Emerson Treacy

Emerson Treacy
Treacy in Long Shot (1939)
Born(1900-09-17)September 17, 1900
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 1967(1967-01-10) (aged 66)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
OccupationActor
Years active1930–1962
SpouseAnn McKay
Children1

Emerson Treacy (September 17, 1900 – January 10, 1967) was an American film, Broadway, and radio actor.

Early years

Treacy graduated from St. Joseph College in Philadelphia.[1] When his father died in an automobile accident, Treacy became the executive responsible for the sporting goods factory that his family owned in Philadelphia. Prior to that development, he had planned to study law.[2]

Career

Treacy acted in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.[3] He and Gay Seabrook, "two of the best known portrayers of youthful roles in the country", performed in the play Tommy.[4] Other plays in which he appeared included The Master Builder,[5]a Take My Advice, Pigs, and Skidding.[3] On Broadway he portrayed Purdy in Searching for the son (1936).[6]

Treacy's professional acting debut occurred in a Provincetown Players production of Inheritors. He later worked for two years in a company headed by Jasper Deeter.[5]

Treacy portrayed the flustered father of Spanky McFarland in the Our Gang short films Bedtime Worries and Wild Poses.

Treacy played in dozens of other feature films, including small roles in Adam's Rib and The Wrong Man, as well as television programs such as The Lone Ranger, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Perry Mason.

During World War II, Treacy wrote for the United States Office of War Information. He also worked for the American Red Cross as press agent for its chairman, Basil O'Connor, and as director of entertainment in the Southwest Pacific.[1]

Personal life and death

Treacy married actress Ann McKay on June 12, 1928, in Loyola College chapel.[7] They had a son, Robert Emerson Treacy.[8]

Treacy died at the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital[1] after undergoing surgery on January 10, 1967. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.[9]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rites for Actor Treacy Saturday". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. January 13, 1967. p. 7. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Error Wins First Break For Alcazar Juvenile". The San Francisco Examiner. March 17, 1929. p. 56. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Actor returns to Dufwin for new comedy". Oakland Tribune. July 3, 1929. p. 7. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Noted Stage Play 'Tommy' Coming to Granada". Reno Gazette. Nevada, Reno. September 29, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ a b "This actor had prize play debut". Los Angeles Times. December 4, 1927. p. 51. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Emerson Treacy". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ann McKay Weds". Los Angeles Evening Express. June 13, 1928. p. 29. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Lathrop, Monroe (February 28, 1929). "'Broadway' will be restaged at Vine St. house". Los Angeles Evening Express. p. 17. Retrieved June 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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