Kay Morley
American actress (1920-2020)
Kay Morley (April 17, 1920- November 17, 2020) was an American actress. She worked in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. Kay was born in Pocatello, Idaho. She spent her childhood on a Native American reservation where her father was superintendent.[1] She is mostly known for her work in B movies.[2] Morley got her start in Hollywood as a Goldwyn glamour girl. From there, she won roles on movies 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]
Kay Morley | |
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Born | April 17, 1920 |
Died | November 17, 2020 (aged 100) |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | Charles Vidor (div.) Richard Crane |
Morley died on November 17, 2020, aged 100.[4]
Selected filmography
change- 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
change- ↑ "Girls Get Goldwyn Chance". The Chicago Tribune. October 3, 1943. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ↑ Schaefer, Eric (1999). "Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!": A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822323747.
- ↑ "Youth Aflame, Starring New Hollywood Find". The North Adams Transcript. April 6, 1945. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ↑ Elaine DeVinna Crane Baird