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Carroll Nye
Actor
Born October 4, 1901Died March 17, 1974 (72 years)
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Robert Carroll Nye (October 4, 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an American film actor. He appeared in 58 films between 1925 and 1944. His mother, Myra Nye, worked for the Los Angeles Times. Carroll was educated at the University of California and later became a reporter and radio editor with the Times like his mother. However, he went into film business in 1924. 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. In his late career, he played usually small roles, perhaps most memorably as Frank Kennedy, Scarlett's second husband, in Gone with the Wind (1939). 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 newscaster and publicity man. He was married to actress Helen Lynch since 1928, but the marriage ended in divorce. He later married a woman named Dorothy, mentioned on his gravestone at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills. His brother was respected Hollywood makeup artist Ben Nye.
Robert Carroll Nye (October 4, 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an American film actor. He appeared in 58 films between 1925 and 1944. His mother, Myra Nye, worked for the Los Angeles Times. Carroll was educated at the University of California and later became a reporter and radio editor with the Times like his mother. However, he went into film business in 1924. 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. In his late career, he played usually small roles, perhaps most memorably as Frank Kennedy, Scarlett's second husband, in Gone with the Wind (1939). 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 newscaster and publicity man. He was married to actress Helen Lynch since 1928, but the marriage ended in divorce. He later married a woman named Dorothy, mentioned on his gravestone at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills. His brother was respected Hollywood makeup artist Ben Nye.
Filmography
| 1944 | Wilson · as Reporter |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust · as Mr. Loring |
| 1940 | Buyer Beware · as George Collins (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind · as Frank Kennedy |
| 1938 | Hold That Co-ed · as Radio Newscaster |
| 1938 | Kentucky Moonshine · as Radio Announcer |
| 1938 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm · as Radio Announcer |
| 1937 | Saturday's Heroes · as First Football Broadcaster |
| 1936 | We Who Are About to Die · as Police Radio Dispatcher |
| 1936 | Don't Turn 'em Loose · as Police Radio Broadcaster |
| 1936 | Sing, Baby, Sing · as Radio Announcer |
| 1936 | The Crime of Dr. Forbes · as Radio Announcer |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady · as Burroughs |
| 1933 | The Wolf Dog · as Radio Announcer [ch. 1] |
| 1931 | Neck and Neck · as Frank Douglas |
| 1931 | King of the Wild · as Tom Armitage |
| 1930 | The Lottery Bride · as Nels |
| 1929 | The Bishop Murder Case · as John E. Sprigg |
| 1929 | Madame X · as Darrell, A Naval Officer |
| 1929 | The Girl in the Glass Cage · as Terry Pomfret |
| 1929 | The Squall · as Paul |
| 1929 | The Flying Fleet · as Tex (uncredited) |
| 1928 | While the City Sleeps · as Marty |
| 1927 | Death Valley · as Boy |
| 1926 | The Wolf Hunters · as Roderick Drew |