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Maurice Cass

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Maurice Cass
Cass inExiled to Shanghai(1937)
Born(1884-10-12)October 12, 1884
DiedJune 8, 1954(1954-06-08)(aged 69)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park,Glendale, California,U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1932–1954
Spouse
Fay Elaine Geffen
(m.1910)

Maurice Cass(October 12, 1884 – June 8, 1954) was acharacter actoron stage and in films and television shows.

Early life[edit]

Born in Vilna,Russian Empire(modern dayVilnius,Lithuania) he moved to America at six years of age.[1]When he was 17, he toured the southern United States with a repertory company.[2]

Career[edit]

His slight build,frizzyhair andpince-nezglasses cast him as the "absent minded professor" or eccentric scientist type in many of his films, such as the character who discovers the element kryptonite inAdventures of Superman.

He is best remembered for his role as Professor Newton in the 1954 TV science fiction showRocky Jones, Space Ranger,which later was produced as a filmManhunt in Space.

Cass's Broadway credits includedThe Sky's the Limit(1934),Broadway Boy(1932),Wild Waves(1932),Wonder Boy(1931),Overture(1930),The Violet and One, Two, Three(1930),The Novice and the Duke(1929),The Broken Chain(1929), andFaust(1928).[3]

Personal life[edit]

He married Fay Elaine Geffen in 1910.[1]

Death[edit]

He died of a heart attack at age 69, he is interred inForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)inGlendale, California.[4]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abNew York, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1943 - Ancestry.com
  2. ^"Studio Flashes".The Age.Australia, Victoria, Melbourne. November 27, 1937. p. 40.RetrievedSeptember 10,2020– viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^"Maurice Cass".Internet Broadway Database.The Broadway League. Archived fromthe originalon September 10, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 10,2020.
  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.
  5. ^Great Movie Musicals on DVD- A Classic Movie Fan's Guideby John Howard Reid - Google search with book preview

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