Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1889-06-26
Place of Birth:Ogden, Utah, USA
Also Known As: Maroni Olsen / Moroni Olson / John Willard /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1889-06-26 More

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Moroni Olsen (June 27, 1889 – November 22, 1954) was an American actor. Olsen was born in Ogden, Utah, to Mormon parents Edward Arenholt Olsen and Martha Hoverholst, who named him after the Moroni found in the Book of Mormon. Some sources have claimed that Olsen's birth name was John Willard Clawson, but there appears to be no support for this claim. Olsen studied at Weber Stake Academy, the predecessor of Weber State University. He then went to study at the University of Utah, where one of his teachers was Maud May Babcock. During World War I, he sold war bonds for the United States Navy. He also studied and performed in the Eastern United States around this time. In 1923, Olsen organized the "Moroni Olsen Players" out of Ogden. They performed at both Ogden's Orpheum Theatre and at various other locations spread from Salt Lake City to Seattle. After having worked on Broadway, he made his film debut in a 1935 adaptation of The Three Musketeers. He later played a different role in a 1939 comedy version of the story, starring Don Ameche as D'Artagnan and the Ritz Brothers as three dimwitted lackeys who are forced to substitute for the musketeers, who have drunk themselves into a stupor. His most famous role was the voice of the Slave in The Magic Mirror in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Olsen also provided the voice of the senior angel in It's a Wonderful Life. Olsen was an active member of the LDS Church, being a teacher of youth in the Hoolwood Ward. He also was director of the Pilgramage Play of Hollywood for several years.
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Sign of the Pagan
History Adventure Drama
At Sword's Point
Adventure Action
I Love Lucy
Comedy Family
Father of the Bride
Comedy Romance Drama
Samson and Delilah
Adventure Romance Drama
Task Force
Drama Romance War
High Wall
Crime Thriller
Black Gold
Drama Western
Possessed
Drama Thriller Romance
The Long Night
Drama Thriller Crime Romance
It's a Wonderful Life
Drama Family Fantasy
The Strange Woman
Drama Thriller History
Notorious
Thriller Romance Mystery
Boys' Ranch
Adventure Drama
Week-End at the Waldorf
Comedy Drama Romance
Cobra Woman
Adventure Drama Fantasy
Buffalo Bill
Drama Action Western
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Action Adventure Fantasy Romance
Madame Curie
Drama Romance History
Mission to Moscow
War Drama History
Air Force
Action Drama War Adventure
Reunion in France
Drama Romance War
The Glass Key
Crime Mystery Thriller
Dangerously They Live
Drama Romance Thriller War
Brigham Young
History Romance Western
Virginia City
Western Action Romance
Barricade
Adventure Drama Romance War
Allegheny Uprising
Western Action Adventure History
Code of the Secret Service
Action Adventure Crime Drama
The Three Musketeers
Adventure Action Comedy
Homicide Bureau
Drama Action Crime
Kentucky
Drama Romance
Kidnapped
Adventure Drama
The Last Gangster
Crime Drama Thriller
The Soldier and the Lady
Adventure History Romance War
Mary of Scotland
Drama History Romance
Two in Revolt
Action Adventure
Yellow Dust
Western Romance
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Comedy Mystery Romance Thriller
Annie Oakley
Drama Western
Death Takes a Holiday
Fantasy Romance Drama
  • name:Moroni Olsen
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1889-06-26
  • Place of Birth:Ogden, Utah, USA
  • Also Known As: Maroni Olsen · Moroni Olson · John Willard ·
  • Biography:From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Moroni Olsen (June 27, 1889 – November 22, 1954) was an American actor. Olsen was born in Ogden, Utah, to Mormon parents Edward Arenholt Olsen and Martha Hoverholst, who named him after the Moroni found in the Book of Mormon. Some sources have claimed that Olsen's birth name was John Willard Clawson, but there appears to be no support for this claim. Olsen studied at Weber Stake Academy, the predecessor of Weber State University. He then went to study at the University of Utah, where one of his teachers was Maud May Babcock. During World War I, he sold war bonds for the United States Navy. He also studied and performed in the Eastern United States around this time. In 1923, Olsen organized the "Moroni Olsen Players" out of Ogden. They performed at both Ogden's Orpheum Theatre and at various other locations spread from Salt Lake City to Seattle. After having worked on Broadway, he made his film debut in a 1935 adaptation of The Three Musketeers. He later played a different role in a 1939 comedy version of the story, starring Don Ameche as D'Artagnan and the Ritz Brothers as three dimwitted lackeys who are forced to substitute for the musketeers, who have drunk themselves into a stupor. His most famous role was the voice of the Slave in The Magic Mirror in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Olsen also provided the voice of the senior angel in It's a Wonderful Life. Olsen was an active member of the LDS Church, being a teacher of youth in the Hoolwood Ward. He also was director of the Pilgramage Play of Hollywood for several years.
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