18 Facts About Lowell Sherman

Lowell Sherman was an American actor and film director.

Lowell Sherman began his career as a child actor appearing in many touring companies.

In 1921, Lowell Sherman was in San Francisco attending a party as a guest of friend Roscoe Arbuckle at the St Francis Hotel.

Lowell Sherman was in an adjoining room with madam Maude Delmont when Arbuckle was with Virginia Rappe.

Arbuckle was arrested for murder, and Lowell Sherman had to testify during the ensuing trial.

Lowell Sherman's career did not significantly suffer from the fallout of his attendance at the party.

On Broadway in 1923, Lowell Sherman played the aptly suited Casanova in a play of that name; his leading lady was Katharine Cornell.

Lowell Sherman had starred in the Broadway production of the play the film was based on, and reprised his role.

Lowell Sherman directed Mae West in her first starring film She Done Him Wrong, and followed that with Katharine Hepburn's Oscar-winning performance in Morning Glory.

Lowell Sherman directed Broadway Through a Keyhole with Russ Columbo, and Born to Be Bad with Loretta Young and Cary Grant.

Booth filed for divorce claiming that Lowell Sherman neglected to provide for her and was cruel.

Lowell Sherman was granted a divorce on March 19,1922.

Lowell Sherman filed for divorce on January 25,1929, claiming that Garon had deserted him in August 1928 at the insistence of her parents.

On December 28,1934, Lowell Sherman died at a Los Angeles hospital of double pneumonia.

Lowell Sherman is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.

At the time of his death, Lowell Sherman was directing Becky Sharp, the first film to be shot entirely in the three-strip Technicolor format.

Mamoulian did not use any of the footage shot by Lowell Sherman, choosing instead to reshoot the entire film.

Lowell Sherman was temporarily suspended by the J Wallis Armstrong Agency, which represented the sponsor of the show, the Campbell Soup Company.