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Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord

Acting1918San 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!

Acting History

1984
The World of Tomorrow
as Babs Middleton (archive footage)
1980
The Love Boat
TVas Martha Rogers1 eps
1978
The Pirate
as Mrs. Mason
Fantasy Island
TVas Beth Shane1 eps
1970
Make Room for Granddaddy
TVas Kathy Williams
1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Mrs. Martha Meade
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Amy Marr1 eps
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
TVas Kathy Williams
1956
Wire Service
TVas Phyllis Holley
1955
Cavalcade of America
TVas Lee Powell Coleman1 eps
1954
Port of Hell
as Kay Walker
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Bessie1 eps
1953
Mexican Manhunt
as Sheila Barton
Rebel City
as Jane Dudley
Down Laredo Way
as Valerie
The Danny Thomas Show
TVas Kathy Williams
Letter to Loretta
TVas Miss Cook
1950
The Lost Volcano
as Ruth Gordon
Riding High
as Mary Winslow
Chain Gang
as Rita McKelvey
1949
Masked Raiders
as Gale Trevett
Air Hostess
as Jennifer White
1947
New Orleans
as Grace Voiselle
1943
Hi, Buddy
as Mary Parker
Shantytown
as Virginia Allen
Flesh and Fantasy
as Justine (uncredited)
1942
About Face
as Betty Marlowe
Timber!
as Yvette Lacour
Moonlight in Havana
as Patsy Clark
Escape from Hong Kong
as Valarie Hale
1938
Girls' School
as Nan (uncredited)
1937
Forty Naughty Girls
as June Preston
On Again—Off Again
as Florence Cole
Border Cafe
as Janet Barry
High Flyers
as Arlene Arlington
Hideaway
as Joan Peterson

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/26/1918
Day of Death
11/28/2015
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA