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{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Bramwell Fletcher
| name = Bramwell Fletcher
| image = File:Actor Bramwell Fletcher.jpg
| image = Bramwell Fletcher press photo 1945.jpg
| caption = Fletcher in 1932
| caption = Fletcher in 1945
| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|2|20|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|2|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bradford]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England
| birth_place = [[Bradford]], West Riding of Yorkshire, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|6|22|1904|2|20|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|06|22|1904|02|20|df=yes}}
| death_place = {{nowrap|[[Westmoreland, New Hampshire]], U.S.}}
| death_place = {{nowrap|[[Westmoreland, New Hampshire]], U.S.}}
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1921–1965
| years_active = 1921–1965
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Helen Chandler]]<br>|1935|1940|end=div}}<br>{{marriage|[[Diana Barrymore]]<br>|1942|1946|end=div}}<br>Susan Robinson<br>(m. 1950–19??)<br>{{marriage|Lael Tucker Wertenbaker<br>|1970}}
* {{marriage|[[Helen Chandler]]<br>|1935|1940|end=div}}
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| children = 3
* {{marriage|[[Diana Barrymore]]<br>|1942|1946|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Susan Robinson<br>|1950|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Lael Tucker Wertenbaker<br>|1970}}
}}
}}
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| children = 3
}}

'''Bramwell Fletcher''' (20 February 1904 &ndash; 22 June 1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba15121f4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715203910/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba15121f4|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-15|title=Bramwell Fletcher|work=BFI}}</ref>
'''Bramwell Fletcher''' (20 February 1904 &ndash; 22 June 1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba15121f4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715203910/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba15121f4|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-15|title=Bramwell Fletcher|work=BFI}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Fletcher appeared on the stage in 1927 and made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 1929. Hollywood and sound films soon beckoned. He made his first film in 1928, ''S.O.S''. Fletcher co-starred in [[Warner Brothers]]' 1931 film ''[[Svengali (1931 film)|Svengali]]'' with actor [[John Barrymore]], whose daughter Diana would marry Fletcher a decade later. He had a brief, but notable appearance in ''[[The Mummy (1932 film)|The Mummy]]'' (1932) as the assistant gone mad. In 1943, he abandoned films for the theatre and television. He wrote and acted in the critically successful 1965 play ''The Bernard Shaw Story''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/bramwell-fletcher-p23889|title=Bramwell Fletcher movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref>
Fletcher appeared on the stage in 1927 and made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 1929. Hollywood and sound films soon beckoned. He made his first film in 1928, ''S.O.S''. Fletcher co-starred in [[Warner Brothers]]' 1931 film ''[[Svengali (1931 film)|Svengali]]'' with actor [[John Barrymore]], whose daughter Diana would marry Fletcher a decade later. He had a brief but notable appearance in ''[[The Mummy (1932 film)|The Mummy]]'' (1932) as the assistant gone mad. In 1943, he abandoned films for the theatre and television. He wrote and acted in the critically successful 1965 play ''The Bernard Shaw Story''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/bramwell-fletcher-p23889|title=Bramwell Fletcher movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
His first two wives were actresses. He was married to [[Helen Chandler]] from 1935 to 1940 and [[Diana Barrymore]] from 1942 to 1946.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/62981%7C23774/Bramwell-Fletcher/companions.html|title=Companions for Bramwell Fletcher|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref> Both marriages ended in divorce. In 1950 he married Susan Robinson and had 3 children. In 1970 he married Lael Tucker Wertenbaker living with her in [[Nelson, New Hampshire]], moving to [[Keene, New Hampshire|Keene]] in 1985. He remained with her until his death in 1988.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/24/obituaries/bramwell-fletcher.html|title=Bramwell Fletcher|date=24 June 1988|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
His first two wives were actresses. He was married to [[Helen Chandler]] from 1935 to 1940 and [[Diana Barrymore]] from 1942 to 1946.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/62981%7C23774/Bramwell-Fletcher/companions.html|title=Companions for Bramwell Fletcher|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref> Both marriages ended in divorce. In 1950 he married Susan Robinson and had 3 children: Whit, Kent and Catherine Fletcher. In 1970 he married Lael Tucker Wertenbaker, living with her in [[Nelson, New Hampshire]], moving to [[Keene, New Hampshire|Keene]] in 1985. He remained with her until his death in 1988.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/24/obituaries/bramwell-fletcher.html|title=Bramwell Fletcher|date=24 June 1988|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222151706/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/24/obituaries/bramwell-fletcher.html |archive-date=December 22, 2014}}</ref>


==Complete filmography==
==Complete filmography==
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*[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/24/obituaries/bramwell-fletcher.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3As/ Obituary in ''The New York Times'']
*[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/24/obituaries/bramwell-fletcher.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3As/ Obituary in ''The New York Times'']
*[http://archives.nypl.org/the/18874 Bramwell Fletcher papers, 1934-1981], held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, [[New York Public Library for the Performing Arts]]
*[http://archives.nypl.org/the/18874 Bramwell Fletcher papers, 1934-1981], held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, [[New York Public Library for the Performing Arts]]
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[[Category:20th-century English male writers]]
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[[Category:People from Nelson, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:People from Nelson, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:British expatriate male actors in the United States]]
[[Category:English expatriate male actors in the United States]]




Latest revision as of 15:32, 22 December 2024

Bramwell Fletcher
Fletcher in 1945
Born(1904-02-20)20 February 1904
Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died22 June 1988(1988-06-22) (aged 84)
Westmoreland, New Hampshire, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1921–1965
Spouses
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(m. 1935; div. 1940)​
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(m. 1942; div. 1946)​
Susan Robinson
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(m. 1950, divorced)​
Lael Tucker Wertenbaker
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(m. 1970)​
Children3

Bramwell Fletcher (20 February 1904 – 22 June 1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor.[1]

Career

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Fletcher appeared on the stage in 1927 and made his Broadway debut in 1929. Hollywood and sound films soon beckoned. He made his first film in 1928, S.O.S. Fletcher co-starred in Warner Brothers' 1931 film Svengali with actor John Barrymore, whose daughter Diana would marry Fletcher a decade later. He had a brief but notable appearance in The Mummy (1932) as the assistant gone mad. In 1943, he abandoned films for the theatre and television. He wrote and acted in the critically successful 1965 play The Bernard Shaw Story.[2]

Personal life

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His first two wives were actresses. He was married to Helen Chandler from 1935 to 1940 and Diana Barrymore from 1942 to 1946.[3] Both marriages ended in divorce. In 1950 he married Susan Robinson and had 3 children: Whit, Kent and Catherine Fletcher. In 1970 he married Lael Tucker Wertenbaker, living with her in Nelson, New Hampshire, moving to Keene in 1985. He remained with her until his death in 1988.[4]

Complete filmography

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Marian Marsh, Bramwell Fletcher and John Barrymore in Svengali (1931)
Bramwell Fletcher (right) with Boris Karloff in The Mummy (1932)

References

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  1. ^ "Bramwell Fletcher". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Bramwell Fletcher movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "Companions for Bramwell Fletcher". Turner Classic Movies.
  4. ^ "Bramwell Fletcher". The New York Times. 24 June 1988. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.
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