After the death of Lon Chaney, he was one of the actors
originally considered for the title role in Dracula (1931). The
role finally went to the actor playing the role on stage,
Bela Lugosi.
Married Fern Andra a second time because there was a question about
the legality of the first ceremony in 1932.
While at the Lambs Club he was stricken with combined effects of a heart attack and a perforated duodenal ulcer. Repeated blood transfusions failed to save his life.