Edmund Lowe was an American actor. Although known for his somewhat flamboyant personality and purple ties (1920's code for homosexual), he was also married three times - and for fairly decent lengths of time. Historian William J. Mann noted that Lowe's second marriage to Lilyan Tashman (1925-1934), was a "lavender marriage" of convenience - both being at least bi-sexual if not homosexual. Further research will be needed.
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Newspaper Articles:
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) - August 12, 1926
Screen Actors to Sail on Honeymoon
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12. -(AP)- Edmund Lowe and his wife, Lilyan Taschman, who were married over a year ago, will leave here Friday for a European tour on a belated honeymoon. The screen stars will sail from New York to England and intend to visit France, Italy, Spain and Germany
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) - May 17, 1931
Edmund Lowe and Lilyan Lowe, nee Tashman, want to pick up art objects in Spain, Italy and France. Lilyan also desires to improve her French as she has had numerous opportunities to play roles where perfection in the language would have improved her work.
Census Records:
2102 California Street, San Francisco, California - April 23, 1910
| Surname | Given Name | Relation | Age | Status | Born | Father Born | Mother Born | Immigration | Occupation | Industry |
| L'Hommedieu | Gertrude | Head | 37 | single | California | New York | Ireland | . | Teacher | Public School |
| Lowe | Ellen | aunt | 54 | widow | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | 1866 | none | . |
| Kennie | Mary A. | aunt | 46 | single | Ireland | Ireland | Ireland | 1866 | none | . |
| Triggs | John W. | boarder | 53 | single | Louisiana | Georgia | Florida | . | Engineer | Mining |
| Lowe | Edmund S. | boarder | 20 | single | California | Massachusetts | Ireland | . | none | . |
718 No. Linden Dr, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California - April 11, 1930
| Surname | Given Name | Relation | Age | Status | Age at 1st Marriage | Born | Father Born | Mother Born | Immigrated | Occupation | Industry |
| Lowe | Edmund S. | Head | 38 | Married | 23 | California | Massachusetts | Ireland | Immigrated | Actor | Films Studio |
| Lowe | Lilyan T. | wife | 32 | Married | 27 | New York | Poland | Germany | Immigrated | Actress | Film Studios |
| Tashman | Kitty | sister-in-law | 48 | single | . | New York | Poland | Germany | . | None | . |
| Pagander | Anna | servant | 45 | widow | . | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | 1902 | servant | Private family |
| Declair | Marie | Cook | 45 | single | . | France | France | France | 1908 | Cook | Private Family |
