Forgotten Actresses

(This is a "DRAFT" and a "WORK IN PROGRESS" project.)

A tribute to the character actresses, pin-ups, "legends" from the Golden Age, who the modern public never really speak or think about; and those who succumbed to tragic deaths.

"Life can be wildly tragic at times, but whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh." - Katharine Hepburn

Unsorted List

List (alphabetical by first name)

A

• Agnes Moorehead
• Alexis Smith
• Alice Backes
• Allison Hayes
• Allyn Ann McLerie also as Allyn McLerie
• Amanda Duff, died April 6, 2006
• Anita Ekberg
• Ann Blyth
• Ann Dvorak
• Ann Sheridan
• Anna Magnani
• Anne Baxter
• Annie Girardot
• Ava Gardner

B

• Barbara Bestar, Killers from Space, 1954
• Barbara Nichols
• Bea Griffith - Honey Carter/Lovey Linn in Reet, Petit and Gone (1947)
• Bettie Page
• Betty Grable
• Beverly Archer, born July 19, 1948.
• Brigitte Bardot

C

• Carole Landis
• Celeste Holm
• Claire Bloom
• Claire Trevor
• Claudette Colbert
• Claudia Barrett
• Colleen Gray
• Colleen Moore, (1899–1988)
• Constance Bennett
• Cynthia Patrick

D

• Deanna Durbin
• Debra Paget
• Diana Dors
• Dolores Fuller
• Donna Martel
• Doris Day
• Doris Kenyon, silent film star
• Dorothy Arnold
• Dorothy Dandridge
• Dorothy Lamour, My Favorite Brunette

E

• Edna May Oliver (November 9, 1883 - November 9, 1942)
• Edna M. Harris (1910–1997) - Spirit of Youth (1938)
• Eleanor Parker
• [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grave_(The_Twilight_Zone) Elen Willard]
• Elsa Lanchester (October 28, 1902 December 26, 1986)
• Estelle Parsons
• Esther Williams
• Evangelina Elizondo
• Eve Bernhardt
• Eve Meyer

F

• Faith Domergue
• Fay Holden, in Bulldog Drummond series
• Fern Emmett
• Frances Dee

G

• Gail Russell
• Gene Tierney
• Gina Lollobrigida
• Ginger Rogers
• Giulietta Masina
• Gladys Cooper
• Glynis Johns
• Googie Withers
• Grace Kelly, Princess consort of Monaco

H

• Heather Angel, in Bulldog Drummond series
• Hedy Lamarr in Cecil B. DeMille's Biblical epic, Samson and Delilah (1949)
• Helen Gallagher, born JUly 19, 1926.

I

• Ida James - The Devil's Daughter (1939); Hi-De-Ho (1947)
• Ingrid Bergman
• Irish McCalla

J

• Jane Darwell (October 15, 1879 - August 13, 1967)
• Janet Gaynor
• Jayne Mansfield
• Jean Arthur
• Jean Byron
• Jean Hawkshaw
• Jean Peters
• Jean Simmons
• Jeanne Moreau
• Jeni Le Gon - Hi-De-Ho (1947)
• Joan Bennett
• Joan Blondell - The Glove (1978)
• Joan Hackett
• Joan Marshall
• Joan Taylor
• Joanna Cassidy - The Glove (1978)
• Joi Lansing
• Joyce Meadows
• Julie Newmar
• June Richmond (1915–1962) - June in Reet, Petit and Gone (1947)
• June Wilkinson, considered by many as Playboy's greatest model-came from outside the acting world.

K

• Karolyn Grimes, who played Zuzu in the 1946 Frank Capra classic, It's A Wonderful Life.
• Katharine Hepburn
• Kathie Browne
• Kathryn Grayson
• Kitty de Hoyos

L

• Lauren Bacall
• Laurette Luez
• LaWanda Page
• Lena Horne - The Duke is Tops (1938)
• Lesley-Anne Down, Actress, Writer, Soundtrack
• Leslie Caron
• Lili St. Cyr, stripper
• Lilli Palmer
• Lilyan Tashman, (1896–1934)
• Linda Christian
• Linda Darnell
• Liv Ullmann
• Louise Campbell, in Bulldog Drummond series
• Lupe Vélez

