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Marjorie Lord
Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord

ActingBorn July 26, 1918Died November 28, 2015 (age 97)San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy. In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip. Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Filmography

1988Movie
1984
The World of Tomorrow

as Babs Middleton (archive footage)

Movie
1978
The Pirate

as Mrs. Mason

Movie
1978
Fantasy Island

as Beth Shane

TV
1977
The Pirate

as Mrs. Mason

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Martha Rogers

TV
1970
Make Room for Granddaddy

as Kathy Williams

TV
1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

as Mrs. Martha Meade

Movie
1957TV
1956
Wire Service

as Phyllis Holley

TV
1954
Port of Hell

as Kay Walker

Movie
1954TV
1953
The Danny Thomas Show

as Kathy Williams

TV
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Miss Cook

TV
1953
Mexican Manhunt

as Sheila Barton

Movie
1953
Down Laredo Way

as Valerie

Movie
1953
Rebel City

as Jane Dudley

Movie
1952TV
1952
Cavalcade of America

as Lee Powell Coleman

TV
1952TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Sarah McCoy

TV
1951
Stop That Cab

as Mary Thomas

Movie
1950Movie
1950
Chain Gang

as Rita McKelvey

Movie
1950
The Lost Volcano

as Ruth Gordon

Movie
1950
Riding High

as Mary Winslow

Movie
1949
Air Hostess

as Jennifer White

Movie
1949
Masked Raiders

as Gale Trevett

Movie
1948Movie
1948Movie
1947
New Orleans

as Grace Voiselle

Movie
1943
Flesh and Fantasy

as Justine (uncredited)

Movie
1943Movie
1943
Shantytown

as Virginia Allen

Movie
1943Movie
1943
Hi, Buddy

as Mary Parker

Movie
1943Movie
1942
Moonlight in Havana

as Patsy Clark

Movie
1942
Timber!

as Yvette Lacour

Movie
1942
Escape from Hong Kong

as Valarie Hale

Movie
1942
About Face

as Betty Marlowe

Movie
1938
Girls' School

as Nan (uncredited)

Movie
1937
High Flyers

as Arlene Arlington

Movie
1937
Forty Naughty Girls

as June Preston

Movie
1937
Hideaway

as Joan Peterson

Movie
1937
On Again—Off Again

as Florence Cole

Movie
1937
Border Cafe

as Janet Barry

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 26, 1918
Day of DeathNovember 28, 2015
Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
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