Mozelle Britton | |
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Born | Inehart Mozelle Britton May 2, 1912 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | May 18, 1953 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 41)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S. |
Other names | Mozelle Brittonne |
Alma mater | Pasadena Playhouse |
Occupation(s) | Actress, casting director, and songwriter |
Years active | 1930–1936 |
Spouse(s) | Alan Dinehart (m. 1933–1944, his death) Thomas W. Gosser (m. 1948–1953, her death; separated prior to her death) |
Children | Mason Alan Dinehart |
Inehart Mozelle Britton (May 2, 1912 – May 18, 1953)[1] was an American actress, casting director, newspaper columnist, and songwriter. She was sometimes billed as Mozelle Brittonne.[2]
Britton was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Britton, and she graduated from Classen High School.[3] She was wed on June 28, 1933.[4]
On Broadway, billed as Mozelle Brittone, she portrayed May in Alley Cat (1934) and Linda Roberts in Separate Rooms (1940).[5]
Britton died, aged 41, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had been under treatment for a heart ailment. According to her sister, Mrs. Allamae Gingg, Britton's death was hastened by overwork. She had been preparing a benefit show in San Diego for the American Cancer Society. She and her first husband are entombed together at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[1]