Catherine Dale Owen

Catherine Dale Owen (July 28, 1900 September 7, 1965) was an American stage and film actress.

Early life Catherine Dale Owen was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She attended private school in Philadelphia and Bronxville, New York, before attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.

Career First discovered by Laura MacGillivray, the wife of Actors Equity president Frank Gillmore, Owen appeared on Broadway in the 1920s through early 1930s in productions including The Mountain Man, The Whole Town's Talking, Trelawny of the Wells, The Love City and The Play's the Thing. In 1925, Owen was acclaimed as one of the ten most beautiful women in the world.

Owen made her film debut as Princess Orsolini opposite John Gilbert's Captain Kovacs in the 1929 film His Glorious Night. The couple had one son, Robert Owen Metzger, born in October 1939.

Owen's likeness was drawn in caricature by Alex Gard for Sardi's, the New York City theater district restaurant. The picture is now part of the collection at the New York Public Library.

Death On September 3, 1965, Owen suffered a stroke at her New York City home. She was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital where she slipped into a coma. She died there on September 7 at the age of 65.

Filmography

Year Title Role 1927 The Forbidden Woman 1929 His Glorious Night Princess Orsolini 1930 Such Men Are Dangerous Elinor Kranz 1930 Strictly Unconventional Elizabeth 1930 The Rogue Song Princess Vera 1930 Born Reckless Joan Sheldon 1930 Today Eve Warner 1931 Behind Office Doors Ellen May Robinson 1931 Defenders of the Law Alice Randall