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Esther Muir is a Actor American born on 11 march 1903 at Andes (hamlet) (USA)

Esther Muir

Esther Muir
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Nationality USA
Birth 11 march 1903 at Andes (hamlet) (USA)
Death 1 august 1995 (at 92 years) at Mount Kisco (USA)

Esther Muir (March 11, 1903 – August 1, 1995) was a character actress on Broadway and in Hollywood films.

Biography

Muir was introduced by columnist Walter Winchell to Hollywood director and choreographer Busby Berkeley, whom she married. They were divorced in 1931. In the 1950s the former actress became a real estate developer in southern California. She supervised the construction of more than 400 tract homes.

Muir married composer/producer Sam Coslow in Mexicali, Mexico on November 1, 1934. The couple repeated their wedding vows a year later in Ventura, California. The marriage ended in divorce in 1948. Her daughter, Jacqueline Coslow, became an actress and married actor Ted Sorel (né Theodore Eliopoulos).

Esther Muir died in 1995 at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York, aged 92. She had lived in Somers, New York.

Usually with

Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
(5 films)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
(5 films)
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
(5 films)
Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman
(4 films)
Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Esther Muir (30 films)

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Actress

X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot (1942)
, 55minutes
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Damian O'Flynn, Helen Parrish, Dick Purcell, Jack La Rue, Neil Hamilton, Robert Homans
Roles Bonnie Bascomb
Rating52% 2.6093252.6093252.6093252.6093252.609325
Differences from novel
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk (1941)
, 1h45
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Claire Trevor, Frank Morgan, Marjorie Main, Albert Dekker
Roles Prostitute
Rating65% 3.296253.296253.296253.296253.29625
Con man "Candy" Johnson (Clark Gable) and his friend "Sniper" (Chill Wills) flee town using quick wits and magic tricks. They catch a train to Yellow Creek, Nevada, where a gold rush is in progress. Aboard, he meets Elizabeth Cotton (Lana Turner); she takes an instant dislike to him. When they arrive, Candy is amused to discover she is the daughter of "Judge" Cotton (Frank Morgan), an old acquaintance of his. Elizabeth is unaware of her father's crooked past and present.
Misbehaving Husbands
Misbehaving Husbands (1940)
, 1h5
Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Harry Langdon, Betty Blythe, Ralph Byrd, Esther Muir, Gayne Whitman, Byron Barr
Roles Grace Norman
Rating52% 2.631372.631372.631372.631372.63137
Absent-minded department store owner Henry Butler (Harry Langdon), forgetting his wedding anniversary ends up working late and missing the surprise anniversary party thrown by his wife, Effie, Betty Blythe. Trying to get away from work, he ends up being seen with a mannequin, which he is trying to get repaired. A friend of his wife who sees it, think it’s a blonde girl Henry is having an affair with. Others call the police, reporting a murdered woman.
Stolen Paradise
Stolen Paradise (1940)
, 1h19
Directed by Louis Gasnier
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Political films
Actors Leon Janney, Eleanor Hunt, Esther Muir, Marlo Dwyer, Mamie Smith
Roles Mrs. Ellen Gordon
Rating42% 2.123352.123352.123352.123352.12335
Eighteen-year-old Richard Gordon is a student at St Francis boarding school and is looking forward to eventually being ordained a Roman Catholic priest. His mentor Father O'Malley summons him with news that his father is remarrying (Richard's mother had died years ago) and wishes Richard to return home and study in a prestigious university. Richard is not keen on leaving St. Francis but Fr. O'Malley advises him that he should see a bit of life before making his decision to enter the clergy.
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
, 1h33
Directed by H. C. Potter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Political films
Actors Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields, Victor Varconi
Roles (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.4479053.4479053.4479053.4479053.447905
The film tells of novice American dancer Irene Foote (Ginger Rogers) who convinces New York-based British vaudeville comic Vernon Castle (Fred Astaire) to give up slapstick comedy in favor of sophisticated ballroom dancing.
Three Comrades
Three Comrades (1938)
, 1h40
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone, Robert Young, Lionel Atwill, Henry Hull
Roles Frau Schmidt (uncredited)
Rating70% 3.5458853.5458853.5458853.5458853.545885
Trois vétérans de la guerre (Robert Taylor, Franchot Tone et Robert Young) rentrent dans Berlin ruinée et prête à succomber aux sirènes du nazisme. Ils sont tous trois amoureux de Patricia Hollmann (Margaret Sullavan).
Sunset Murder Case
Sunset Murder Case (1938)

Directed by Louis Gasnier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Sally Rand, Esther Muir, Vince Barnett, Paul Sutton, Lona Andre, Reed Hadley
Roles Lora Wynne
Rating47% 2.3844952.3844952.3844952.3844952.384495
Differences from novel
The Law West of Tombstone
The Law West of Tombstone (1938)

Directed by Glenn Tryon
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Harry Carey, Tim Holt, Evelyn Brent, Jean Rouverol, Clarence Kolb, Allan Lane
Roles Madame Mustache
Rating56% 2.8092652.8092652.8092652.8092652.809265
A Judge Roy Bean figure dispenses justice in Arizona. He teams up with the Tonto Kid to fight the McQuinn gang.
Western Jamboree
Western Jamboree (1938)
, 54minutes
Directed by Ralph Staub
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance, Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Jean Rouverol, Esther Muir, Frank Darien, Harry Holman
Roles Duchess
Rating59% 2.958252.958252.958252.958252.95825
Ranch foreman Gene Autry (Gene Autry), his sidekick Frog Milhouse (Smiley Burnette), and the rest of the men at the Circle J ranch are anxious about the new owner, Van Fleet, who recently purchased the property. While awaiting his arrival, they learn that outlaws are searching for a helium gas floe on the property—gas they can sell to foreign powers for use in dirigibles, which are banned by the United States government. After one of the ranch hands is attacked, Gene and Frog go after the outlaws. At an abandoned house near the trail they find old Dad Haskell (Frank Darien), who tells Gene that his daughter Betty (Jean Rouverol) believes that he is the owner of the Circle J and is due to arrive from the east. Gene agrees to help maintain his charade and turns the Circle J into a dude ranch until the real owner arrives.
Battle of Broadway
Battle of Broadway (1938)
, 1h24
Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Raymond Walburn, Lynn Bari, Hattie McDaniel
Roles Opal Updyke
Rating60% 3.0327053.0327053.0327053.0327053.032705
Homer C. Bundy (Raymond Walburn), the president of the Bundy Steel Company of Bundy, Pennsylvania, sends troublesome employees "Big" Ben Wheeler (Victor McLaglen) and "Chesty" Webb (Brian Donlevy) to New York City to break up Bundy's son Jack's (Robert Kellard) engagement to suspected gold digger Marjorie Clark (Lynn Bari). Jack discovers his father's plot, and turns the tables on the brawling steelworkers: he asks gorgeous Linda Lee (Gypsy Rose Lee)--the object of the competitive Big Ben's and Chesty's amorous pursuits—to pretend she's his fiance, to put the boys off the trail. Trouble ensues when Homer arrives in NYC...and falls for Linda.