Phyllis Love
Phyllis Love | |
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Born | Phyllis Ann Love December 21, 1925 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | October 30, 2011 Menifee, California, U.S. | (aged 85)
Occupation(s) | Stage, television actress |
Years active | 1948–1975 |
Spouse(s) | James Vincent McGee (m.1948–1978; divorced) Alan Paul Gooding (m.1983–2011; her death) |
Parent(s) | Jack Love Lois Love |
Phyllis Ann Love (December 21, 1925 – October 30, 2011) was an American theater and television actress.[1]
Early years
Love was born in
Career
After moving to
Throughout the 1950s she acted in Broadway productions and the occasional film. Her Broadway credits include A Distant Bell (1959), Flowering Cherry (1959), The Egghead (1957), The Rose Tattoo (1950), and The Country Girl (1950).[5] She won the Clarence Derwent Award in 1951 for her role in The Rose Tattoo.[6] That role also brought her a Donaldson Award for Best Supporting Performance (Actress)for 1950–1951.[7]
She played Mattie Birdwell in the film
For 15 years,[2] Love was on the faculty at Morningside High School in Inglewood, California, teaching drama and English.[8]
Personal life
Love and James Vincent McGee were married for 30 years, from 1948 until they divorced in 1978. On January 22, 1983, Love married Alan Paul Gooding. They remained married until her death in 2011.[8]
Death
On October 30, 2011, Love died at her home in Menifee, California, at age 85.[9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1956 | So Young So Bad |
Delinquent Girl | Uncredited |
1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Mattie Birdwell | |
1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Sue | Season 5 Episode 18: "Backward, Turn Backward" |
1961 | Have Gun, Will Travel |
Dot | "A Quiet Night in Town" |
1961 | Gunsmoke | Beth | "Bless Me Till I Die" |
1961 | The Young Doctors | Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander | |
1962 | Going My Way | Sister May Matthews | two episodes |
1962 | Perry Mason | Ellen Carter | "The Case of the Bogus Books" |
1962 | The Untouchables | Ginnie Littlesmith | "The Ginnie Littlesmith Story" |
1964 | The Outer Limits | Andrea Holm | "A Feasibility Study" |
1964 | Gunsmoke | Jennifer May | "Doctor's Wife" |
1964 | Perry Mason | Minerva Doubleday | "The Case of the Wooden Nickels" |
1967 | The FBI | two characters | three episodes |
References
- ^ "PASSINGS: Harry Lawenda, Axel Axgil, Phyllis Love". Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. November 2, 2011. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Phyllis Love". DATACENTRAL. Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ a b : "Actress Phyllis Love dies: Appeared on Broadway, in Wyler's 'Friendly Persuasion'," Variety (november 10, 2001). "Love attended what became Carnegie Mellon U. and studied at the Actors Studio in New York, beginning in 1948... The actress picked up most of her credits, however, on television, appearing on numerous anthology shows beginning with 'Actors Studio" in 1949."'
- ^ : "Actress Phyllis Love dies: Appeared on Broadway, in Wyler's 'Friendly Persuasion'," Variety (November 10, 2011). "She made her bigscreen [debut] in an uncredited role in 1950's 'So Young So Bad.'"
- ^ "("Phyllis Love" search results)". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "The Clarence Derwent Award". Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "The Winners for the 8th Annual Donaldson Awards". Billboard. July 28, 1951. p. 43. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Broadway Actress Phyllis Love Dies at 85". Playbill. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ISBN 9780786469949. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
External links
- Phyllis Love at IMDb
- Phyllis Love at the Internet Broadway Database
- Phyllis Love at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Phyllis Love at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection