Norma Eberhardt
Norma Eberhardt | |
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Born | |
Died | September 16, 2011 New York City, US | (aged 82)
Other names | Norma Eberhardt Dauphin |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 1952–1969 |
Spouse | Claude Dauphin (1955–1978, his death) |
Norma Eberhardt (July 8, 1929 – September 16, 2011) was an American
Biography
Early life and career
Eberhardt was born and raised in
Acting
Eberhardt's billboard campaigns soon led to radio, television and film roles. She moved to Los Angeles and was under contract with a studio by 1951.[1] She rented a room at the Studio Club For Women in Hollywood, where she became roommates with actress Mary Murphy. (Eberhardt and Murphy would later co-star in the 1958 film, Live Fast, Die Young).[1] Both actresses dated actor James Dean.[1] Eberhardt, Murphy and Dean were all cast in small roles in the 1952 comedy, Sailor Beware, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.[1] Sailor Beware marked Eberhardt's film debut, as well as Dean's second film role.[1] Eberhardt also dated Jerry Lewis during this time.[1]
Her second film role was in 1952's Jumping Jacks, which also starred Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin.[1] She next portrayed an agoraphobic character locked up in a reform school for rich-girl delinquents in the 1953 film, Problem Girls, starring Susan Morrow.[1]
Eberhardt is best known for two starring film roles during 1958. She co-starred with
In 2007, Eberhardt's image from Live Fast, Die Young appeared on T-shirts worn by Slash, the guitarist for Guns N' Roses and supergroup Velvet Revolver. Eberhardt was described as "highly amused" when she discovered that her likeness appeared on Slash's wardrobe.[1]
Eberhardt switched to
Personal life
Eberhardt married
She was a founding member and an honorary trustee of the Township of Ocean Historical Museum in Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.[2]
Norma Eberhardt died of a stroke at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan on September 16, 2011, at the age of 82.[2] She was survived by her 108-year-old father, George Eberhardt (1904–2014), and six brothers and sisters.[2] Her funeral was held at the Church House of the Presbyterian Church in Shrewsbury, New Jersey.[2]
Bibliography
- DiSalvo Anthony. 2011. "Rachel Mayberry: The Girl Next Door Meets Count Dracula/An Interview With Norma Eberhardt" Interview by Paul Parla and Lawrence Fultz Jr. Movie Collector's World Magazine, September, 2011 no. 759.
Filmography
- Live Fast, Die Young (1958)
- The Return of Dracula (1958)
- Marshals In Disguise(1954)
- Problem Girls (1953)
- Jumping Jacks (1952) (uncredited)
- Sailor Beware (1952) (uncredited)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Norma Eberhardt". The Daily Telegraph. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Norma Eberhardt Dauphin obituary". Asbury Park Press. 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ "The Return of Norma Eberhardt Dauphin". Asbury Park Press. 2006-10-22. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
External links
- Norma Eberhardt at IMDb