Robert George Strange (November 26, 1881 – February 22, 1952) was an American actor during the first half of the 20th century, performing in theater and film. His Broadway career spanned 20 years, from 1913 through 1933, and included appearances in over 30 plays.[1][2] He then appeared in film throughout the 1930s and 40s, in such roles as Waxey Armitage in Special Agent (1935), Dr. Hubert Foote in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939), Art in High Sierra (1941) and John Malcolm in Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941).[3]
Early life and career
Strange was born in New York City, the elder of two sons[4] born to William Crawford Strange and Mary Young.[5] He attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School and Columbia University, where he played football.[6][7] He also set a bicycle-racing record at age seventeen and spent eight seasons as goaltender for the New York Athletic Club hockey team, helping the squad win two championships.[6]
Strange started a real estate career, but was drawn to acting, performing with various companies, including one headed by Blanche Bates.[8] He became a member of Washington Square Players, while remaining employed as supervisor of a diamond-cutting factory, before appearing in a string of Broadway plays[8] from 1913 to 1933 (and occasionally thereafter), including The Famous Mrs. Fair, which ran for nearly a year.[2]
In the fall of 1940, having relocated to the San Fernando Valley, Strange and his wife, herself a veteran stage and radio actress, joined the faculty of the Leslie Academy of the Dance, directing its newly instituted drama program.[9][10] An outgrowth of this development was their little theatre troupe, the Strange Show Shop. One notable alumnus of both the school and the troupe emerged the following summer, when 16-year-old Farley Granger delivered his "monologue satire" as part of an event staged to benefit the Van Nuys contingent of the Women's Ambulance and Defense Corps.[11] As of October 1942, Granger was still being described as a "pupil of Mr. and Mrs. Strange."[12]
Personal life and death
Strange was married on at least three occasions, the first two marriages ending in divorce. All three spouses were fellow performers. The first, Florence Edith Stockwell (1905–1915),[13][14] was an accomplished contralto soloist who would fall victim to a fatal car crash just two years after their divorce.[15] The second, from 1920 until 1929, was fellow thespian Diantha Pattison,[16] with whom Strange collaborated extensively in 1922, when they joined Detroit's Woodward Players, performing a new play each week for seven months.[17] In 1929, the couple's widely publicized divorce on grounds of adultery was uncontested and promptly granted to Pattison following "15 minutes of spicy testimony."[18][19] Strange's final and most successful marriage, from October 1938 until his death, was to actress Ruth Dean Rickaby.[5][9][20]
^ ab"California, County Marriages, 1850–1953", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VW-Y58 : Sat Mar 09 08:46:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Geo Strange and Ruth Dean Griffiths Rickaby, 7 October 1938.
^Culver, Harriet (January 16, 1922). The Theater.
Detroit Free Press. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
^Shaw, Len G. (January 31, 1922). The Theater. Detroit Free Press. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
^Hart, H. D. (March 27, 1922). "The Theater". Detroit Free Press. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
^M., C. M. (June 12, 1922). "The Theater". Detroit Free Press. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
^Shaw, Len G. (July 10, 1922). "The Theater". Detroit Free Press. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
^Pollock, Arthur (March 7, 1933). "The Theaters: Maxwell Anderson's New Play, 'Both Your Houses,' Holding the Mirror Up to Washington, Opens at the Royale". The Brooklyn Eagle. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2024. "The scene is Washington, the House Office Building, and in the office of the chairman of the Appropriations Committee and in the committee room we see our Representatives at work representing us. [...] Robert Strange, usually a bad actor in bad plays, is the committee's chairman and plays the role beautifully."
^Pollock, Arthur (March 7, 1933). "The Theaters: Maxwell Anderson's New Play, 'Both Your Houses,' Holding the Mirror Up to Washington, Opens at the Royale". The Brooklyn Eagle. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2024. "The scene is Washington, the House Office Building, and in the office of the chairman of the Appropriations Committee and in the committee room we see our Representatives at work representing us. [...] Robert Strange, usually a bad actor in bad plays, is the committee's chairman and plays the role beautifully."
^Francis, Bob (May 31, 1947). "Follow-Up Review: State of the Union". The Billboard. p. 32. ProQuest1040085982. Mrs. Draper – Elizabeth Slifer; William Hardy – Thomas Reynolds; Senator Lauterback – Robert Strange [...] Now that the standbys are on vacation, the National (or road) troupe has taken over matters at the Hudson.
^"Transcontinental Company of 'State of the Union' Takes Over Tomorrow". The Brooklyn Eagle. May 18, 1947. p. 28. Retrieved July 28, 2024. "Featured in the company which will be seen at the Hudson for the next two weeks are Leona Maricle, Forrest Orr and Patrick McVey, and among the cast are Laura Pierpont, Elizabeth Slifer, Donald Foster, Robert Strange, Lillian West, Wallace Rooney, Will Scholtz, Tom Reynolds, Adnia Rice, George Eldredge and Wedgwood Nowell. Monday will mark the 317th performance for the company which began its tour last August in San Diego and played 30 cities in its trip along the Western Coast and across country."
^Hall, Mordaunt (May 31, 1931). "CHEVALIER'S NEW FILM: "Smiling Lieutenant" Rich in Mirth and Melody". The New York Times. p. X5. ProQuest99395225. Among those in the supporting cast are Miriam Hopkins, Claudette Colbert, George Barbier, Robert Strange and Charles Ruggles, all of whom rise to the occasion.
^Dimon, Howard P. (December 11, 1931). "Amusements: His Mark". Atlantic City Press. p. 19. Retrieved July 24, 2024. "Harvey Stephens as the loyal husband, Arthur Hohl as the defense attorney and Robert Strange as the district attorney also turn in distinctive performances."
