Louise Closser Hale

Louise Closser Hale (October 13, 1872 – July 26, 1933) was an American actress, playwright and novelist.

Early life Louise Closser was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 13, 1872, and she was educated in the public schools of Indianapolis. Her father was Joseph Closser, a grain dealer, and her mother was Louise Paddock Closser.

Career Acting Hale made her theatrical debut in Detroit in an 1894 production of In Old Kentucky. She initially acted with touring troupes in the Midwest. Her Broadway debut was in Arizona (1900). Her first theatrical success came in 1903 when she appeared in a Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's Candida. In 1907, she made her London debut in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch.

In 1929, Hale began working in Hollywood. Her first film was The Hole in the Wall (1929). Also in 1929, she reprised her role as Cora Sabbot in the film version of the Broadway play Paris. During her four years in Hollywood, she worked for Columbia, Fox, Paramount, RKO and Warner Bros. studios and performed in 30 films. and An American's London.

Personal life In 1899, Closser married artist and actor Walter Hale, whose name she used for her stage career, on July 26, 1933 at the age of 60. In her will, Hale requested a simple and inexpensive Episcopalian funeral service. She directed that at the close of the service, her body should be cremated and that "no friend or kin accompany the body further than the church door." The will also said, "If I live in the memory of my friends, I shall have lived long enough." She left her estate to relatives and charities. Her body was cremated and the ashes were interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.