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

Biography

Larrimore was born in Portland, Oregon, 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). 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. The same year, Larrimore married actress Selena Royle. He starred opposite Tallulah Bankhead in the Broadway production of Dark Victory in 1934.

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

Filmography

Stage credits

References

1. Oregon, End of the Trail. Best Books. 1940. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-623-76036-6.
2. ^ "Earle Larrimore". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
3. Digital Collections, The New York Public Library. "(still image) Earle Larimore as Orin Mannon, (1931)". The New York Public Library, Astor, Lennox, and Tilden Foundation. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
4. Brugger, Robert J. (1996). Maryland, A Middle Temperament: 1634-1980. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 525. ISBN 978-0-801-85465-1.
5. "Ethel Barrymore Will Be At Playhouse This Week". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. June 11, 1935. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Earle Larrimore at IMDb
• Earle Larrimore at the Internet Broadway Database

• 1899 births
• 1947 deaths
• American male film actors
• American male stage actors
• Male actors from Portland, Oregon
• 20th-century American male actors