1932, when they divorced. Her first husband was Leo Lowenstein, and they had a son, Leo Lowenstein Jr.[3]

On March 9, 1939, Frazin committed suicide by jumping out of a window of an apartment in New York City. She was 38.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Munden p.381
  2. Web site: Gladys Frazin . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . January 8, 2021 . https://archive.today/20161008033732/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/gladys-frazin-41245 . October 8, 2016 . live .
  3. News: Ex-actress plunges to her death . January 8, 2021 . Danville Bee . Associated Press . March 9, 1939 . Virginia, Danville . 3. Newspaperarchive.com.
  4. News: Actress leaps to death . January 8, 2021 . The New York Times . March 10, 1939 . 19. . ProQuest.