Lois Hall
Lois Hall | |
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Born | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. | August 22, 1926
Died | December 21, 2006 | (aged 80)
Years active | 1948–2006 |
Spouse | Maurice Willows (m. 1953) |
Children | 3 |
Lois Grace Hall, (August 22, 1926 – December 21, 2006) was an American actress and, more often known as Lois Willows after her marriage, an active member of the
Early years
Hall was born on August 22, 1926, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.[1] She grew up initially in Pengilly, Minnesota, where he father worked as a salesman for a tile factory.[2] Initially, her father moved to Long Beach, California, where he worked as a realtor circa 1935-40,[3] and then whole family moved there in Hall's childhood and went on to attend Woodrow Wilson High School as it was called then.[4] That's also where an art teacher connected her with a chance to work on set design and was connected with the Pasadena Playhouse which was her entré into theatre and seeing actors. She eventually gained a scholarship there.[1]
Career
Hall's television appearances included .
Hall's film debut came in
Personal life
She was a member of the
Her husband, Maurice Willows, died in 1995; the couple had three daughters.[18]
Hall died in Beverly Hills, California,[19] of a heart attack and stroke on December 21, 2006, aged 80.[20]
Partial filmography
- Family Honeymoon (1948) - Girl (uncredited)
- Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) - Girl (uncredited)
- Daughter of the Jungle (1949) - Ticoora
- Duke of Chicago (1949) - Helen Cunningham
- Roaring Westward (1949) - Susan Braden
- Love Happy (1949) - Young Woman (uncredited)
- Horsemen of the Sierras (1949) - Patty McGregor
- Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949 serial) - Lady of the Lake
- A Woman of Distinction' (1950) - Stewardess (uncredited)
- Kill the Umpire (1950) - Secretary (uncredited)
- Texas Dynamo (1950) - Julia Beck
- Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950) - Pretty Girl (uncredited)
- The Petty Girl (1950) - Coca-Cola Petty Girl (uncredited)
- My Blue Heaven (1950) - Adoptive Mother (uncredited)
- Cherokee Uprising (1950) - Mary Lou Harrison
- Pirates of the High Seas (1950) - Carol Walsh
- Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950) -Anne Howe Palooka
- Frontier Outpost (1950) - Alice Tanner
- Colorado Ambush (1951) - Janet Williams
- Cuban Fireball (1951) - Stewardess (uncredited)
- Blazing Bullets (1951) - Carol Roberts
- Secrets of Monte Carlo (1951) - Susan Reeves
- Slaughter Trail (1951) - Susan Wilson - School Teacher (uncredited)
- Close to My Heart (1951) - Young Mother (uncredited)
- Texas City (1952) - Lois Upton
- Night Raiders (1952) - Laura Davis
- Carrie (1952) - Lola (uncredited)
- The Congregation (1952)
- Here Come the Girls (1953) - Belle (uncredited)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers(1954) - Girl (uncredited)
- A Woman for All Men (1975) - Sarah / housekeeper
- Prime Risk (1985) - Dr. Holt
- Dead Again (1991) - Sister Constance
- Cuba Libre (1999) - Loretta
- Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) - Old Woman
- Bad Boy (2002) - Mrs. Wickman
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2003 TV series) - Madeline Foster
- Lost (2004) - Old Woman
- Flightplan (2005) - Main Deck Grandma
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-2028-5. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Lois G Hall US United States Census". US Federal Government. Apr 18, 1930. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via FamilySearch.org.(registration required)
- ^ "Ralph Hall US Census". US Federal Government. Apr 18, 1940. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via FamilySearch.org.(registration required)
- ^ a b "Wilson's Lois Hall cops leads, looking to firm film future". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, CA. Aug 6, 1950. p. 36. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ * "Baha'i World Faith". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Long Beach, CA. Jun 5, 1948. p. 5. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baha'i World Faith". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, CA. Jan 1, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baha'i World Faith". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, CA. Jan 7, 1950. p. 7. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baha'i World Faith". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Long Beach, CA. Dec 22, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baha'i Faith plans third Religion Day". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, CA. Jan 19, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lois G Hall • United States Census". US Federal Government. 3 April 1950. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via FamilySearch.org.(registration required)
- ^ * "Baha'is". The Independent. Long Beach, California. 11 Aug 1951. p. 9. Retrieved Nov 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Actress to speak". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, CA. Aug 7, 1952. p. 28. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lois Grace Hall Marriage • California, County Marriages, 1850-1952". Los Angeles County Government. Jan 23, 1953. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via FamilySearch.org.(registration required)
- ^ "Film pair to wed". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, NJ. Mar 30, 1957. p. 2. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ * ""Has the Promised One returned?"". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, HI. Aug 11, 1960. p. 6. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baha'i meeting". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, HI. Nov 11, 1960. p. 7. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Eddie Sherman (Sep 20, 1962). "Ring-a-Ding-Ding". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, HI. p. 15. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baha'i(sic) set for observation of World Religion Day". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, HI. Jan 14, 1961. p. 7. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Magic in the postoffice". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. 8 Oct 1963. p. 14. Retrieved Nov 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baha'i Rites in Honoluly join Miss Heaton, D. W. Anderson". The Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. Jul 26, 1964. p. 27. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "More than 150 Baha'is…". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. 5 Jul 1980. p. 10. Retrieved Nov 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Going and Coming". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, HI. May 5, 1961. p. 20. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Isle Baha'i Faith group going to London Meet". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, HI. Mar 16, 1963. p. 7. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Hawaiian local assemblies". Baha'i News. No. 404. Nov 1964. p. 9. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ *"Founder of Baha'is to be honored". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Nov 11, 1968. p. 124. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baha'is set meeting for religion day". Times-Advocate. Escondido, CA. Jan 16, 1970. p. 16. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hear the Word of God for Today". News-Chronicle. Thousand Oaks, CA. Apr 27, 1973. p. 7. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maury Willows to discuss Faith". South Gate Press. South Gate, CA. Feb 8, 1975. p. 6. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Temple group hears presentation by LAPF on fraud, self-protection". Valley News. Van Nuys, CA. Nov 4, 1976. p. 42. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "U. N. founding to be marked". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Oct 20, 1977. p. 274. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "One Planet, One People, Please". South Pasadena Review. South Pasadena, CA. Feb 8, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "World Religion Day". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, CA. Jan 20, 1979. p. 28. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baha'i program set here Jan. 20". La Mirada Review. Whittier, CA. Jan 17, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Guest". The East Whittier Review. Whittier, CA. Dec 6, 1981. p. 5. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Local Baha'i (sic) plan potluck". The Enterprise. Simi Valley, CA. Jul 22, 1983. p. 14. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baha'i Schools - winter sessions". The American Bahá'í. October 1984. p. 9. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ * "Honors". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 30 May 1992. p. 236. Retrieved Nov 21, 2021.
- "Lois Hall Willows (1926 - 2006)". Facebook.com. Los Angeles Baha'i Archives. April 15, 2015. Retrieved Nov 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Alan Eyerly (Nov 23, 1994). "Willowses feted for long service". The American Bahá'í. p. 13. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Willows, Maurice". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. Dec 23, 1995. p. 28. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-1-55783-729-5. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Lois Hall, 80; actress' film and TV career spanned 57 years". Los Angeles Times. 5 January 2007. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
External links
- Lois Hall at IMDb
- Lois Hall at the Internet Broadway Database
- Lois Hall at Find a Grave