Neva Patterson
Neva Patterson | |
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Los Angeles, California , U.S. | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–1992 |
| Spouses |
Michael Ellis March
(m. 1953; div. 1956) |
| Children | 2 |
Neva Louise Patterson[1] (February 10, 1920 – December 14, 2010) was an American actress.
Early years
Born on a farm near Nevada, Iowa, Patterson was the daughter of mailman George Patterson and seamstress Marjorie Byers Patterson. After graduating from Nevada High School in 1937, she worked as a secretary in Des Moines before she moved to New York in 1938[2] and initially worked as a secretary there.[3]
Career
Early in her career, Patterson acted on radio in Chicago and sang for dance bands.[4]
She made her Broadway debut in 1947's The Druid Circle. Her work on Broadway also included Strange Bedfellows (1948), The Ivy Green (1949), I Know My Love (1949), Ring Round the Moon (1950), The Long Days (1951), Lace on Her Petticoat (1951), The Seven Year Itch (1952, in which she played Helen Sherman), Double in Hearts (1956), Speaking of Murder (1956), Make a Million (1958), and Romantic Comedy (1979).[5]
Her first feature movie was Taxi (1953). Other film credits include The Buddy Holly Story, All of Me (1984), and An Affair to Remember (1957). Also in 1957, she played the beleaguered Miss Warriner in Desk Set.
Patterson portrayed Ma Ketchum in .
Personal life
Patterson initially married Thomas Gallagher, and they divorced in 1948. On March 22, 1953, she married Michael Ellis March; they divorced in 1956. She married James Lee on September 15, 1957, and they remained wed until he died in 2002.[2]
Death
On December 14, 2010, Patterson died from complications from a broken hip at age 90.[7]
Filmography
- Taxi (1953) - Miss Millard
- The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) - Amelia Shotgraven
- Desk Set (1957) - Miss Warriner
- An Affair to Remember (1957) - Lois Clark
- Too Much, Too Soon (1958) - Blanche Oehrichs aka Michael Strange
- The Spiral Road (1962) - Louise Kramer
- David and Lisa (1962) - Mrs. Clemens
- Dear Heart (1964) - Connie Templeton
- Counterpoint(1968) - Dorothy
- Skin Game (1971) - Mrs. Claggart
- All The President's Men (1976) - CRP Woman
- The Domino Principle (1977) - Gaddis
- The Buddy Holly Story (1978) - Mrs. Ella Holly
- Star 80 (1983) - Playboy Executive
- V (1983, TV Mini-Series) - Eleanor Dupres
- V: The Final Battle(1984, TV Mini-Series) - Eleanor Dupres
- All of Me (1984) - Gretchen
References
- ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (December 17, 2010). "Neva Patterson dies at 90; actress played Cary Grant's fiancee in 'An Affair to Remember'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4766-6250-3. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Neva Patterson". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ "Neva Patterson, Actress in 'Affair to Remember', Dies at 90". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 17, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
External links
- Neva Patterson at IMDb
- Neva Patterson at the Internet Broadway Database
- Neva Patterson at Find a Grave
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