Rosella Towne

Rosella Towne (January 20, 1918 – August 29, 2014) was an American film actress. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Her film career began in 1937, after making a screen test for Warner Bros. and signing a contract for the studio. At first she made minor appearances in motion pictures such as Varsity Show, It's Love I'm After and Submarine D-1. She studied with Neely Dickson at the Hollywood Community Theater. In 1939, she got her first leading role when she was chosen to play the part of comic-strip character Jane Arden in a film adaption. While touted by critics as a future star, Towne retired from showbusiness after marrying Harry Kronman, a Hollywood producer, in 1942. She died on August 29, 2014, aged 96. Towne was cremated.

Filmography

 * Varsity Show (1937) as passerby
 * It's Love I'm After (1937) as autograph seeker
 * Submarine D-1 (1937) as Mary
 * Expensive Husbands (1937) as Brenner's receptionist
 * Hollywood Hotel (1937) as secretary
 * Sergeant Murphy (1938) as Alice Valentine
 * The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Maida Day
 * Blondes at Work (1938) as Louisa Revelle
 * Fools for Scandal (1938) as Diana
 * Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) as golddigger
 * Men Are Such Fools (1938) as Linda's secretary
 * Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) as Panthea Landis
 * Sons of the Plains (short) (1938)
 * Boy Meets Girl (1938) as hospital nurse
 * Secrets of an Actress (1938) as seated party guest
 * Campus Cinderella (short) (1938) as co-ed
 * The Sisters (1938) as telephone operator
 * Hard to Get (1938) Miss Gray
 * Declaration of Independence (1938) as Betsy Kramer
 * Going Places (1938) as young lady at party
 * Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939) as Edith Colby
 * Secret Service of the Air (1939) as Zelma Warren
 * The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939) as Jane Arden
 * Women in the Wind (1939) as Phyllis
 * Dark Victory (1939) as girl in box
 * Code of the Secret Service (1939) as Elaine
 * The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) as lady of the court
 * Flight Angels (1940) as student
 * Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940) as Doris Manners
 * No, No, Nanette (1940) as stewardess
 * The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941) as girl
 * A Gentle Gangster (1943) as Helen Barton