Actor. He was a Swedish actor who played fictional Chinese detective Charlie Chan. He was married to a wealthy Bostonian, the artist Edith Gardener Shearn. Among their many houses was a historic farmhouse in the Southville section of Southborough. Upon Oland's death in 1938, he was buried in the town cemetery. The marker for his grave was originally the doorstep to the Olands' Smoke Tree Farm.
Actor. He was a Swedish actor who played fictional Chinese detective Charlie Chan. He was married to a wealthy Bostonian, the artist Edith Gardener Shearn. Among their many houses was a historic farmhouse in the Southville section of Southborough. Upon Oland's death in 1938, he was buried in the town cemetery. The marker for his grave was originally the doorstep to the Olands' Smoke Tree Farm.
Bio by: Dave
