George Rosener

George Rosener
Rosener in City of Missing Girls (1941)
Born	George Michael Rosener (1884-05-26)May 26, 1884 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Died	March 29, 1945(1945-03-29) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupations	Actor writer
Years active	1930–1941
Known for	Work with Frank Buck
Spouse	Adele Oswald Rosener
Children	George M. Rosener (1926–1988)

George Michael Rosener (May 26, 1884 – March 29, 1945) was an American film actor and writer. He also wrote and acted in the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.^[1]

Rosener began his acting career at age 19 as a circus clown, followed by stints in tent and medicine shows, vaudeville, and stock companies. He was a playwright whose 1927 play Speakeasy (written with Edward Knoblock) was adapted for film in 1929. Rosener acted in or directed more than 200 plays, including My Maryland.^[2] He was on the news staff of the New York World.^[3]

He worked for the Shubert family, operators of the Broadway theater district, for more than seven years as an actor, director, and writer. He also acted in 38 films and wrote 14 more, including Doctor X, Union Depot, The Secret of Treasure Island, City of Missing Girls, The Mysterious Pilot, Alias the Doctor, The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Sinners' Holiday, New Faces of 1937, House of Secrets, The Carson City Kid, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, and The Great Commandment.^[4]

In 1937, Rosener wrote and acted in the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.

Rosener's last film credit was in 1941. His wife, Adele, died in June 1942. George Rosener died three years later.

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