Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Housman's earliest roles were in film, including "Manhandled" (1924), "Braveheart" (1925) and "The Coast of Folly" (1925). He also appeared in "The Necessary Evil" (1925), the Andre DeBeranger adaptation "The Bat" (1926) and "Sunrise" (1927). He continued to act in productions like the adaptation "The Singing Fool" (1928) with Al Jolson, the Glenn Tryon dramatic adaptation "Broadway" (1929) and the drama "Five and Ten" (1931) with Marion Davies. He also appeared in "Anybody's Blonde" (1931). Nearing the end of his career, he continued to act in the Bing Crosby adaptation "Here Is My Heart" (1934), the dramatic adaptation "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (1934) with Pauline Lord and the Edward Arnold drama "Diamond Jim" (1935). He also appeared in "The Fire Trap" (1935) and the comedy "Hold 'Em Yale" (1935) with Patricia Ellis. Housman was most recently credited in the Joan Davis comedy "Beautiful But Broke" (1944). Housman passed away in April 1942 at the age of 53.