Maria Hart

Maria Hart (May 28, 1923 in Los Angeles, California – August 9, 2012 in Canoga Park, California) was an actress under contract to MGM from 1941 to 1948.

Biography

She was born as Barbara Ann McGhee on May 28, 1923 to Edna and James William McGhee.[1][2] She had roles in The Fighting Stallion (1950) and Border Outlaws (1950). She starred in the movie Cattle Queen (1951); and co-starred in Outlaw Women (1952) and The Lusty Men (1952).[3]

Hart was married to movie producer Jack Seaman until their divorce in 1948; they had daughter, Rosalind Jill Seaman. Maria Hart also had a daughter, Georgianna, by a previous marriage. Seaman was Hart's producer for Cattle Queen and Border Outlaws for United-International. They remained on good terms.

On January 22, 1951, she married actor Drake Smith in a double wedding with Jack Seaman. Smith had been her leading man in Cattle Queen.[4][5]

Selected filmography
gollark: GTech™ facilities are all operating at 106% efficiency, I'll check the HTech™ IRC monitoring system/
gollark: We use supertask executor devices.
gollark: GTech™ beams are, however, not Turing machines.
gollark: Fascinating.
gollark: How do you know how his knowledge of GTech™ beams is correct?

References
  1. James William McGhee (April 28, 1882 – August 6, 1968) was an inventor of the drapery hook. He was also a manufacturer, prospector, carpenter, contractor, and interior design specialist.
  2. California Birth Index; Barbara A McGhee; May 28, 1923
  3. "Film Player Maria Hart Wins Call Board Lead". Los Angeles Times. June 3, 1952. Retrieved 2010-09-10. Maria Hart, young motion picture actress who has just finished "The Lusty Man" at RKO with Robert Mitchumn, Susan Hayward and Arthur Kennedy, is set for a leading role in Harry Segall's whimsical stage fantasy, "Mr.
  4. "Producer, Ex-Wife Wed in Same Rites - to Others". Los Angeles Times. January 29, 1951. Retrieved 2010-09-10. Movie Producer Jack Seaman and Actress Maria Hart, his former wife and contract player participated in a double ...
  5. "Each Took New Mate At Ceremony". United Press International. January 28, 1951. Retrieved 2010-09-10. A movie producer and his actress ex-wife participated in a double ... wife Maria Hart wed her leading man Drake Smith Seaman and Miss Hart were ...
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.