Mozelle Britton

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) was an American actress, casting director, newspaper columnist, and songwriter. She was sometimes billed as Mozelle Brittonne.

Personal life

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

Career

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

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.

Selected filmography

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

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"

External links

• Mozelle Britton at Find a Grave