Rosalind Ivan

Rosalind Ivan
Rosalind Ivan (1945).
Born (1880-11-27)27 November 1880
London, England
Died 6 April 1959(1959-04-06) (aged 78)
New York, New York
Occupation Actress
Years active 1944-54

Rosalind Ivan (27 November 1880 – 6 April 1959) was an English stage and film character actress. Ivan appeared in 14 US films from 1944 to 1954.

By age 10, Ivan was performing as a concert pianist in England, but financial problems with her family caused her to cease studying piano when she was 16.[1]

Ivan's first Broadway appearance was in The Master Builder (1907); her last was in The Corn Is Green (1940).[2]

Ivan had a memorable role as the nagging wife of a bank teller (Edward G. Robinson) in Fritz Lang's film Scarlet Street (1945). That role, along with a similar "nagging wife" role (of Charles Laughton) in Robert Siodmak's The Suspect (1944), caused some in Hollywood to dub her "Ivan the Terrible". She also appeared in 20th Century Fox's Biblical epic The Robe. She starred with Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in The Verdict (1946). The actress gained most of her fame on the Broadway and London stages.

On April 6, 1959, Ivan was found dead in her hotel room in New York City. She was 78 years old. Police attributed her death to natural causes.[3]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ↑ Garrison, Maxine (10 September 1945). "Rosalind Ivan Tops As Nagging Wife". The Pittsburgh Press. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. p. 10. Retrieved October 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Rosalind Ivan". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rosalind Ivan, Actress, Dies". Democrat and Chronicle. New York, Rochester. Associated Press. April 7, 1959. p. 13. Retrieved June 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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