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Carroll Nye

{{Short description|American actor (1901–1974)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Carroll Nye

| image = Carroll Nye.jpg

| caption = Nye in 1935

| birthname = Robert Carroll Nye

| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|10|04}}

| birth_place = Akron, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|03|17|1901|10|04}}

| death_place = North Hollywood, California, U.S.

| restingplace =

| relatives =

| spouse = Helen Lynch (divorced)

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1925-1944

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Robert Carroll Nye{{Citation needed |date=August 2024}} (October 4, 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1925 and 1944. His most memorable role was Frank Kennedy, Scarlett's second husband, in Gone with the Wind.

Biography

Nye was born in Akron, Ohio on October 4, 1901. His mother, Myra Nye, was the club editor of the Los Angeles Times; his father, W. P. Nye, was postmaster in Covina, California.{{cite news |title=Carroll Nye Will Wed Film Beauty |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113298518/carroll-nye/ |access-date=November 19, 2022 |work=Covina Argus |date=August 5, 1927 |page=1|via = Newspapers.com}} Nye attended Covina, California, schools and the University of California at Los Angeles.{{cite book |last1=Katchmer |first1=George A. |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses |date=20 May 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0905-8 |page=282 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Carroll+Nye%22+actor&pg=PA282 |access-date=November 19, 2022 |language=en}}

Nye performed on stage at the Majestic Theater in Los Angeles from 1922 to 1925. He began working in films in June 1925. At the beginning of his career he had a score of leading man roles in Hollywood opposite such silent screen stars as Anita Page and Corinne Griffith.{{Citation needed |date=August 2020}} In his late career, he played usually small roles. His most memorable appearance was as Frank Kennedy, Scarlett's second husband and former love interest of her sister Suellen, in Gone with the Wind (1939).{{cite book |last1=Kachmar |first1=Diane |title=The Fly at 50: The Creation and Legacy of a Classic Science Fiction Film |publisher=BearManor Media |isbn=978-1-5939-3315-9 |year=2015 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X9icDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Carroll+Nye%22&pg=PT147 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |language=en}} His film career ended in 1944 with an uncredited role in Wilson. Nye also worked with Groucho Marx at CBS.

After his film career, Nye served as a Hollywood journalist and publicity man.{{cite news |title=Notable Deaths From Everywhere |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113340884/carroll-nye/ |access-date=November 19, 2022 |work=Simpson's Leader-Times |agency=United Press International |date=March 20, 1974 |location=Pennsylvania, Kittanning |page=16|via = Newspapers.com}} He married actress Helen Lynch in February 1928.{{cite news |title=Church Wedding for Carroll Nye and Helen Lynch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113298919/covina-argus/ |access-date=November 19, 2022 |work=Covina Argus |date=February 17, 1928 |page=1|via = Newspapers.com}} and after her death he married Dorothy Nye, Nye died of a heart attack in Encino, California on March 17, 1974, at the age of 72.{{cite book |last1=Ellenberger |first1=Allan R. |title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5019-0 |page=94 |date=May 1, 2001 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Carroll+Nye%22&pg=PA94 |access-date=August 27, 2020 |language=en}}

Partial filmography

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|0638560|Carroll Nye}}

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Category:1901 births

Category:1974 deaths

Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:Deaths from kidney failure in California

Category:American male film actors

Category:American male silent film actors

Category:American male radio actors

Category:Male actors from Akron, Ohio

Category:Radio and television announcers

Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players

Category:University of California alumni