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Edmon Ryan

Ryan in the 1940s

Born

Edmon Ryan Mossbarger


June 5, 1905
DiedAugust 4, 1984 (aged 79)
Resting placeCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
OccupationActor
Years active1936–1970
Spouse(s)Eleanore Dakin

(m. 1949; div. 1967)​

Children1

Edmon Ryan (born Edmon Ryan Mossbarger;[1] June 5, 1905 – August 4, 1984) was an American theater, film, and television actor.[2][3]

A native of Cecilia, Kentucky, he was the son of Isham Edward Mossbarger and Pearl Shelton Mossbarger,[4] and he had a brother.[1] He graduated from Yale University's School of Drama.[5]

Ryan often portrayed hard-nosed characters.[1] His Broadway debut came in Post Road. He also performed in Command Decision, Dream Girl, and The Male Animal[6] and acted on stage in California and Europe.[1]

Ryan acted on radio,[5] film and television, including one year on Search for Tomorrow.[1]

Ryan produced four plays abroad, and in 1957 he took an option on Half a Kingdom with plans to produce it.[6]

Personal life and death

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Ryan married Eleanore Dakin on August 3, 1929, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[7] He married actress Anne Sargent on December 13, 1949, in New York.[5] They had one child,[8][4] and they were divorced.[9] He died on August 4, 1984, in Baptist Hospital East in St. Matthews, Kentucky.[1][10] He is interred in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.[11]

Selected filmography

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Edmon Ryan Mossbarger, ex-character actor, dies". The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. August 6, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved May 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ League, The Broadway. "Edmon Ryan – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  3. ^ "Edmon Ryan". Archived from the original on June 28, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Drama, Los Angeles Times, June 26, 1950, pg. A7.
  5. ^ a b c "Anne Sargent, Edmon Ryan Marry in New York Ceremony". The Tribune. Pennsylvania, Scranton. December 21, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved May 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b Calta, Louis (July 24, 1957). "'Half a Kingdom' Finds a Producer". The New York Times. p. 28. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Dakin-Mossbarger". Wisconsin State Journal. Wisconsin, Madison. August 18, 1929. p. 13. Retrieved May 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hilary Ryan Is Fiancee Of Adam Gregory Norton". The New York Times. December 23, 1979. p. 37. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Swem, Gregg (September 26, 1982). "Hilary Ryan marvels at facilities of Louisville arts". Kentucky, Louisville. Kentucky, Louisville. p. H 1. Retrieved May 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Will Hay". Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  11. ^ 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.

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