Aldrich Bowker | |
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Born | |
Died | March 21, 1947 | (aged 72)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | ? – 1942 |
Aldrich Bowker (January 1, 1875 – March 21, 1947) was an American stage and film actor. [1]
Bowker was born in Ashby, Massachusetts. [1] He graduated from Fitchburg High School. [1] His debut came in Boston in a stage adaptation of The Christian, by Hall Caine. [2]
He was a long-time stage performer in Chicago and Cincinnati, and in summer stock at amusement park Whalom Park in Lunenburg, Massachusetts. Bowker was a pioneer in "open air" theatre at Whalom Park and at his summer home in Ashburnham, where other performers were frequent guests, including Ainsworth Arnold and Bette Davis.[ citation needed]
Between 1912 and 1938 he was active on Broadway. Notable stage plays he performed in were The High Road (1912), A Night in Avignon (1919), You Can't Take It With You (1936) and 200 Were Chosen (1936). [3]
Between 1939 and 1942 he appeared in about 25 films,[ citation needed] including Ball of Fire (1941). [4]
Bowker died at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino, California, from arteriosclerosis and senility. [5]