Genevieve Tobin

Known for ActingBorn 1899-11-27Died 1995-07-21New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 21, 1995) was an American actress. The daughter of a vaudeville performer, Tobin made her film debut in 1910 in Uncle Tom's Cabin as Eva. She appeared in a few films as a child, and formed a double act with her sister Vivian. Their brother, George, also had a brief acting career. Following her education in Paris and New York, Tobin concentrated on a stage career in New York. Although she was seen most often in comedies, Tobin also played the role of Cordelia in a Broadway production of King Lear in 1923. Popular with audiences, she was often praised by critics for her appearance and style rather than for her talent, however in 1929 she achieved a significant success in the play Fifty Million Frenchmen. She introduced and popularized the Cole Porter song "You Do Something to Me" and the success of the role led her back to Hollywood, where she performed regularly in comedy films from the early 1930s. She played prominent supporting roles opposite such performers as Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Joan Blondell and Kay Francis, but occasionally played starring roles, in films such as Golden Harvest (1933) and Easy to Love (1934). She played secretary Della Street to Warren William's Perry Mason in The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935). One of her most successful performances was as a bored housewife in the drama The Petrified Forest (1936) opposite Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart. She married the director William Keighley in 1938 and made only a couple more films; her final film before her retirement was No Time for Comedy (1940) with James Stewart and Rosalind Russell. Description above from the Wikipedia article Genevieve Tobin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Hollywood Speaks

Our Neighbors - The Carters

Uncertain Lady

Kate Plus Ten

The Great Gambini

Free Love

Snowed Under

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

The Petrified Forest

The Man in the Mirror

Here's to Romance

Infernal Machine

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

The Country Cousin

Perfect Understanding

Dramatic School

Golden Harvest

One Hour with You

Seed

Pleasure Cruise

The Woman in Red

The Duke Comes Back

The Case of the Lucky Legs

Broadway Hostess

The 9th Guest

Zaza

Dark Hazard

No Time for Comedy

Kiss and Make-Up

Easy to Love

Goodbye Again

The Gay Diplomat

I Loved a Woman

Up for Murder

The Goose and the Gander

Yes, My Darling Daughter

A Lady Surrenders

By Your Leave

Success at Any Price

The Wrecker

Breakdowns of 1936

Screen Snapshots No. 11

The Voice of Hollywood