Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman
Trailer for Union Pacific (1939)
Born(1887-09-19)September 19, 1887
Maryville, Missouri, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 1943(1943-02-19) (aged 55)
Santa Monica, California, U. S.
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1928–1943
Spouse(s)Emily Helen Drange
(m. 1932)

Lynne Overman (September 19, 1887 – February 19, 1943) was an American actor. In films he often played a sidekick.

Early life and career

Overman was born in Maryville, Missouri. He began his career in theatre before becoming a film actor in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Early in his career, he sang in musical comedies, but he left that genre after a severe cold and an operation on his throat affected his larynx. His credits on Broadway included The Budget (1932), Hot-Cha! (1932), Company's Coming (1931), Dancing Partner (1930), Button, Button (1929), Sunny Days (1928), People Don't Do Such Things (1927), The Gossipy Sex (1927), Just Married (1921), Honey Girl (1920), Come-on Charlie (1919), and Fair and Warmer (1916). He also performed in London in Just Married, The Hottentot, and Little Accident.

His film debut came in Little Miss Marker (1934).

Personal life and death

Overman married Emily Helen Drange on November 4, 1922, in a double ceremony with popular bandleader Paul Whiteman and Vanda Hoff.

Overmann died in Santa Monica, California, on February 19, 1943, five days after having suffered his second heart attack in less than two months.

Partial filmography

References

  1. ↑ Monush, Barry (2003). The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the Silent Era to 1965. Lanham, MD: Applause Theater and Cinema Books. p. 575. ISBN 9781493070800.
  2. 1 2 Aaker, Everett (2013). George Raft: The Films. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7864-6646-7.
  3. 1 2 3 Rooks, Lyle (November 3, 1935). "Laughingly Yours". Oakland Tribune. Screen & Radio Weekly. p. 5. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  4. ↑ "Lynne Overman". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 19, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Marriages: In the Profession". The Billboard. November 11, 1942. p. 106. ProQuest 1031699683. Lynne Overmann, a principal of the 'Just Married' cast, and Emily Drange, of 'Orange Blossoms', and formerly of the Ziegfeld 'Follies', were married in New York City November 4 at the same time as Paul Whiteman and Vanda Hoff. [...] Paul Whiteman, the 'maestro' of jazz, and Vanda Hoff, well-known danseuse who was recently one of the principals of "Two Little Girls in Blue", were married in New York City in a double marriage ceremony which also included Lynne Overmann and Emily Drange.
  6. ↑ "Obituaries: Lyne Overman". Variety. February 24, 1943. p. 46. ProQuest 609087556. Lynne Overmann, 55, character comedian, died Feb. 19 in Santa Monica, Cal., after an illness which began with a heart attack Christmas Eve. Another attack 10 days ago caused his removal to a hospital where he was placed under an oxygen tent but failed to rally. [...] Surviving is his widow, Emily Drange, former 'Follies' girl.