Name Daniel Reed Children Susan Reed, Jared Reed Movies Young Man of Manhattan | Spouse Isadora Reed (m. ?–1978) Role Actor | |
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Born July 12, 1892 ( 1892-07-12 ) Denver, Colorado Occupation Actor, playwright, screenwriter Died February 9, 1978, Montrose, New York, United States Similar People Susan Reed, Ford Madox Brown, Monta Bell, Katharine Brush, James Karen | ||
Grandchildren Penelope Reed, Reed Karen | ||
Daniel A. Reed (July 12, 1892 – February 9, 1978) was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter.
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Biography
Reed was born July 12, 1892 in Denver, Colorado. He took to theatre in 1912. He developed his own one-man show based on Edgar Lee Masters Spoon River Anthology. In Chicago he married Isadora Bennett in 1918. Together they founded Town Theatre in Columbia, South Carolina.
In 1930, he was a MacDowell colonist. He spent a few years in Hollywood as a dialect coach, eventually settling in New York in 1936 as an actor.
He was awarded the Outer Critics Circle Award in 1950 for his role as the Postman in Come Back, Little Sheba.
He died February 9, 1978 in Montrose, New York.
Plays
Filmography
Actor
1959
Kiss Her Goodbye as
Albert Tubbs
1954
Mama (TV Series)
- Mama's Birthday Present (1954)
1954
The Motorola Television Hour (TV Series) as
Mr. Flood
- Atomic Attack (1954) - Mr. Flood
1951
Goodyear Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Eleventh Ward (1951)
1949
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Lucius / Adolphus
- Ephraim Tutt's Clean Hands (1951)
- The Return (1951)
- Bulletin 120 (1951) - Lucius
- The Strange Christmas Dinner (1949) - Adolphus
1950
Lights Out (TV Series) as
Pearly
- Beware This Woman (1950) - Pearly
1950
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Raven (1950) - (as Dan Reed)
1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- Man of Action (1950)
1950
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) as
Charley
- The Fisherman (1950)
- The Californian's Tale (1950) - Charley
Miscellaneous
1935
Maybe It's Love (dialogue director)
1934
Madame Du Barry (dialogue director - uncredited)
1934
Fog Over Frisco (dialogue director)
1934
Jimmy the Gent (dialogue director)
1930
Queen High (dialogue director - uncredited)
1930
The Sap from Syracuse (dialogue director - uncredited)
1930
Young Man of Manhattan (dialogue director - uncredited)
Writer
1930
Young Man of Manhattan (dialogue - uncredited)
Assistant Director
1930
Young Man of Manhattan (assistant director - as Dan Reed)
References
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