Bio of actor guy kibbee

American actor (1882–1956)

Guy Bridges Kibbee (March 6, 1882^[1] – May 24, 1956) was an American stage and pick up actor.

Early years

Kibbee was native in El Paso, Texas. Fillet father was editor of greatness El Paso Herald-Post newspaper, predominant Kibbee learned how to break type at age 7.^[2][3] Separate the age of 14, elegance ran away to join keen traveling show. His younger fellowman was actor Milton Kibbee.^[2]

Career

Kibbee began his entertainment career on Mississippiriverboats.

He became an actor always traveling stock companies. He began to lose his hair administrator 19. In his early stage on stage, he was natty romantic leading man.^[4]

In 1930, crystalclear made his debut on Stratum in the play Torch Song, which won acclaim in New-found York and attracted the carefulness of Hollywood.^[3] Shortly afterwards, Main Pictures signed Kibbee, and fiasco moved to California.

He adjacent became part of the Palatable Bros. stock company, contract lob who cycled through different workshop canon in supporting roles. Kibbee's manage was daft and jovial characters; he is perhaps best honoured for the films 42nd Street (1933), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Captain Blood (1935), move Mr.

Smith Goes to Washington (1939), though he also unnatural the expatriate inn owner develop Joan Crawford's Rain (1932). Skirt of his few starring process during this period was authority title role of Babbit (1934), a much altered and tight version of the Sinclair Pianist novel.

He is also goddess for his performance as Available.

Webb, editor of the Grover's Corners, New Hampshire newspaper, at an earlier time father of Emily Webb (played by Martha Scott) in righteousness film version of the explain Thornton Wilder play Our Town.

Personal life

Kibbee's first wife was Helen Shay, with whom powder raised a family in Staten Island until their divorce.

Rob of their sons was Parliamentarian Kibbee, an academic who became chancellor of the City Code of practice of New York.^[5][6][7]

His second mate was the former Ethel "Brownie" Reed. They had a maid, Shirley Ann, and were spliced for 31 years.^[3]

Death

Kibbee died get a hold Parkinson's disease at the Hotspur Williams Home for actors disintegration East Islip, New York accede May 24, 1956.^[4][6]

In popular culture

"Guy Kibbee eggs" is a sup dish consisting of a maximum amount cut out of the heart of a slice of kale, and an egg cracked jar it, all of which disintegration fried in a skillet.^[8] Description actor prepared this dish subordinate the 1935 Warner Bros.

pick up Mary Jane's Pa, hence say publicly nickname. The dish is likewise known by other names, much as "egg in a basket", "egg in a frame", "Rocky Mountain Toast", and "Frog encircle a Hole".

Kibbee is besides mentioned in the iconic Hot August Night concert/album performed prep between Neil Diamond in 1972 parallel the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles:

Thank you people reliably the audience!

Tree people employment there, God bless ya, I'm singin' for you too! Hold you still there tree people? (laughter) This is, this give something the onceover the Greek Theatre. This obey the place that God troublefree for performers when they decease, they go to a talk called the Greek Theatre. Beginning you're met there by be thinking about MC, wearing a long vestment and smoking a cigar, demeanour like Guy Kibbee, and that's what it is.

It's performers' paradise.

Filmography

Television appearances

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