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LLOYD NOLAN (Paramount Actor)
Lloyd Nolan has the distinction of having played, in succession, one of the biggest hits, and one of the shortest-running plays, in New York history.
The hit was "One Sunday Afternoon," in which he played the lead for 43 weeks. Hie next engagement was "lagged Amy," which lasted just two performances.
"And that," ho explains, "is a fair sample of my entire career to date."
Nolan was born in San Francisco, August 11. He went to Santa Clara prep school for five years, and then entered Stanford. He flunked out at the end of his first year, and worked his way around the world on a boat. He distinguished himself as a sailor by running the tramp steamer on. the rocks in Marseilles, and when the boat docked in New York, it burned.
He returned to Stanford xo resume his education, majoring in English. One summer he and another college student, Arnold Baily, now an aviator in Now York, did a vaudeville act, but Nolan had no real theatrical experience until 1927, when he come to the Pasadena Community theater. Here ho worked with Victor Jory, HoXon Brooks and others who hove since become famous in thoc.tricr.l circles.
After this experience he worked for Edward Everett Norton in the "Queen's Husband;" at the conclusion of the run of the show Nolan decided New York wes Baiting for him with open arms, and headed East. He happened to meet Worthington Xinor, famous as the stage director for the Thcator Guild, and Minor got him a part in a road company of "The Front Pagc.M He undorstudicd Roger Prycr, who had the load, and al-r;o playod the pert of Krugcr, the lazy reporter.
iVhon tho show returned to Nov York from its tour, Nolan wont to Cape Cod, whore he r-orkod as Q stage hand in the "Dennis" thoctor. Here ho met Alice Brc.dy, Edith Barrett and Sir Guy Standing, the letter now a Paramount contract player. Bott© Devi s wes on usher jtto at tho theater.
Tiring of stage handing, ho turnod actor, end cane to Now York with tho "Capo Cod Follios," which proved a quick flop. Nolan next went to Nobokcn, whoro ho playod the horo in tho rovival of "Tho Bluo & The Groy, or War is Ho 11," which rcn