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Lowell Sherman (b. October 11, 1885, San Francisco, California – d. December 28, 1934, Hollywood, California) was an American actor and film director.

Born in San Francisco in 1885(some sources list 1888), Sherman began his career as a child actor appearing in many touring companies. As an adult he appeared on Broadway in such plays as Judith of Bethulia(1904) with Nance O’Neil and in David Belasco’s 1905 smash hit The Girl of the Golden West with Blanche Bates where he was a young Pony Express rider. On Broadway in 1923 Sherman played the aptly suited Casanova in a play of that name. His leading lady was Katharine Cornell. His suave reputation was built after many years appearing in popular Broadway farces.

By 1915 Sherman was appearing in silent films usually playing playboys or villains, as he had in the theatre, in such films as Way Down East (1920), Molly O’ (1921), A Lady of Chance(1929) and later in talkies such as Ladies of Leisure (1930), and What Price Hollywood? (1932).

Sherman’s directing credits include The Greeks Had a Word for Them (United Artists, 1932) with Joan Blondell, She Done Him Wrong (Paramount Pictures, 1933) with Mae West, Morning Glory (RKO Radio Pictures, 1933) with Katharine Hepburn, and Broadway Through a Keyhole (20th Century Pictures, 1933) with Russ Columbo.

Sherman was married three times: to Evelyn Booth (1915–22), Pauline Garon (1926–30) and to actress Helene Costello (1930–32), younger sister of Dolores Costello. Sherman died three days after Christmas 1934 from pneumonia, aged 49, shortly after starting the filming of Becky Sharp (RKO, 1935) which was completed by Rouben Mamoulian.—Wikipedia