Barbara Lawrence
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Barbara Jo Lawrence (February 24, 1930 – November 13, 2013) was an American model, and actress.
Early years
Lawrence was born to Morris and Berenice (née Eaton) Lawrence in Carnegie, Oklahoma.[1] She won a Tiny Tot beauty contest when she was three years old.[2]
Career
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Lawrence's career began as a child photographer's model. She made her film debut in Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe (1945), playing a night-club patron. A year later she made a strong impression in Margie, in which she played outgoing flapper Marybelle. She was featured in the swashbuckler Captain from Castile (1947) with Tyrone Power. While finishing her studies at UCLA,[3] she attracted the attention of talent scouts, and Lawrence soon was featured in a number of movies at 20th Century-Fox, including You Were Meant for Me, Give My Regards to Broadway, A Letter to Three Wives, The Street with No Name, and Thieves' Highway. At Universal in the early 1950s were Peggy and Here Come the Nelsons. She also starred in Columbia Pictures' romantic comedy Paris Model (1953).
Upon moving to MGM, Lawrence appeared with Gig Young in the 3D movie Arena (1953) and in Her Twelve Men (with Greer Garson). She played the role of Gertie Cummings in the film version of Oklahoma!, in which she gets into a knockdown catfight with Gloria Grahame (Ado Annie). She starred in Man with the Gun (1955) that year. In 1956, she appeared as Lola McQuilan in the western TV series Cheyenne in the episode titled "The Last Train West". In 1957, she starred in Kronos with Jeff Morrow.
From 1958 to 1962, Lawrence made four guest appearances on the CBS-TV series Perry Mason. In 1958, she played Ellen Waring in "The Half-Wakened Wife" and Gloria Barton in "The Case of the Jilted Jockey". In 1961, she played Lori Stoner in "The Case of the Envious Editor", and in 1962, she played Agnes Theilman in "The Case of the Shapely Shadow".[4]Template:Rp In 1958, she guest-starred in Cimarron City in the second episode "Terror Town". In 1960, she guest-starred as Della Thompson in the Bonanza episode "The Abduction".
Personal life
In 1947, aged 17, Lawrence married actor Jeffrey Stone. The marriage was kept secret until June 28, 1947, when Lawrence's mother threw her daughter a church wedding in Beverly Hills, California,[1] but the marriage ended with a divorce granted on September 28, 1949.[5]
Death
Lawrence died of kidney failure on November 13, 2013, aged 83,[6] in Los Angeles, California. Her death was announced January 3, 2014.[7]
Legacy
Lawrence has a star at 1735 Vine Street in the television section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated on February 8, 1960.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Diamond Horseshoe | Blonde in Nightclub | uncredited |
| 1946 | Margie | Marybelle Tenor | |
| 1947 | Captain from Castile | Luisa De Carvajal | |
| 1948 | You Were Meant for Me | Louise Crane | |
| Give My Regards to Broadway | June Norwick | ||
| The Street with No Name | Judy Stiles | ||
| Unfaithfully Yours | Barbara Henshler | ||
| 1949 | A Letter to Three Wives | Babe Finney | |
| Mother Is a Freshman | Louise Sharpe | ||
| Thieves' Highway | Polly Faber | ||
| 1950 | Peggy | Susan Brookfield | |
| 1951 | You Were Meant for Me | S.F. (Foxy) Rogers | |
| 1952 | Here Come the Nelsons | Barbara Schutzendorf | |
| The Star | Herself | ||
| 1953 | Arena | Sylvia Lorgan | |
| Paris Model | Marta Jensen | ||
| 1954 | Jesse James vs. the Daltons | Kate Manning | |
| Her Twelve Men | Barbara Dunning | ||
| 1955 | Oklahoma! | Gertie Cummings | |
| Man with the Gun | Ann Wakefield | ||
| 1956 | Four Star Playhouse | Eva Kenyon | Episode: "Rites of Spring" |
| 1957 | Kronos | Vera Hunter | |
| Joe Dakota | Myrna Weaver | ||
| Man in the Shadow | Helen Sadler | ||
| 1958–1962 | Perry Mason | Ellen Waring, Gloria Barton, Lori Stoner, Mrs. Theilman | S1E26, The Case Of The Half-Wakened Wife; S2.E8, The Case of the Jilted Jockey; S4.E13, The Case of the Envious Editor; S5.E16, The Case of the Shapely Shadow |
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ingram, Florence (March 6, 2008). "Barbara Lawrence". Classic Images. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hale, Wanda (July 16, 1950). "Young Star in Comedy Had Long Screen Career". Daily News. New York, New York City. p. Section Two, p 7ML. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Davidson, Jim (2014). "Index of Perry Mason Actors". The Perry Mason Book: A Comprehensive Guide to America's Favorite Defender of Justice (e-book). ASIN B00OOELV1K.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barbara Lawrence Wins Final Divorce Decree". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Pennsylvania, Shamokin. United Press. September 28, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved September 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Oklahoma!' actress Barbara Lawrence dies at age 83". Santa Maria Times. California, Santa Maria. January 5, 2014. p. B6. Retrieved January 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barbara Lawrence Obituary". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barbara Lawrence". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
External links
- Barbara Lawrence at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Barbara Lawrence at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- Barbara Lawrence at Rotten Tomatoes
- Barbara Lawrence at TV GuideTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Lawrence, Barbara (1930– ) in the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
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