Rosella Towne

Rosella Towne (January 20, 1918 – August 29, 2014) was an American film actress. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Her film career began in 1937, after making a screen test for Warner Bros. and signing a contract for the studio. At first she made minor appearances in motion pictures such as Varsity Show, It's Love I'm After and Submarine D-1. She studied with Neely Dickson at the Hollywood Community Theater. In 1939, she got her first leading role when she was chosen to play the part of comic-strip character Jane Arden in a film adaption. While touted by critics as a future star, Towne retired from showbusiness after marrying Harry Kronman, a Hollywood producer, in 1942. She died on August 29, 2014, aged 96. Towne was cremated.

Filmography

Varsity Show (1937) as passerby It's Love I'm After (1937) as autograph seeker Submarine D-1 (1937) as Mary Expensive Husbands (1937) as Brenner's receptionist Hollywood Hotel (1937) as secretary Sergeant Murphy (1938) as Alice Valentine The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Maida Day Blondes at Work (1938) as Louisa Revelle Fools for Scandal (1938) as Diana Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) as golddigger Men Are Such Fools (1938) as Linda's secretary Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) as Panthea Landis Sons of the Plains (short) (1938) Boy Meets Girl (1938) as hospital nurse Secrets of an Actress (1938) as seated party guest Campus Cinderella (short) (1938) as co-ed The Sisters (1938) as telephone operator Hard to Get (1938) Miss Gray Declaration of Independence (1938) as Betsy Kramer Going Places (1938) as young lady at party Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939) as Edith Colby Secret Service of the Air (1939) as Zelma Warren The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939) as Jane Arden Women in the Wind (1939) as Phyllis Dark Victory (1939) as girl in box Code of the Secret Service (1939) as Elaine The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) as lady of the court Flight Angels (1940) as student Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940) as Doris Manners No, No, Nanette (1940) as stewardess The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941) as girl A Gentle Gangster (1943) as Helen Barton