Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord

Deceased · Born: Jul 26, 1918 · Died: Nov 28, 2015

Personal Details

Born Jul 26, 1918 San Francisco, California, USA
Spouse
  • Harry J Volk

    ( Aug 14, 1976 to May 12, 2000 )
  • Randolph Hale

    ( May 26, 1958 to Aug 9, 1974 )
  • John Archer

    ( Dec 30, 1941 to Oct 16, 1953 )
Relatives
  • Tommy Davis (Grandchild)
  • Jeffrey Tucker Jastrow (Grandchild)

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!

Career

1987
Sweet Surrender
Sweet Surrender
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1984
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow as Babs Middleton (archive footage)
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1979
The Love Boat
The Love Boat as Martha Rogers
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1975
The Missing Are Deadly
1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! as Mrs. Martha Meade
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1957
Make Room for Daddy
Make Room for Daddy as Kathy Williams
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1954
Port of Hell
Port of Hell as Kay Walker
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Climax!
Climax!
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1953
Rebel City
Rebel City as Jane Dudley
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Mexican Manhunt
Mexican Manhunt as Sheila Barton
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Down Laredo Way
Down Laredo Way as Valerie
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1951
Stop That Cab
Stop That Cab as Mary Thomas
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1950
The Magnavox Theater
The Magnavox Theater as Queen Anne
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Chain Gang
Chain Gang as Rita McKelvey
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The Lost Volcano
The Lost Volcano as Ruth Gordon
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1949
Masked Raiders
Masked Raiders as Gale Trevett
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Air Hostess
Air Hostess as Jennifer White
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1948
The Argyle Secrets
The Argyle Secrets as Marla
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The Strange Mrs. Crane
The Strange Mrs. Crane as Gina Crane
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1947
New Orleans
New Orleans as Grace Voiselle
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1943
Johnny Come Lately
Johnny Come Lately as Jane
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Hi, Buddy
Hi, Buddy as Mary Parker
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes in Washington as Nancy Partridge
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The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as Janet Thompson
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Shantytown
Shantytown as Virginia Allen
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1942
Moonlight in Havana
Moonlight in Havana as Patsy Clark
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About Face
About Face as Betty Marlowe
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Timber!
Timber! as Yvette Lacour
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Escape from Hong Kong
Escape from Hong Kong as Valarie Hale
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1937
Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls as June Preston
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Border Cafe
Border Cafe as Janet Barry
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High Flyers
High Flyers as Arlene Arlington
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On Again-Off Again
On Again-Off Again as Florence Cole
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Hideaway
Hideaway as Joan Peterson
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