Mozelle Britton

American actress

Mozelle Britton
Born	Inehart Mozelle Britton (1912-05-02)May 2, 1912 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	May 18, 1953(1953-05-18) (aged 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S.
Other names	Mozelle Brittonne
Alma mater	Pasadena Playhouse
Occupation(s)	Actress, casting director, and songwriter
Years active	1930–1936
Spouse(s)	Alan Dinehart (m. 1933–1944, his death) Thomas W. Gosser (m. 1948–1953, her death; separated prior to her death)
Children	Mason Alan Dinehart

Inehart Mozelle Britton (May 2, 1912 – May 18, 1953)^[1] was an American actress, casting director, newspaper columnist, and songwriter. She was sometimes billed as Mozelle Brittonne.^[2]

Personal life

Britton was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Britton, and she graduated from Classen High School.^[3] She was wed on June 28, 1933.^[4]

Career

On Broadway, billed as Mozelle Brittone, she portrayed May in Alley Cat (1934) and Linda Roberts in Separate Rooms (1940).^[5]

Death

Britton died, aged 41, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had been under treatment for a heart ailment. According to her sister, Mrs. Allamae Gingg, Britton's death was hastened by overwork. She had been preparing a benefit show in San Diego for the American Cancer Society. She and her first husband are entombed together at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.^[1]

Selected filmography

1930 Paramount on Parade
1934 The Fighting Ranger
1936 Night Waitress
1936 Rainbow on the River

References

^ ^a ^b Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ Houston, Noel (October 12, 1934). "Sara Margaret Keys and Joan Crawford, Childhood Playmates, Meet Again in Magic Land of Hollywood". The Oklahoma News. Oklahoma, Oklahoma City. p. 11. Retrieved May 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Houston, Frank (June 1, 1934). "A Summer Vacation in California Lands Classen Girl Good Part in Forthcoming Broadway Production". The Oklahoma News. Oklahoma, Oklahoma City. p. 2. Retrieved May 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mozelle Brittonne And Dineheart Wed". The San Francisco Examiner. California, San Francisco. Associated Press. June 29, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved May 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mozelle Brittonne". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

Sources

Los Angeles Times, May 19, 1953, "Mozelle Dinehart, 41, Widow of actor, Dies".
Los Angeles Times, June 17, 1953, "Alan Dinehart's Widow Wills Mother estate"