Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman in 1925
Born	October 10, 1889 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	April 8, 1942 (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1912–1941
Spouse(s)	Ellen Grubley (1919 - 1942) (his death)

Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Career

Initially as a leading man, Housman later became known as Hollywood's most familiar comic drunkard in films of the 1930s, usually playing cameo parts in features but with better opportunities in short films. His best remembered roles were in several Laurel and Hardy films, notably Scram!, Our Relations and (in the title role) The Live Ghost. Housman was thought to have an offscreen drinking problem, as well, but he continued appearing in films until his death, his final role (again playing a drunk) was in the low-budget exploitation film Escort Girl, made in 1941.

Death

Housman died of pneumonia at age 52. He was married to Ellen Grubley (31 July 1893 - 21 May 1960) from 1919 until his death in 1942.

Selected Filmography

• It May Be You (1915)
• The Simp and the Sophomores (1915)
• Back to the Woods (1918)
• Brown of Harvard (1918)
• The End of the Road (1919)
• The Flapper (1920)
• Room and Board (1921)
• The Way of a Maid (1921)
• The Bat (1926)
• Sunrise (1927)
• The Singing Fool (1928)
• Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)
• Fast Company (1929)
• The Girl of the Golden West (1930)
• Scram! (1932)
• No More Orchids (1932)
• Movie Crazy (1932)
• Her Bodyguard (1933)
• Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
• The Live Ghost (1934)
• Here Is My Heart (1934)
• Punch Drunks (1934)
• The Fixer Uppers (1935)
• Our Relations (1936)
• Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
• The Flying Deuces (1939)
• Go West (1940)
• Billy The Kid (1941)
• Escort Girl (1941)

External links

• Arthur Housman at the Internet Movie Database
• Arthur Housman at Find a Grave