Tom fadden biography
Wavy-haired, emaciated-looking Tom Fadden enjoyed a prolific screen career as a small part supporting actor with more than a fair share of scene-stealing moments to his credit.!
Tom Fadden
American actor (1895–1980)
Tom Fadden (January 6, 1895 – April 14, 1980) was an American actor.
He performed on the legitimate stage, vaudeville, in films and on television during his long career.
Early life
Fadden was born in Bayard, Iowa, on January 6, 1895; his father was a mining engineer.
Tom Fadden (January 6, – Ap) was an American actor.
Early in life the family moved farther west, moving from state to state, including the Dakotas, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Nebraska. In Nebraska Fadden graduated from Creighton University.[1]
Career
After graduating from college, Fadden joined a theater company in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1915.[2] He acted in stock companies and vaudeville during the 1910s and 1920s.
In 1924 he made his Broadway debut, starring as Peter Jekyll in The Wonderful Visit.[3] Over the next fifteen years he appeared in almost two dozen productions on the Great White Way, including Nocturne (1925), The Butter and Egg Man (1925–26), Elmer Gantry (1