Art Fowler (actor)

This article is about the actor. For the baseball player, see Art Fowler.

Art Fowler
Art Fowler, ca. 1925
Born	Arthur Gladstone Fowler 1902 Harrah, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	June 9, 1939(1939-06-09) (aged 41) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor Musician Singer
Years active	1915–1928
Spouse(s)	Emma Haig, February 5, 1928-death

Arthur Gladstone "Dustbowl" Fowler (1902 – April 4, 1953) was an American actor and musician.

Career

Foweler was known as "The Wizard of the Ukulele." He played tenor ukulele accompanied by a gentle croon. Among his hits are No Wonder She's a Blushing Bride, "Crazy Words, Crazy Tune" and "Just a Bird's Eye View of My Old Kentucky Home".

Fowler took up ukulele around 1922, playing professionally from 1925 with his first professional performance at the Metropolitan Picture House in Los Angeles.^[1] He went on to tour internationally and in 1927 he traveled to England for a series of performances after being discovered by Gerald Samson while performing in New York City.^[1]

Fowler appeared in a number of films, including

• Tonto Basin Outlaws (1941)
• Arizona Trail (1943)
• West of Texas (1943)
• Black Market Rustlers (1943)
• Law Men (1944)
• West of the Rio Grande (1944)
• Range Law (1944)

Personal life

Fowler married actress and dancer Emma Haig in 1928 at the Savoy Chapel in London, England.^[2]

He and Haig reportedly ran antique shops in Newport, RI and Manhattan after she left the stage in 1931.^[3]

References

1. Eve, Edward (27 April 1927). "Looking 'Round: Art Fowler Arrives". The Era. Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Emma Haig-Art Fowler marriage certificate, 1928.jpg". Wikimedia Commons. February 5, 1928. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
3. I.C. Brenner (December 4, 1936). "Memory Lane". Birmingham News, Birmingham, UK. Birmingham, UK. p. 17. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

External links

• Art Fowler at the American Film Institute Catalog