- Aleta Freel
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name = Aleta Freel
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birthdate = 1907
birthplace =Jersey City, New Jersey
deathdate =December 7 ,1935
deathplace =Los Angeles, California
spouse =Ross Alexander (1934-1935)Aleta Freel (1907 –
December 7 ,1935 ) was an American stage actress.Biography
Born in
Jersey City, New Jersey , the daughter of a physician, Freel was educated at the Bergen School for Girls in Jersey City. She graduated fromSmith College .She played leading roles in several eastern stock companies. Among Freel's stage performances was a role in the play "Double Door", which was performed at the
Ritz Theater inNew York City in the fall of 1933. She was married toHollywood actorRoss Alexander following a backstage romance. Alexander was originally fromBrooklyn, New York , and began his career in New York. He was cast in many Broadway productions, one of which was "The Ladder".Freel became despondent regarding her career. She took a .22 rifle from a gun rack in her home and shot herself through the temple on December 6, 1935. Freel died early the following morning at Emergency Hospital in
Los Angeles, California . She was 28 years of age. Her husband confided to police that he and Miss Freel had a "small spat" during the evening. She was disappointed about some screen tests on which she had high hopes, but which were unsuccessful.On December 14, 1935, in
Sacramento, California , the state ofCalifornia opened an investigation into the "strange death" of Aleta Freel. The inquiry was requested byGovernor of New Jersey Harold G. Hoffman . Friends and relatives of the actress asked Hoffman, together with Governor Merriam of California, for a more exhaustive probe. Freel's father, William, was quoted as saying at the time of his daughter's death, that he was not altogether sure she took her life.References
* "Appleton, Wisconsin Post-Crescent," "Anne Nagel's Death Revives Old Mystery", Monday, August 29, 1966, Page A11.
* "Charleston, West Virginia Gazette", "Probe of Girl's Death Is Ordered", Sunday, December 15, 1935, Page 19.
* "New York Times ", "Theatrical Notes", September 21, 1933, Page 24.
* "New York Times", "Aleta Freel Ends Life In Hollywood", December 8, 1935, Page 44.External links
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NAME= Freel, Aleta
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress
DATE OF BIRTH= 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH=Jersey City, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH=December 7 ,1935
PLACE OF DEATH=Los Angeles, California
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