^"CINEMA TOPICS: "Tell England" Showing at the Queen's "THE LOVE PARADE."". South China Morning Post. August 24, 1932. p. 9. ProQuest1757393982. Four colleges are represented in the cast of 'The Misleading Lady.' [...] Robert Strange, who has the role of the theatrical magnate, 'Parker,' went to Columbia University in New York for two years and then gave up his collegiate work to go into business with his brother.
^"FORD'S COMM'L PIC BALLY TO BLANKET U. S.". Variety. December 12, 1933. p. 1. ProQuest1529263149. Picture is 'These 30 Years,'an indie produced by Carabel Films. Film, with fiction background, is said to have plenty of plugs for the Ford product. David Morris, Alice John, Robert Strange, David MacDonald and other well known players from legit.
^"Motion Pictures: First Commercial Shown in Philly". The Billboard. December 16, 1933. p. 19. ProQuest1032034848. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9.—First commercial feature film to show in Philadelphia opens today at the Locust Street Theater. It is These Thirty Years, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company and presented here on rental by Ford dealers of the territory. Film, running close to and hour and a half, has a fiction background dealing with the rise of the auto industry. Cast is Broadway legit, including Robert Strange, Alice John, Donald MacDonald and other well-known names.
^"'SPECIAL AGENT' MEDIOCRE: Falls Below Par Of 'G' Men Cycle". The Hollywood Reporter. August 15, 1935. p. 4. ProQuest2297242778. Bette Davis, George Brent and Ricardo Cortez did standard jobs in their respective parts. Robert Strange as one of Cortez' gamblers was very effective in his characterization and stood out among the supporting roles.
^"Showmen's Review". Motion Picture Herald. February 1, 1936. p. . Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^"Strange—Not Harvey". The Hollywood Reporter. February 26, 1936. p. 4. ProQuest2298643296. Without taking anything away from Paul Harvey, The Reporter's review on 'Walking Dead' gave a bad break to Robert Strange when it credited unusually effective close-ups in the horror picture to Harvey instead of to Strange.
^ abcWeaver, Tom (1993). Poverty Row Horrors!: Monogram, PRC, and Republic Horror. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 99. ISBN9780899507569. "Robert Strange, a seedy, citified actor with scores of credits (including horror films The Walking Dead, 1936, and The Mad Monster and serials Adventures of Captain Marvel, 1941, and Perils of Nyoka, 1942) is badly miscast as a cantankerous rube in a comically crumpled hat. (The film's credits list him as playing Harper, but in the film he's called Wilkins.)"
^Wear. (June 17, 1936). "Film review: Trapped by Television". Variety. p. 23. ProQuest1475888253. Thurston Hall turns in a standard biz executive interpretation. Robert Strange is a suave villain.
^"'John Meade's Woman' A-l: Larrimore Triumph In Schulberg Pic". The Hollywood Reporter. February 9, 1937. p. 3. ProQuest2297396177. Jonathan Hale, Stanley Andrews, Harry Hayden and Robert Strange are impressive fill-ins as Arnold's business associates.
^Wear (March 1, 1939). "Film Reviews: The Saint Strikes Back". Variety. p. 15. ProQuest1505735682. Neil Hamilton, Barry Fitzgerald, Russell Hopton, Edward Gargan, Gilbert Emery and Robert Strange head the well-balanced support.
^Cameron, Kate (March 31, 1939). "Hail and Farewell to Perfect Dance Team". New York Daily News. p. 58. ProQuest2285061079. Edna Mae Oliver, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields (who plays himself in the story), Etienne Giradot, Janet Beecher, Robert Strange and Rolfe Sedan give splendid support to the stars
^"'Castle on the Hudson' OK;: Strong Cast Scores In Grim Jail Film". The Hollywood Reporter. February 22, 1940. p. 3. ProQuest2297337338. Pat O'Brien invests the warden role with a warm and admirable humanity, Burgess Meredith, in a comparatively brief role, Jerome Cowan, Margot Stevenson, Guinn Williams and all others in the cast give a good account of themselves.
^ abcCline, William C. (1984). In the Nick of Time : Motion Picture Sound Serials. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company. p. 142. ISBN9780899501017. "King of the Royal Mounted was released by Republic in September, 1940. In it, the deliciously sneaky-looking Strange had played John Kettler, the master spy, in a flawless characterization. Six months later, the studio released its masterpiece The Adventures of Captain Marvel. Cast as Professor John Malcolm was the same Robert Strange. [...] Audiences immediately were prepared to see Strange exposed as that villain because of his superb portrayal of the thoroughly wicked Kettler. When the final episode cleared him, there was a note of almost disappointment in the kids' reaction. In his third serial role — the heroine's lost father, Professor Henry Gordon, in The Perils of Nyoka — the fans were ready to accept him as a good guy at last."
^"Cashing In". San Pedro News-Pilot. February 5, 1941. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
^"'FRONTIER' TOPNOTCH OATER: Suspense Boosts R. Rogers Starrer". The Hollywood Reporter. January 4, 1949. p. 3. ProQuest2322679683. Strange is properly nasty as the chief heavy, while old reliable Roy Barcroft makes the most of his opportunities to fight dirty, sneer and scowl.
Further reading
Shaw, Len G. (April 16, 1922). "Gossip of Plays and Playerfolk". Detroit Free Press. pt. 5, p. 7. (Roughly halfway through his 7-month stint with Detroit's Woodward Players, Strange weighs the benefits gained vs. potential pitfalls presented by actors' reliance on the stock company training ground.)
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