Dianne Foster
Dianne Foster | |
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Born | Olga Helen Laruska October 31, 1928 |
Died | July 27, 2019 | (aged 90)
Occupations |
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Years active | 1951–1966 |
Spouse(s) | Andrew Allan (m. 1951; div. 195?) Joel Murcott
(m. 1954; div. 1959)Harold Rowe
(m. 1961; died 1994) |
Children | 3 |
Dianne Foster (born Olga Helen Laruska; October 31, 1928 – July 27, 2019) was a Canadian actress of Ukrainian descent.[1]
Early life
Foster was born in
At 14, she began a radio career,[3] subsequently moved to Toronto, and became one of Canada's top radio stars, working with Andrew Allan, drama supervisor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on productions such as Stage '49.[5] She appeared on Radio Luxembourg in a broadcast of The Lives of Harry Lime.[4] She became a Walter Thornton model and also taught modeling at the Thornton school.[6] She married Andrew Allan in 1951.[citation needed]
Film
In March 1952, her husband returned to Canada, while she stayed in
Although her film career continued, it was not on the same upward trajectory as before. In 1957, she co-starred in the biopic
Television
In 1960, Foster was the title guest star in the episode "Lawyer in Petticoats" on the short-lived
After a three-year absence, she returned to the big screen in
Personal life and later years
In 1951, Foster married
Selected filmography
- The Quiet Woman (1951)
- The Steel Key (1953)
- Isn't Life Wonderful! (1953)
- Bad for Each Other (1953)
- Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
- The Bamboo Prison (1954)
- The Violent Men (1955)
- The Kentuckian (1955)
- Monkey on My Back (1957)
- Night Passage (1957)
- The Brothers Rico (1957)
- The Deep Six (1958)
- Gideon's Day (or Gideon of Scotland Yard) (1958)
- The Last Hurrah (1958)
- Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
References
- ^ a b "Dianne Foster". Archived from the original on September 21, 2017.
- ^ "(editor's note)". Screenland. 58 (8): 17. June 1954. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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- ^ Letter, Mickey Macdonald, Edmonton AB to Alice Frick, Toronto ON, 1949.04.29 in Marguerite (Clifton) Macdonald fonds, City of Edmonton Archives (MS 609)
- ^ "Dianne Foster Stars Opposite Lizabeth Scott". Chattanooga Daily Times. May 17, 1953. p. 27.
- ISBN 9781526111968– via Google Books.
- ^ "Bad for Each Other (1954) - Irving Rapper - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Drive a Crooked Road (1954)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "Dianne Foster - The Private Life and Times of Dianne Foster. Dianne Foster Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
- ^ "Search Results Page". www.afi.com.
- ^ "Complete Filmography Dianne Foster". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ "The Last Hurrah (1958) - John Ford - Review - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards Search - BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Dianne Foster Biography". AllMovie. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ "Overland Trail". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Bonanza: The Mill (1960) - John Rich - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Have Gun Will Travel 4x20 Shadow of a Man". YouTube. July 7, 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-08-19. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "Dianne Foster - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "The Big Valley". TVGuide.com.
- ^ St. Petersburg Independent. Associated Press. May 27, 1959. p. 2-A. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ SAG-AFTRA Fall 2019
External links
- Dianne Foster at IMDb