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Roland Drew
Drew in Lady Gangster (1942)
Born	William Goss (1900-08-04)August 4, 1900 Elmhurst, New York City, U.S.
Died	March 17, 1988(1988-03-17) (aged 87) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting place	Angeles Abbey Memorial Park, Compton, California
Occupations	Actor dressmaker
Years active	1926–1945
Spouse	Dorothy Dearing ​ ​(m. 1946; died 1965)​
Children	1

Roland Drew (born Walter Goss; August 4, 1900 – March 17, 1988) was an American actor.

Biography

Born in 1900 in New York City, Drew made his first film in 1926 and continued to work until the 1940s. Noted primarily as Dolores del Río's leading man in Ramona in 1928, another of his prominent film roles was as Dr. Robinson in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer a decade later. His other appearances include From Nine to Nine, Hitler, Beast of Berlin, Bermuda Mystery, and Two O'Clock Courage. He also gained fame as Prince Barin in the 1940 film serial Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.

On Broadway, Drew portrayed Jackson Macy in Shooting Star (1933) and Lieutenant Roget in Paths of Glory (1935).

He retired from acting and became a dressmaker.

He enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army in September 1942 during World War II.

Drew married actress Dorothy Dearing in 1946. On March 17, 1988, he died at his home, aged 87. He was interred with his wife in Angeles Abbey Memorial Park, Compton, California.

Filmography

References

1. "As Walter Goss -- unknown, as Roland Drew -- famous". The Post-Crescent. Wisconsin, Appleton. November 11, 1927. p. 21. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Roland Drew: Actor, 87". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 19, 1988. p. 33. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via ProQuest.
3. "Roland Drew". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
4. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

External links

• Roland Drew at AllMovie
• Roland Drew at IMDb
• Roland Drew at the Internet Broadway Database
• New York Times Obituary

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