Thomas W. Ross (22 January 1875, Boston – 14 November 1959, Torrington, Connecticut)[1] was an American stage and film actor. He had a prolific career on Broadway from 1902 through 1944. He first drew critical acclaim for his portrayal of the title role in Henry Blossom's 1903 play Checkers.[2][3][4][5] He first performed the role in the play's premiere at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. on September 21, 1903,[6] and continued with the work for both its Broadway runs in 1903 and 1904,[5][7] and on national tour. In 1913 he reprised his role in the silent film Checkers; his first film part.[8] After this, he appeared in more than 25 additional films made through 1944.
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Partial list of Broadway credits
edit- Lawrence Grattan's The Gossipy Sex (1927, as John Bowen)
- George White's Scandals (1928 & 1929 versions, as part of the Elm City Four)
- Harry Delf's The Family Upstairs (1933, as Joe Heller)
- Maxwell Anderson's High Tor (1937, as Judge Skimmerhorn)
- Thornton Wilder's Our Town (1938, as Mr. Webb); winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
- Nunnally Johnson's The World's Full of Girls (1943, as Mr. Bridges)
References
edit- ^ Eugene Michael Vazzana (2001). "Thomas W. Ross". Silent Film Necrology. McFarland & Company. p. 456. ISBN 9780786410590.
- ^ "Still They Come". Munsey's Magazine. 30: 467–468. 1904.
- ^ "Two Notable Theatrical Failures". The Argonaut. October 26, 1903.
- ^ "Drama: From Venus to Bacchus". Life. October 16, 1903.
- ^ a b "Notes on Plays; "Checkers" Something New in Melodrama at the American Theatre". The New York Times. October 1, 1903. p. 5.
- ^ "NEW PLAYS IN WASHINGTON.; " The Light That Lies in Woman's Eyes" and "Checkers" Draw Large Audiences". The New York Times. September 22, 1903. p. 6.
- ^ "The Stage". Munsey's Magazine. 31: 780. 1904.
- ^ Jay Robert Nash; Robert Connelly; Stanley Ralph Ross, eds. (1985). "Checkers". The Motion Picture Guide: Silent film, 1910-1936. Cinebook. p. 47.