Marjorie Lord

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Known For

Acting

Born

1918-07-26

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Marjorie Lord

Biography

Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy. In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip. Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

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Acting History

1988
Side by Side
1987
Sweet Surrender
1984
The World of Tomorrow as Babs Middleton (archive footage)
1978
The Pirate as Mrs. Mason
1978
Fantasy Island as Beth Shane
1977
The Love Boat as Martha Rogers
1975
The Missing Are Deadly
1970
Make Room for Granddaddy as Kathy Williams
1969
Love, American Style
1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! as Mrs. Martha Meade
1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Kathy Williams
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Amy Marr
1956
Wire Service as Phyllis Holley
1954
Port of Hell as Kay Walker
1954
Climax!
1953
The Danny Thomas Show as Kathy Williams
1953
Letter to Loretta as Miss Cook
1953
Mexican Manhunt as Sheila Barton
1953
Down Laredo Way as Valerie
1953
Rebel City as Jane Dudley
1953
General Electric Theater as Millie
1952
Cavalcade of America as Mrs. Field
1952
Cavalcade of America as Lee Powell Coleman
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Bessie
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
China Smith
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sarah McCoy
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Marietta
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Elise
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Venture of Faith
1951
Racket Squad
1951
Stop That Cab as Mary Thomas
1950
Blades of the Musketeers as Queen Anne
1950
Chain Gang as Rita McKelvey
1950
The Lost Volcano as Ruth Gordon
1950
Riding High as Mary Winslow
1949
Air Hostess as Jennifer White
1949
Masked Raiders as Gale Trevett
1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane as Gina Crane
1948
The Argyle Secrets as Marla
1947
New Orleans as Grace Voiselle
1943
Flesh and Fantasy as Justine (uncredited)
1943
Johnny Come Lately as Jane
1943
Shantytown as Virginia Allen
1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington as Nancy Partridge
1943
Hi, Buddy as Mary Parker
1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as Janet Thompson
1942
Moonlight in Havana as Patsy Clark
1942
Timber! as Yvette Lacour
1942
Escape from Hong Kong as Valarie Hale
1942
About Face as Betty Marlowe
1939
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair as Babs
1938
Girls' School as Nan (uncredited)
1937
High Flyers as Arlene Arlington
1937
Forty Naughty Girls as June Preston
1937
Hideaway as Joan Peterson
1937
On Again—Off Again as Florence Cole
1937
Border Cafe as Janet Barry