Cathy Downs
Cathy Downs | |
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Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica, California , U.S. | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1945–1965 |
Spouses | Robert Brunson
(m. 1956; div. 1963)Joe Kirkwood, Jr. (m. 1949; div. 1955) |
Catherine N. Downs[1] (March 3, 1926 – December 8, 1976) was an American film actress.
Biography
Downs was born in Port Jefferson, New York. She was the daughter of James Nelson Downs and Edna Elizabeth Newman.[2]
A model for the Walter Thornton Agency,
She began her film career with small roles in
Downs has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to television, at 6646 Hollywood Boulevard.[7]
Personal life
On October 8, 1949, in Las Vegas, Downs married Joe Kirkwood Jr.,[8] who played the character Joe Palooka in films and on TV.[9] The couple divorced on February 24, 1955.[10] On July 21, 1956, Downs married Robert M. Brunson, an electronics executive. They divorced on July 29, 1963.[11]
Downs died December 8, 1976 of cancer in Los Angeles, California.[12]
She is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, California.[1]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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1945 | Diamond Horseshoe | Miss Cream Puff | Uncredited |
State Fair | Girl on carousel | Uncredited | |
The Dolly Sisters | Miss Mascara | Uncredited | |
1946 | The Dark Corner | Mari Cathcart | |
Do You Love Me | Clothes model | Uncredited | |
My Darling Clementine | Clementine Carter | ||
1947 | For You I Die | Hope Novak | |
1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Carol Scott | |
Panhandle | Jean 'Dusty' Stewart | ||
1949 | Massacre River | Katherine 'Kitty' Reid | |
1950 | The Sundowners | Kathleen Boyce | |
Short Grass | Sharon Lynch | ||
1951 | Joe Palooka in Triple Cross | Anne Palooka | |
1952 | Best Laid Plans | Mary Seaton | |
Gobs and Gals | Betty Lou Prentice | ||
1953 | Bandits of the West | Joanne Collier | |
The Flaming Urge | Charlotte Cruickshank | ||
1955 | The Big Tip Off | Sister Mary Joan of Arc | |
Kentucky Rifle | Amy Connors | ||
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues | Lois King | ||
1956 | The Oklahoma Woman | Susan Grant | |
The She Creature
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Dorothy Chappel | ||
1957 | Curfew Breakers | Mrs. Bowman | |
The Amazing Colossal Man | Carol Forrest | ||
1958 | Missile to the Moon | June Saxton | |
1958 | Tombstone Territory | Patricia Camden |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1961 | Rawhide | Jenny Stone | S3:E27, "Incident Before Black Pass" |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "Cathy Downs - The Private Life and Times of Cathy Downs. Cathy Downs Pictures". glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ Thornton, Walter (2022). "I've Been Wrong". Internet Archive.
- ^ Women in the Films of John Ford
- Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ "Hollywood Walk of Fame". hollywoodusa.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Downs' biodata at The New York Times
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cathy Downs Hollywood Star Walk". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
External links
- Cathy Downs at IMDb
- Cathy Downs at Find a Grave