M

• Madeline Carroll
• Mae Turner - Spirit of Youth (1938); Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
• Marguerite Chapman
• Mamie Van Doren
• Marga López
• Margaret Ann Peterson, she played Charlene on 2 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, 1963
• Margaret Fields
• Margaret Lockwood
• Margaret Sullavan
• Margie Stewart Johnson
• Marie Windsor
• Mariette Hartley
• Marilyn Harris
• Marilyn Manning, Eegah, 1962
• Marilyn Monroe
• Marjorie Main (February 24, 1890 - April 10, 1975)
• Marlene Dietrich
• Mary Hill
• Mary Louise Brooks
• Mary Murphy, who played opposite Marlon Brando in The Wild One
• Maureen O'Sullivan
• [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michèle_Mercier Michèle Mercier]
• Miiko Taka
• Mimi Gibson
• Muriel Landers

N

• Neva Peoples (1914–1995) - Ella in The Duke is Tops (1938); Bronze Venus (1938)
• Nina May McKinney (1912–1967) - The Devil's Daughter (1939)
• Noreen Nash

O

P

• Patricia Morison
• Patricia Neal
• Paula Raymond
• Paulette Goddard
• Peggy McCay
• Pia Zadora
• Priscilla Lane

Q

R

• Raquel Welch
• Ramsay Ames
• Rhonda Jeter, a child actress, she played Karen Burgess on Episode 91 of the Andy Griffith Show, entitled The Rivals.
• Rita Hayworth
• Ruth Donnelly (May 17, 1896 - November 17, 1982)

S

• Sally Eilers
• Sally Mansfield
• Sandra Rogers
• Sandy Descher, who confronted the giant ants of Them!
• Shelley Fabares
• Shirley Ball
• Shirley MacLaine
• Silvia Pinal
• Simone Signoret
• Sophia Loren
• Susan Cabot

T

• Tamara Dobson
• Tandra Quinn
• Teresa Graves
• Teresa Wright
• Tina Louise

U

• Una O'Connor (October 23, 1880 - February 4, 1959)

V

• Valerie Black
• Veronica Lake
• Victoria Spivey
• Vivianne Baber - The Black King (1932)

W

• Willeke van Ammelrooy

X

Y

• Yvonne De Carlo

Z

Classic Movies

• Frankenstein (1931)
• Scarface (1932)
• Robin Hood (1938)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
• Wuthering Heights (1939)
• Gone With the Wind (1939)
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
• The Letter (1940)
• Citizen Kane (1941)
• The Wolf Man (1941)
• Casablanca (1942)
• Flying Tigers (1942)
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
• Hamlet (1948)
• Adams Rib (1949)
• A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
• Around The World in 80 Days (1956)
• The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

To be continued

SciFi Classics

• Frankenstein (1931)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
• The Wolf Man (1941)
• Queen of the Amazons (1946/47, B&W) - Patricia Morison
• Prehistoric Women (1950, Color) - Laurette Luez
• Mesa of Lost Women (1953, B&W) - Mary Hill, Tandra Quinn, Dolores Fuller
• Rocky Jones, Space Ranger: Crash of the Moons (1954, B&W) - Sally Mansfield
• Around The World in 80 Days (1956)
• The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
• The Wild Women of Wongo (1958, Color) - Jean Hawkshaw The Wild Women of Wongo (1958)
• The Amazing Transparent Man (1960, B&W) - Marguerite Chapman
• The Wasp Woman (1960, B&W) - Susan Cabot
• Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964, Color) - Pia Zadora
• Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968, Color) - Mamie Van Doren

PinUp Cartoons

• Pin-Up Art of Bill Ward
• Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Editions)
• Alberto Vargas: Works from the Max Vargas Collection

Links and References

• Screen Sirens Scream!: Interviews With 20 Actresses from Science Fiction, Horror, Film Noir and Mystery Movies, 1930s to 1960s
• Most Beautiful Classic Black Actresses
• Nonagenarian Nymphs
• Forgotten Actresses
• Old Hollywood Pinups
• Tribute to my favorite character actresses from the Golden Age
• TRAGIC DEATHS Vol.1
• Most Famous Pin Up Girls
• Humorama
• Pin-up girl
• Yvonne: An Autobiography
• Thank Heaven: A Memoir
• Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel
• Carole & Co.: Reflections on Carole Lombard & classic Hollywood
• Classic Movie Search
• The Mayberry Historical Society Character List
• BLACK CELEBRITIES WHO DIED WITH LITTLE OR NO FANFARE-PART I
• ENTERTAINERS 1950 TO 1951
• Classic Movies. "Can you name the actors/actresses that starred in the following classic movies?" Cerealbox back quiz.
• Top Ten Films 1930-2009
• Black Cast Musical Shorts
• The Movies Of The Golden Age (and the Silent Era), Nothing after 1960s
• Film Star Pin Ups
• dead by 40
• A tribute to World War II poster girl Margie Stewart
• Marilyn Monroe Seduced Women: New Books