Lynne Overman

American actor (1887–1943)

Lynne Overman
Trailer for Union Pacific (1939)
Born	(1887-09-19)September 19, 1887 Maryville, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 19, 1943(1943-02-19) (aged 55) Santa Monica, California, U. S.
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1928–1943
Spouse(s)	Emily Helen Drange (m. 1932)

Lynne Overman (September 19, 1887 – February 19, 1943^[1]) was an American actor. In films he often played a sidekick.

Early life and career

Born in Maryville, Missouri,^[2] Overman began his career in theatre before becoming a film actor in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Early in his career, he sang in musical comedies, but he left that genre after a severe cold and an operation on his throat affected his larynx.^[3] His credits on Broadway included The Budget (1932), Hot-Cha! (1932), Company's Coming (1931), Dancing Partner (1930), Button, Button (1929), Sunny Days (1928), People Don't Do Such Things (1927), The Gossipy Sex (1927), Just Married (1921), Honey Girl (1920), Come-on Charlie (1919),^[4] and Fair and Warmer (1916). He also performed in London in Just Married, The Hottentot, and Little Accident.^[3]

His film debut came in Little Miss Marker (1934).^[3]

Personal life and death

Commencing with a double wedding also including Paul Whiteman and Vanda Hoff, Overman was married to Emily Helen Drange from November 4, 1922, until his death.^[5]^[2]

Overmann died in Santa Monica, California on February 19, 1943, five days after having suffered his second heart attack in less than two months.^[6]

Partial filmography

The Perfect Crime (1928) - Newlywed (uncredited)
Midnight (1934) - Joe Biggers
Little Miss Marker (1934) - Regret
The Great Flirtation (1934) - Joe Lang
She Loves Me Not (1934) - Gus McNeal
You Belong to Me (1934) - Brown - Theatre Manager
Broadway Bill (1934) - Oscar 'Happy' McGuire
Enter Madame (1935) - Mr. Farnum
Rumba (1935) - Flash
Paris in Spring (1935) - DuPont
Men Without Names (1935) - Gabby Lambert
Two for Tonight (1935) - Harry
Collegiate (1936) - Sour-Puss
Poppy (1936) - Attorney Eddie G. Whiffen
Yours for the Asking (1936) - Honeysuckle
Three Married Men (1936) - Jeff Mullins
The Jungle Princess (1936) - Frank
Don't Tell the Wife (1937) - Steven A. 'Steve' Dorsey
Murder Goes to College (1937) - Henry 'Hank' Hyer
Nobody's Baby (1937) - Det. Lt. Emory Littleworth
Hotel Haywire (1937) - Dr. Parkhouse
Wild Money (1937) - Perry Brown
Blonde Trouble (1937) - Joe Hart
Partners in Crime (1937) - Hank Hyer
Night Club Scandal (1937) - Russell Kirk - Reporter
True Confession (1937) - Bartender
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) - Scoop McPhail
Her Jungle Love (1938) - Jimmy Wallace
Hunted Men (1938) - Peter Harris
Men with Wings (1938) - Hank Rinebow
Spawn of the North (1938) - 'Jack' Jackson
Sons of the Legion (1938) - Charles Lee
Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) - Oklahoma
Persons in Hiding (1939) - Agent Pete Griswold
Union Pacific (1939) - Leach Overmile
Death of a Champion (1939) - Oliver Quade
Typhoon (1940) - Skipper Joe
Edison, the Man (1940) - Bunt Cavatt
Safari (1940) - Jock McPhail
Northwest Mounted Police (1940) - Tod McDuff
The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941) - George Thomas
Caught in the Draft (1941) - Steve Riggs
Aloma of the South Seas (1941) - Corky
New York Town (1941) - Sam
Roxie Hart (1942) - Jake Callahan
Reap the Wild Wind (1942) - Captain Phillip Philpott
The Forest Rangers (1942) - Jammer Jones
Silver Queen (1942) - Hector Bailey
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) - Mark in Card Playing Skit
Dixie (1943) - Mr. Whitlock
The Desert Song (1943) - Johnny Walsh (final film role)

References

^ Monush, Barry (2003). The Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the Silent Era to 1965. Lanham, MD: Applause Theater and Cinema Books. p. 575. ISBN 9781493070800.
^ ^a ^b Aaker, Everett (2013). George Raft: The Films. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7864-6646-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rooks, Lyle (November 3, 1935). "Laughingly Yours". Oakland Tribune. Screen & Radio Weekly. p. 5. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
^ "Lynne Overman". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
^ "Marriages: In the Profession". The Billboard. November 11, 1942. p. 106. ProQuest 1031699683. Lynne Overmann, a principal of the 'Just Married' cast, and Emily Drange, of 'Orange Blossoms', and formerly of the Ziegfeld 'Follies', were married in New York City November 4 at the same time as Paul Whiteman and Vanda Hoff. [...] Paul Whiteman, the 'maestro' of jazz, and Vanda Hoff, well-known danseuse who was recently one of the principals of "Two Little Girls in Blue", were married in New York City in a double marriage ceremony which also included Lynne Overmann and Emily Drange.
^ "Obituaries: Lyne Overman". Variety. February 24, 1943. p. 46. ProQuest 609087556. Lynne Overmann, 55, character comedian, died Feb. 19 in Santa Monica, Cal., after an illness which began with a heart attack Christmas Eve. Another attack 10 days ago caused his removal to a hospital where he was placed under an oxygen tent but failed to rally. [...] Surviving is his widow, Emily Drange, former 'Follies' girl.