Louise Erickson (actress)

Louise Erickson (February 28, 1928 – March 18, 2019[1]) was an American radio and film actress.

For the baseball player, see Louise Erickson.

Louise Erickson
Born(1928-02-28)February 28, 1928
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 18, 2019(2019-03-18) (aged 91)
OccupationActress
Years active1942–1951, 1957
Spouse(s)
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m. 1951; div. 1957)

Personal life

Erickson was born in Oakland, California. She attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.[2]

She was married to actor Ben Gazzara from 1951 until 1957.[3]

Career

Erickson began performing on radio at age 6, acting in broadcasts of fairy tales. She also appeared in Drama of Youth and was Emmy Lou on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.[2]

As an actress, she was most active on radio series. Erickson is best known for starring in the 1940s radio teenage sitcom A Date with Judy in the title role, and for the role of Marjorie in The Great Gildersleeve.[4] She also played the girl friend, Mildred, in Meet Corliss Archer, another teenage situation comedy.[5]

She was the third actress to play bobby soxer Judy on the long running radio series that debuted in 1941. Erickson had joined the cast in 1942 as Mitzi, Judy's friend.[6] The following year, she took over the title character from Ann Gillis and would remain in the role for the rest of the series run, which ended in 1950.

Erickson also played Babs on The Life of Riley,[7] Betty on The Alan Young Show and Janice on the radio comedy Granby's Green Acres.[8] She made only a handful of motion pictures.

In 1957, Erickson played Tina in the Broadway production of A Hole in the Head.[9]

Filmography
  • Three Husbands – Matilda Clegg (1950)
  • Meet Miss Bobby Socks – Susan Tyrell (1944)
  • Rosie the Riveter – Mabel Prouty (1944)
  • Unusual Occupations (documentary short) – Herself (1944)

Radio

Theatre
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References
  1. Obituaries, Telegraph (May 9, 2019). "Louise Erickson, actress who became an emblem of the Bobby Soxer generation – obituary" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. "Tops Among Teens". The Chicago Tribune. December 1, 1946. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. "Ben Gazzara, risk-taking actor, is dead at 81". The New York Times. February 3, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  4. "Marjorie". greatgildersleeve.com. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  5. "(untitled brief)". The Mason City Globe-Gazette. March 10, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved July 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. (John Dunning 1998, pp. 192)
  7. "(photo caption)". Chicago Tribune. May 28, 1950. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. (John Dunning 1998, pp. 289)
  9. "A Hole in the Head". Playbill Vault. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  10. "Louise Erickson at Voicechasers.com". Voicechasers.com.

Sources
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