Kay Morley (actress)
Kay Morley was an American actress who worked in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. She was primarily known for her work in B movies.[1]
Kay Morley | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | Charles Vidor (div.) Richard Crane |
Biography
Kay was born in Pocatello, Idaho, and she spent her childhood on a Native American reservation where her father was superintendent.[2] She later recounted that she was visiting a friend in Hollywood when she was spotted by an agent at a soda counter.[2]
Morley got her start in Hollywood as a Goldwyn glamour girl. From there, she won roles on films like Up in Arms and Youth Aflame; after a string of silver screen roles in the 1940s, she worked mostly in television in the 1950s.[3] She was married first to director Charles Vidor and then to actor Richard Crane; she and Crane had at least one child together.[4][5][6]
Selected filmography
- Sealed Cargo (1951)
- Trails End (1949)
- Outlaw Brand (1948)
- Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
- Campus Honeymoon (1948)
- Secret Beyond the Door... (1947)
- Code of the Saddle (1947)
- Six-Gun Serenade (1947)
- Betty Co-Ed (1946)
- It's a Pleasure (1945)
- The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
- Youth Aflame (1944)
- Show Business (1944)
- Up in Arms (1944)
References
- Schaefer, Eric (1999). "Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!": A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822323747.
- "Girls Get Goldwyn Chance". The Chicago Tribune. 3 Oct 1943. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- "Youth Aflame, Starring New Hollywood Find". The North Adams Transcript. 6 Apr 1945. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- "Marjorie Adams' Movie Question Box". The Boston Globe. 21 Jun 1961. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- "Newcomers Score Hits". The Lansing State Journal. 26 Sep 1948. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- "Snapshots of Hollywood". The San Francisco Examiner. 13 May 1944. Retrieved 2019-09-14.