Art Fowler (actor)
Early 20th-century American actor, singer, and musician
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Arthur Gladstone "Dustbowl" Fowler (1902 – April 1953[1]) was an American actor and musician.
1902
- Actor
- Musician
- Singer
Art Fowler | |
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Art Fowler, ca. 1925 | |
| Born | Arthur Gladstone Fowler 1902 Harrah, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | April 1953 (aged 50–51) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1915–1946 |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Haig, February 5, 1928-death |
Career
Foweler was known as "The Wizard of the Ukulele." He played tenor ukulele accompanied by a gentle croon. Among his hits are No Wonder She's a Blushing Bride, "Crazy Words, Crazy Tune" and "Just a Bird's Eye View of My Old Kentucky Home".
Fowler took up ukulele around 1922, playing professionally from 1925 with his first professional performance at the Metropolitan Picture House in Los Angeles.[2] He went on to tour internationally and in 1927 he traveled to England for a series of performances after being discovered by Gerald Samson while performing in New York City.[2]
Fowler appeared in a number of films, including
- Tonto Basin Outlaws (1941)
- Arizona Trail (1943)
- West of Texas (1943)
- Black Market Rustlers (1943)
- Law Men (1944)
- West of the Rio Grande (1944)
- Range Law (1944)
Personal life
Fowler married actress and dancer Emma Haig in 1928 at the Savoy Chapel in London, England.[3]
He and Haig reportedly ran antique shops in Newport, RI and Manhattan after she left the stage in 1931.[4]
