Louise Allbritton
Louise Allbritton (July 3, 1920 – February 16, 1979) was an American film and stage actress born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] She played in such films as Pittsburgh (1942), Son of Dracula (1943), The Egg and I (1947), and Sitting Pretty (1948). Her name was sometimes seen as Louise Albritton.[2]
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Biography
Born in 1920, Allbritton was the daughter of E.E. Allbritton of Wichita Falls, Texas.[3] She attended the University of Oklahoma and gained acting experience in the Pasadena Playhouse.[4] Her father cut off her allowance in hopes that she would return home, but her contract with Universal Studios enabled her to continue in Hollywood.[3]
During World War II, Allbritton performed overseas with a USO troupe, a group that "[g]ave show after show, many of them to the accompaniment of the thunder of enemy guns."[5]
She had a leading role in the Broadway production of The Seven Year Itch. On television, she played the title role in the NBC-TV series Concerning Miss Marlowe (1954)[6] and co-starred in the CBS drama Stage Door (1950).[6]:1008
She was married to CBS news correspondent and author Charles Collingwood from 1946 until her death[1] and retired several years after their marriage.[4]
Death
Allbritton died of cancer on February 16, 1979, in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, where she and Collingwood had one of their homes.[7]
Complete filmography
- Not a Ladies' Man (1942) - Ethel Burlridge
- Danger in the Pacific (1942) - Jane Claymore
- Parachute Nurse (1942) - Helen Ames
- Keeping Fit (1942, Short) - Miss Allbritton
- Who Done It? (1942) - Miss Allbritton
- Pittsburgh (1942) - Shannon Prentiss
- It Comes Up Love (1943) - Edie Ives
- Good Morning, Judge (1943) - Elizabeth Christine Smith
- Fired Wife (1943) - Tahitha 'Tig' Callahan Dunne
- Crazy House (1943) - Louise Allbritton (uncredited)
- Son of Dracula (1943) - Katherine Caldwell
- Her Primitive Man (1944) - Sheila Winthrop
- Follow the Boys (1944) - Herself (uncredited)
- This Is the Life (1944) - Harriet West Jarrett
- San Diego, I Love You (1944) - Virginia McCooley
- Bowery to Broadway (1944) - Lillian Russell
- Men in Her Diary (1945) - Isabel Glenning
- That Night with You (1945) - Sheila Morgan
- Tangier (1946) - Dolores
- The Egg and I (1947) - Harriet Putnam
- Sitting Pretty (1948) - Edna Philby
- Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) - Dr. Toni Neva
- An Innocent Affair (1948) - Margot Fraser
- The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) - Rose of Cimarron
- Felicia (1964) - Felicia (final film role)
Radio appearances
Year | Program | Episode/source |
---|---|---|
1943 | Lady Esther Screen Guild Theatre | Men in White[8] |
1944 | Lady Esther Screen Guild Theatre | Phantom Lady[8] |
References
- Monush, Barry (2003). "Louise Allbritton". The Encyclopedia of Film Actors from the Silent Era to 1965. Vol. 1. New York City: Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. p. 8. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- "America's Best-Dressed Women Named By Fashion Group; Six Are Newcomers". The Tampa Times. Florida, Tampa. Associated Press. March 21, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wants to Show Dad". Amarillo Daily News. August 14, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved May 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- Katz, Ephraim (1979). The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume. Perigee Books. ISBN 0-399-50601-2. P.20.
- "(Naugatuck War Fund ad)". The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune. November 8, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved May 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- "Louise Allbritton dead at 59". The Milwaukee Sentinel. February 17, 1979. p. Part 2-Page 28. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- "Abel, Walter". radioGOLDINdex. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
External links
- Louise Allbritton on IMDb
- Louise Allbritton and Charles Collingwood papers, circa 1917-1960 Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.