Adrian was an only child, born in Los Angeles, California, to Florence (née Van Every) and Adrian Earl Hostetter, who wed in 1909 in Los Angeles.[3][better source needed] She was raised by her single mother in Los Angeles. She was a graduate of Hollywood High School.[4]
During the 1930s she specialised in playing hard-boiled gals, glamorous gold-diggers, and gangsters' "molls". She played supporting roles in numerous features. She played "Gee-Gee Graham" in Lady of Burlesque. In the Jerry Lewis comedy, The Errand Boy, she played a glamorous movie star "Anastasia Anastasia", whose on-set birthday party is wrecked by Lewis's shenanigans. She appeared on several radio programs, including the Abbott and Costello Show.
Adrian was married to Charles Over from 1935 to 1936; the marriage ended in divorce. Her second marriage, to George Jay, also ended in divorce.[citation needed] On September 24, 1949, she married Dan Schoonmaker, a camera manufacturer, in Las Vegas.[7] They separated two months later[8] and were divorced on September 14, 1950, in Ciudad Juárez.[9] Her fourth and final marriage was to football player Ray (Fido) Murphy, and lasted more than 30 years until his death in 1983.[citation needed]
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Referencesedit
^Room, Adrian (2014). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
^Iris Adrian filmography, nytimes.com; retrieved October 10, 2014.
^"Leaves Hollywood, Makes Good in East". Jefferson City Post-Tribune. Missouri, Jefferson City. United Press. October 15, 1934. p. 4. Retrieved July 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Now in Follies". The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah, Salt Lake City. August 2, 1931. p. 28. Retrieved July 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^Folkart, Burt A. (September 22, 1994). "Iris Adrian, Actress Who Played 'Toughs'". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. A 20. Retrieved December 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Iris Adrian Married". The San Francisco Examiner. California, San Francisco. International News Service. October 7, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Iris Adrian Leaves Hubby". Long Beach Independent. California, Long Beach. International News Service. November 26, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Husband Divorces Actress In Juarez". El Paso Times. Texas, El Paso. September 15, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^Obituary: Iris Adrian, independent.co.uk; accessed October 10, 2014.
^Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 79. ISBN 9780786409839. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
Further readingedit
Young, Jordan R. (1986) [First published 1975]. "Iris Adrian". Reel Characters : Great Movie Character Actors (softcover) (Sixth ed.). Beverly Hills, CA: Moonstone Press. pp. 29–42. ISBN 978-0-940410-79-4.
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