Earle Larrimore

Eugene Earle Larimore (August 2, 1899 – October 22, 1947) was an American stage and film actor.

Earle Larimore
Born	Eugene Earle Larimore (1899-08-02)August 2, 1899 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	October 22, 1947(1947-10-22) (aged 48) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Selena Royle ​ ​ (m. 1932; div. 1942)​

Biography

Larrimore was born in Portland, Oregon,^[1] in 1899. He was a cousin of actress Laura Hope Crews. He began his career as a stage actor, appearing on Broadway in various plays, such as Made in America (1925), and The Love City (1926).^[2] In 1932, he starred opposite Ruth Gordon in William Cotton's The Bride the Sun Shines On at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts, and as Orin Mannon in the original Broadway production of Mourning Becomes Electra.^[3] The same year, Larrimore married actress Selena Royle. He starred opposite Tallulah Bankhead in the Broadway production of Dark Victory in 1934.^[2]

In 1935, Larrimore and Royle formed the University Players repertory company at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.^[4] Larrimore and Royle eventually divorced in 1942. Larrimore died in New York City on October 22, 1947.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1926	The Kick-Off	Frank Preston
1928	Inspiration	Jimmie

Stage credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1925	Made in America	Bill Pickering	Cort Theatre	[2]
1926	The Love City	Richard Cavendish	Little Theatre	[2]
1926	Nirvana	Bill Weed	Greenwich Village Theatre	[2]
1926	Ned McCobb's Daughter	George Callahan	John Golden Theatre
1926	Juarez and Maximilian	Stephen Herzfield	Guild Theatre	[2]
1926–1927	The Silver Cord	Robert	John Golden Theatre	[2]
1927	The Second Man	Alistin Lowe	Guild Theatre	[2]
1928	Strange Interlude	Sam Evans	John Golden Theatre	[2]
1928	Man's Estate	Jerry Jordan	Biltmore Theatre	[2]
1930	Marco Millions	Marco Polo	Liberty Theatre	[2]
1930	Volpone	Mosca	Liberty Theatre	[2]
1930	Hotel Universe	Norman Ross	Martin Beck Theatre	[2]
1931	Mélo	Pierre Belcroix	Ethel Barrymore Theatre	[2]
1931	The Second Man		Cape Playhouse (Dennis, Massachusetts)
1931	A Church Mouse		Cape Playhouse (Dennis, Massachusetts)
1931	The Bride the Sun Shines On		Cape Playhouse (Dennis, Massachusetts)
1932	Mourning Becomes Electra	Orin Mannon	Guild Theatre	[2]
1932–1933	Biography	Richard Kurt	Guild Theatre	[2]
1934	Days Without End	John	Henry Miller's Theatre	[2]
1934	Too Many Boats	Captain "Cork" Coates	Playhouse Theatre	[2]
1934	Dark Victory	Dr. Frederick Steele	Plymouth Theatre	[2]
1935	It's You I Want	Sheridan Delaney	Cort Theatre	[2]
1935	To See Ourselves	Michael Dennison	Ethel Barrymore Theatre	[2]
1935	As Husbands Go		Berkshire Theatre Festival	[5]
1935	Abide With Me	Henry Marsden	Ritz Theatre	[2]
1946–1947	The Iceman Cometh	Willie Oban	Martin Beck Theatre	[2]