Betty Garde
Betty Garde | |
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Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. | |
Resting place | Westminster Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1925–1971 |
Spouse |
Frank Lennon
(m. 1943; died 1987) |
Katharine Elizabeth Garde[1] (September 19, 1905 – December 25, 1989) was an American stage, radio, film and television actress.
Early years
Born in Philadelphia, Garde was starring in productions of South Philadelphia's Broadway Players by age 15. She attended the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
Stage
On the stage since the early 1920s, Garde made her Broadway debut as Alma Borden in Easy Come, Easy Go (1925–1926) and played character roles in productions including The Social Register (1931–1932) and The Primrose Path (1939). A tall woman, standing 5'10", she was cast as Aunt Eller in the original 1943 Broadway production of Oklahoma! She also portrayed Mrs. Gordon in Agatha Sue, I Love You (1966).[3][4]
Radio
After joining
Film
Garde's first three credited
Television
Her television credits include playing Belle Starr on the January 27, 1952 episode of The Gabby Hayes Show.[7] Garde also made appearances on The Honeymooners as the Kramdens' maid, Thelma; on The Real McCoys as a farmer, Aggie Larkin; and on two episodes of The Twilight Zone, including "The Midnight Sun", opposite Lois Nettleton. ... Noted... also played maid in ,"The Untouchables" episode starring Elizabeth Montgomery in "The Rusty Heller Story"...
Death
Betty Garde died December 25, 1989,
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1929 | The Lady Lies | Hilda Pearson | |
1930 | Queen High | Florence Cole | |
1931 | Damaged Love | Madge Sloan | |
The Girl Habit | Hattie Henry | ||
1948 | Call Northside 777 | Wanda Skutnik | Alternative title: Calling Northside 777 |
Cry of the City | Miss Pruett | ||
1950 | Caged | Kitty Stark | |
1951 | The Prince Who Was a Thief | Mirza | |
1955 | One Desire | Mrs. O'Dell | |
1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Miss Bettenhausen | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1950 | The Big Story
|
Annie | 1 episode |
1950–1951 | Suspense
|
3 episodes | |
1950 | The Big Story
|
Annie | 1 episode |
1950–1951 | Suspense
|
3 episodes | |
1952 | The Gabby Hayes Show | Belle Starr | 1 episode |
1955 | The Honeymooners | Thelma | 1 episode |
1955–1959 | The United States Steel Hour | Mom Mrs. Flynn |
2 episodes |
1956 | General Electric Theater | Annie | 1 episode |
The Edge of Night | Mattie Lane Grimsley | Unknown episodes | |
1957 | Decoy | Landlady | 1 episode |
1957–1959 | As the World Turns | Miss Tyler | Unknown episodes |
1959 | Mr. Lucky | Maybelle Towers | 1 episode |
1959–1960 | The Real McCoys | Aggie Larkin | 2 episodes |
The Untouchables | Norma Guzik Alice |
2 episodes | |
1960 | The Chevy Mystery Show | Mrs. Andrews | 1 episode |
Adventures in Paradise | Queen Atea | 1 episode | |
1961 | The Islanders | Mme. Arbedutian | 1 episode |
Shirley Temple's Storybook | The Flowerwoman | 1 episode | |
Checkmate | Sara | 1 episode | |
Route 66 | Lydia Sullivan | 1 episode | |
The Twilight Zone | Passenger Mrs. Bronson |
2 episodes | |
1962 | Ben Casey | Florabelle Hanks | 1 episode |
Car 54, Where Are You? | Ma Dearheart | 1 episode | |
1971 | All the Way Home | Aunt Sadie Follet | Television movie |
References
- ^ a b "Betty Garde, 84, Dies; Actress in 'Oklahoma!'". The New York Times. 28 December 1989. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
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- ^ a b c "Betty Garde, 84; Radio Actress Also Played Broadway, Films". Los Angeles Times. 27 December 1989. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Betty Garde". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ISBN 0-06-016616-9.
- ^ "Betty Garde", filmography, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Turner Broadcasting System, a subsidiary of Time Warner, New York, N.Y. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- ^ Gabby Hayes Show to Tell Stories of Fabled Adventures, Sioux City Journal, January 20, 1952, page 25
- ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2.
- ^ Sydney, Sissy (2012). "Betty Garde". Find a Grave. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
External links
- Betty Garde at the Internet Broadway Database
- Betty Garde at IMDb
- Betty Garde at the TCM Movie Database
- Betty Garde Digital Gallery at the University of Maryland Library Archived 2016-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Betty Garde papers at the University of Maryland Library