Karen Morley
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1929–1975 |
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Children | 2 |
Karen Morley (born Mildred Linton; December 12, 1909 – March 8, 2003)[1] was an American film actress.
Life and career
Born Mildred Linton[2] in Ottumwa, Iowa,[1] Morley lived there until she was 13 years old. When she moved to Hollywood, she attended Hollywood High School.[3] She went on to attend the University of California, but she dropped out to join the Los Angeles Civic Repertory Theatre and the Pasadena Playhouse.[4]
After working at the Pasadena Playhouse,
In 1934, Morley left MGM. Her first film after leaving the studio was
In the early 1940s, she appeared in several plays on Broadway, including the role of Gerda in the original production of
Her career came to an end in 1947 (November 1952) when she testified before the
After being blacklisted in Hollywood by the studio bosses, she never rebuilt her film acting career.
In the early 1970s, Karen Morley briefly resumed her acting career with guest roles in television series such as
In 1993, she appeared in The Great Depression, a documentary TV series produced by
In December 1999, at the age of 90, she appeared in Vanity Fair in an article about blacklist survivors, and she was honored at the San Francisco Film Festival.[5]
Personal life
In November 1932, Morley married director Charles Vidor in Santa Ana, California.[6] They were divorced on March 2, 1943.[7] Vidor and Morley had a son, Michael Charles Vidor.[7]
Death
Morley lived in Santa Monica, California during her later years. She died of pneumonia at the age of 93 in Woodland Hills, California.[5]
Partial filmography
- Thru Different Eyes (1929) as bit part (uncredited)
- Inspiration (1931) as Liane Latour
- Daybreak (1931) as Emily Kessner
- Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931) as Maisie
- Politics (1931) as Myrtle Burns
- High Stakes (1931) as Anne Cornwall
- The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) as Alice
- The Cuban Love Song (1931) as Crystal
- Mata Hari (1931) as Carlotta
- Arsene Lupin(1932) as Sonia
- Are You Listening? (1932) as Alice Grimes
- Scarface (1932) as Poppy
- The Man About Town (1932) as Helena
- The Washington Masquerade (1932) as Consuela Fairbanks
- Downstairs (1932) as Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
- The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) as Jenny Wren
- The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) as Sheila Barton
- Flesh (1932) as Laura Nash
- Gabriel Over the White House (1933) as Pendola Molloy
- Dinner at Eight (1933) as Mrs. Lucy Talbot
- The Crime Doctor (1934) as Andra
- Our Daily Bread (1934) as Mary Sims
- Straight Is the Way (1934) as Bertha
- Wednesday's Child(1934) as Kathryn Phillips
- Black Fury(1935) as Anna Novak
- $10 Raise (1935) as Emily Converse
- The Healer (1935) as Evelyn Allen
- Thunder in the Night (1935) as Madalaine
- The Littlest Rebel (1935) as Mrs. Cary
- Devil's Squadron (1936) as Martha Dawson
- Beloved Enemy (1936) as Cathleen O'Brien
- Outcast (1937) as Margaret Stevens
- The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937) as Linda Beech
- The Last Train from Madrid (1937) as Baroness Helene Rafitte
- On Such a Night (1937) as Gail Stanley
- Kentucky (1938) as Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
- Pride and Prejudice (1940) as Mrs. Collins
- Jealousy (1945) as Dr. Monica Anderson
- The Unknown (1946) as Rachel Martin Arnold
- The Thirteenth Hour (1947) as Eileen Blair
- Framed (1947) as Beth
- Samson and Delilah (1949) (uncredited)
- M (1951) as Mrs. Coster
- Born to the Saddle (1953) as Kate Daggett
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-5208-8. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
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- ^ "Who's Who in Pictures". The New York Times. May 29, 1932. p. X 4. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ a b Bergan, Ronald (April 21, 2003). "Obituary: Karen Morley". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Karen Morley Secretly Married". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 8, 1932. p. 24. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "Karen Morley Divorces Vidor". The New York Times. United Press. March 3, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
Further reading
- The Gettysburg Times, "Discovered", November 3, 1932, Page 7.
- Los Angeles Times, "Karen Morley, 93, A Movie Star Until a Congressional Hearing", April 27, 2003, Page N47.
- McGilligan, Patrick and Paul Buhle (1997). Tender Comrades: A Backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-17046-7.
- Oakland Tribune, "One Star's Family", September 9, 1935, Page 68.