Pamela Helen Mason

She was a British actress, author, and screenwriter who appeared in a number of British films.

Born Pamela Ostrer in Westgate-on-Sea, Mason was the daughter of Isadore, a mill owner, and Helen Ostrer. She left school at age 9 and age 16, married Roy Kellino. She began acting in 1934, and in 1939 she and Kellino made their first film together I Met a Murderer (1939). After divorcing Kellino in 1940, she married actor James Mason with whom she had two children. She remained married to him until 1964.

Mason went on to appear in various films including Lady Possessed (1952), The Child (1954), Sex Kittens Go to College (1960), and The Sandpiper. She also guest starred on Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, Playhouse 90, Love, American Style, and The New Dick Van Dyke Show.

She also hosted two talk shows The Pamela Mason Show from 1965-1966, and The Weaker (?) Sex from 1968-1969. In addition to acting, Mason authored several books including Marriage Is the First Step Toward Divorce and The Female Pleasure Hunt.

On 29 June 1996, Mason died of heart failure at her home in Beverly Hills, California. She is buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Filmography:

- My Wicked, Wicked Ways... The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985) (TV) .... Phoebe Straight

- "The New Adventures of Wonder Woman" .... Carla Burgess (1 episode, 1977)

... aka "Wonder Woman" - USA (original title)

... aka "The New Original Wonder Woman" - USA (first episodes title)

   - Mind Stealers from Outer Space: Part 2 (1977) TV episode .... Carla Burgess

- "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1 episode, 1973)

   - She Kisses Like a Dead Mackerel (1973) TV episode

- "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Understanding") / ... (2 episodes, 1970)

   - Love and the Happy Couple/Love and the Understanding (1970) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Understanding")

   - Love and Double Trouble/Love and the Fly/Love and the Millionaire (1970) TV episode .... Mother (segment "Love and Double Trouble")

- "The Weaker Sex" (1968) TV series .... Host (1968-1969)

... aka "The Weaker (?) Sex" - Canada (original title)

- The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966) .... Marie (a scientist)

- "The Pamela Mason Show" (1965) TV series .... Host (1965-1966)

- The Sandpiper (1965) (uncredited) .... Ellie

- Five Minutes to Live (1961) .... Ellen Harcourt

... aka "Door-to-Door Maniac" - USA (reissue title)

... aka "Last Blood" - USA (video title)

- Sex Kittens Go to College (1960) .... Dr. Myrtle Carter

- College Confidential (1960) .... Edna Blake

- "Playhouse 90" .... Marcia Lowe / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958)

   - Not the Glory (1958) TV episode

   - The Thundering Wave (1957) TV episode .... Marcia Lowe

   - Circle of the Day (1957) TV episode .... Mona

- "G.E. True Theater" .... Iris Sebastian (1 episode, 1957)

... aka "General Electric Theater" - USA (original title)

... aka "G.E. Theater" - USA (informal short title)

   - The Questioning Note (1957) TV episode .... Iris Sebastian

- "Panic!" (1 episode, 1957)

... aka "No Warning" - USA (second season title)

   - Marooned (1957) TV episode

- "The James Mason Show" (1956) TV series .... Performer

- "Schlitz Playhouse" .... Josephine (1 episode, 1954)

... aka "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" - USA (original title)

... aka "Herald Playhouse" - USA (syndication title)

... aka "The Playhouse" - USA (syndication title)

   - Her Kind of Honor (1954) TV episode .... Josephine

- The Child (1954) .... Janet

- "Omnibus" .... Josephine (1 episode, 1953)

   - The Love Story of Napoleon (1953) TV episode .... Josephine

- Charade (1953) .... The Artist/Pamela/Baroness Tanslan/Lilly

... aka "Duel at Dawn" - USA (TV title)

- Lady Possessed (1952) .... Sybil

- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) (as Pamela Kellino) .... Jenny

- Caught (1949) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Fuller

- The Upturned Glass (1947) (as Pamela Kellino) .... Kate Howard

-They Were Sisters (1945) (as Pamela Kellino) .... Margaret Lee

- I Met a Murderer (1939) (as Pamela Kellino) .... Jo Trent

- Prince of Peace (1939) (as Pamela Kellino) .... Mary

- Power (1934) (as Pamela Ostrer) .... Naomi Oppenheimer

... aka "Jew Süss" - UK (original title)

Writer:

- "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)

... aka "Jane Wyman Presents" - USA (rerun title)

... aka "Jane Wyman Theater" - USA (alternative title)

   - The Elevator (1958) TV episode (story)

- Charade (1953) (writer) (as Pamela Kellino)

... aka "Duel at Dawn" - USA (TV title)

- Lady Possessed (1952) (screenplay) (as Pamela Kellino) (story "Del Plama") (as Pamela Kellino)

- The Upturned Glass (1947) (writer) (as Pamela Kellino)

- I Met a Murderer (1939) (writer) (as Pamela Kellino)

Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Mason

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0446052/

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