Myrna Dell
Myrna Dell | |
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Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
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Years active | 1940–1990 |
Spouse(s) | Jack Buchtel (m. 1951; div. 19??) Herbert Patterson (m. 19??)[1] |
Children | 1 |
Myrna Dell (born Marilyn Adele Dunlap;
Early life and career
Dell's mother was silent-film actress Carol Price.[5] Dell entered show business when she was 16 as a dancer [6] with the Earl Carroll Revue in New York. Her film debut came in A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940),[2] after which she appeared in Ziegfeld Girl (1941), Raiders of Red Gap (1943), and Up in Arms (1943).
She found work at Monogram Pictures, a "budget" studio specializing in inexpensive entertainments for double-feature theaters. She appeared as an ingenue in a B-western, Arizona Whirlwind (1944), with silent-screen veterans Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, and Bob Steele.
She signed a contract with
In 1948 her term contract with RKO ran out, and she began freelancing at other studios. She played sultry blondes for Republic, Columbia, Universal, Paramount, and Lippert. She occasionally returned to RKO and Monogram; her last major role in motion pictures was as the femme fatale in Monogram's Bowery Boys comedy Here Come the Marines (1952).
With roles in feature films becoming fewer, Dell turned to television in 1952 for the
In her later years, she worked as a writer for Hollywood: Then and Now Magazine in which she shared countless stories about her days as an actress and thanking such figures as Jack L. Warner, Louis B. Mayer, and Samuel Goldwyn for their contributions to the film industry.[7]
Personal life
On June 15, 1951, Dell married Jack Buchtel, a restaurateur.[9] In the 1960s, she married Herbert Patterson, an actor.[10]
Dell was a lifelong registered
A California resident all her life, Dell continued living in the state by spending her final years in
Filmography
- 1940: A Night at Earl Carroll's - Showgirl (uncredited)
- 1941: Ziegfeld Girl - Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
- 1943: Raiders of Red Gap - Jane Roberts
- 1943: In Old Oklahoma - Blonde (uncredited)
- 1943: Jive Junction - Senior Hostess (uncredited)
- 1943: Raiders of Red Gap - Jane Roberts
- 1944: Up in Arms - Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
- 1944: Arizona Whirlwind - Ruth Hampton
- 1944: Show Business - Showgirl (uncredited)
- 1944: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo - Girl in Officers' Club (uncredited)
- 1944: Belle of the Yukon - Chorine (uncredited)
- 1945: Wanderer of the Wasteland - Gambler's Girl (uncredited)
- 1945: The Falcon in San Francisco - Beautiful Girl in Hotel Hall (uncredited)
- 1945: Radio Stars on Parade - Phil's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1945: Double Honeymoon (Short) - Newlywed Wife
- 1945: It's Your Move (Short) - Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1945: Beware of Redheads (Short) - Gloria Richards, the Redhead
- 1945: Man Alive - River Boat Captain's Daughter (uncredited)
- 1946: Maid Trouble (Short)
- 1946: The Spiral Staircase - Murder Victim (uncredited)
- 1946: Oh, Professor Behave! (Short)
- 1946: The Falcon's Alibi - Falcon's Dancing Partner (uncredited)
- 1946: Ding Dong Williams - Club Creon Blonde (uncredited)
- 1946: Twin Husbands (Short) - Miss Ward
- 1946: I'll Take Milk (Short) - Barbara
- 1946: Step by Step - Gretchen
- 1946: Nocturne - Susan
- 1946: Lady Luck - Mabel (uncredited)
- 1946: Vacation in Reno - Madeleine Dumont
- 1946: The Falcon's Adventure - Doris Blanding
- 1946: The Locket - Thelma
- 1948: The Judge Steps Out - Mrs. Joan Winthrop
- 1948: Fighting Father Dunne - Paula Hendricks
- 1948: Guns of Hate - Dixie Merritt
- 1948: The Uninvited Blonde (Short) - Lulu, The Uninvited Blonde
- 1949: Rose of the Yukon - Rose Flambeau
- 1949: Search for Danger - Wilma Rogers
- 1949: The Lost Tribe - Norina
- 1949: Roughshod - Helen Carter
- 1949: Lust for Gold - Lucille (uncredited)
- 1949: The Girl from Jones Beach - Lorraine Scott
- 1949: The Gal Who Took the West - Nancy
- 1950: Radar Secret Service - Marge
- 1950: Destination Murder - Alice Wentworth
- 1950: The Furies - Dallas Hart
- 1950: Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle - Sandra Reed
- 1951: Never Trust a Gambler - Dolores Alden
- 1951: Secrets of Beauty - Kay Joyce
- 1951: The Strip - Paulette Ardrey
- 1951: The Bushwhackers - Norah Taylor
- 1951: Reunion in Reno - Mrs. Virginia Mason
- 1952: Gang Busters (TV Series) - Norma Breighlee / Officer Jone Perlie
- 1952: Here Come the Marines - Lulu Mae
- 1952: China Smith (TV Series) - 'Empress' Shira
- 1953: Mr. & Mrs. North(TV Series) - Fifi LaMer
- 1954: Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) - Cynthia
- 1954: The New Adventures of China Smith (TV Series)
- 1955: Night Freight - Sally
- 1955: Toughest Man Alive - Nancy
- 1955: Last of the Desperados - Clara Wightman
- 1956: Jungle Jim (TV Series) - Mickey Worth
- 1956: Crusader (TV Series) - Julie
- 1956: The Naked Hills - Aggie
- 1956: Ethel Barrymore Theater(TV Series)
- 1956: Dragnet (TV Series)
- 1956: The Millionaire (TV Series) - Helen
- 1953-1957: Schlitz Playhouse(TV Series) - Mae Holmes / Sally
- 1957: State Trooper (TV Series) - Carol Smith
- 1957: The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) - Helen Harris
- 1958: Maverick (TV Series) - Anita
- 1959: U.S. Marshal (TV Series)
- 1959: The Texan (TV Series) - Miss Delly
- 1960: Ma Barker's Killer Brood - Lou
- 1961: Pete and Gladys - Mrs. Wingfield
- 1963: The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) - Saleswoman
- 1963: Hazel (TV Series) - Receptionist
- 1966: Batman (TV Series) - Pedestrian
- 1978: The One Man Jury - Landlady
- 1981: Buddy Buddy - Cashier (final film role)
- 1990: Unsolved Mysteries (TV Series) - Myrna Patterson
References
- ^ "Pictures That Talk: Obituary: Myrna Dell".
- ^ ISBN 978-1-59393-521-4. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "Myrna Dell". BFI. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016.
- ISBN 9780786491346– via Google Books.
- Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 9781593935214.
- ^ a b "Biography". Myrna_dell.tripod.com. March 5, 1924. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Myrna Dell - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-69949. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ An Interview with Myrna Dell, Skip E. Lowe, 1990
- ^ http://myrna_dell.tripod.com/id10.html
- ISBN 9781476625997– via Google Books.
External links
- Myrna Dell at IMDb