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Sam Wren(1896-1962)

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Sam Wren was born on 20 March 1896 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for I Married a Doctor (1936), Sing While You're Able (1937) and Marked Woman (1937). He was married to Virginia Sale. He died on 15 March 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 20, 1896
DiedMarch 15, 1962(65)
BornMarch 20, 1896
DiedMarch 15, 1962(65)
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Known for

Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hutchinson in I Married a Doctor (1936)
I Married a Doctor
5.9
  • 'Chet' Sashaway
  • 1936
Pinky Tomlin and Toby Wing in Sing While You're Able (1937)
Sing While You're Able
4.2
  • Harvey Bennett
  • 1937
Humphrey Bogart and Bette Davis in Marked Woman (1937)
Marked Woman
7.1
  • Mac
  • 1937
Convicts at Large (1938)
Convicts at Large
5.0
  • Convict Mortimer
  • 1938

Credits

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Actor

  • Orson Welles, Claudette Colbert, and George Brent in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
    Tomorrow Is Forever
    7.3
    • Secretary (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • June Haver, Dick Haymes, and Monty Woolley in Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)
    Irish Eyes Are Smiling
    6.0
    • Piano Player (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Robert Young, Betty Grable, and Adolphe Menjou in Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
    Sweet Rosie O'Grady
    6.3
    • Salesman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • George Sanders and Anna Sten in They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
    They Came to Blow Up America
    6.4
    • Jones
    • 1943
  • Lois Andrews, James Ellison, Charlotte Greenwood, Helene Reynolds, Charles Ruggles, and Raymond Walburn in Dixie Dugan (1943)
    Dixie Dugan
    7.2
    • FBI Agent (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Milton Berle and Mary Beth Hughes in Over My Dead Body (1942)
    Over My Dead Body
    6.1
    • Professor
    • 1942
  • Joan Bennett and George Raft in The House Across the Bay (1940)
    The House Across the Bay
    6.4
    • Wally (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Convicts at Large (1938)
    Convicts at Large
    5.0
    • Convict Mortimer
    • 1938
  • Warren Hymer and Robert Paige in Meet the Boy Friend (1937)
    Meet the Boy Friend
    5.6
    • Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Shall We Dance (1937)
    Shall We Dance
    7.4
    • Charlie (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Humphrey Bogart and Bette Davis in Marked Woman (1937)
    Marked Woman
    7.1
    • Mac
    • 1937
  • Pinky Tomlin and Toby Wing in Sing While You're Able (1937)
    Sing While You're Able
    4.2
    • Harvey Bennett
    • 1937
  • Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hutchinson in I Married a Doctor (1936)
    I Married a Doctor
    5.9
    • 'Chet' Sashaway
    • 1936
  • Ann Dvorak and Paul Muni in Dr. Socrates (1935)
    Dr. Socrates
    6.4
    • Chuck (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Bob Hope and Ruth Hall in The Old Grey Mayor (1935)
    The Old Grey Mayor
    5.8
    Short
    • Marriage License Clerk
    • 1935

Soundtrack

  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Shall We Dance (1937)
    Shall We Dance
    7.4
    • performer: "They All Laughed" (1937) (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 20, 1896
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 15, 1962
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Virginia Sale? - March 15, 1962 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Chris Wren, son of Sam Wren and his wife Virginia Sale, became a child actor in the early 1940s.

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