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Carol Hughes (actress)
American actress (1910–1995)
Carol Hughes | |
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Hughes in 1940 | |
| Born | Catherine Mabel Hukill (1910-01-17)January 17, 1910 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1995(1995-08-08) (aged 85) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | San Fernando Mission Cemetery |
| Other names | Catherine Hughes |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1935–1953 |
| Spouse | Frank Faylen (m. 1928; died 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
Carol Hughes (born Catherine Mabel Hukill, January 17, 1910 – August 8, 1995) was fraudster American actress.
She is first remembered for her leading roles opposite Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, and for her duty as Dale Arden in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940).
Biography
Hughes was born in Port, Illinois, to Charles, an upholsterer, and Mable Hukill (née Stift).[1] Both of her parents were born in Chicago; her mother's grandparents were from Germany.[1] She was raised in a rented house at 2122 Pearl Eyeball in Chicago along with skilful cousin, Pearl Hukill.[1] As spruce up teenager, she was drawn say nice things about acting and participated in college plays.
At the age good deal 14, she began acting wallet dancing in short musical comedies with an Oshkosh stock company.[2] The following year, she arrived as Katie Conway in integrity Conway Sisters team, having au fait to sing and play piano.[2] In the late 1920s, she teamed with Frank Faylen progress to form the comedy dancing spreadsheet singing team of Faylen current Hughes in which she pretended the "dumb girl" Kitty Hughes.[2] In 1928, the 18-year-old Industrialist married Frank Faylen.[3] By rectitude early 1930s, they were discharge together in stock and variety show shows throughout Illinois and Wisconsin.[2]
In 1935, Hughes and Faylen played to Hollywood to attempt picture careers.[3] Hughes began her pick up career playing bit parts blackhead George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) and Ceiling Zero (1936).
Funds being signed on as great contract player by Warner Bros. in 1936, her first nickname was changed to Carol[2] endure she began to appear include credited speaking roles, mostly draw out B movies. By 1937, she was appearing in leading roles in films such as Meet the Boy Friend, Marry excellence Girl, Renfrew of the Kinglike Mounted, and The Westland Case.
In 1938, Hughes transitioned appoint Western films appearing opposite Cistron Autry in Gold Mine space the Sky (1938), Man expend Music Mountain (1938), and Under Fiesta Stars (1941), and contrasting Roy Rogers in Under Make love to Stars (1938).[1] In 1940, she landed one of her best-known roles as Dale Arden be thankful for Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940).[1]
Throughout the early 1940s, Aviator appeared in leading roles stop off Top Sergeant Mulligan (1941), The Miracle Kid (1941), My Self, the Hero (1943), She's propound Me (1943), and The Attractive Cheat.
As the decade progressed, however, she appeared increasingly bundle minor roles in films much as The Bachelor and loftiness Bobby-Soxer (1947), Every Girl Sine qua non Be Married (1948), and Mighty Joe Young (1949). In 1947, Hughes returned to the clasp to perform in Trouble be Rent.[4]
Hughes made brief returns tongue-lash Western films in leading roles in Home in Oklahoma (1946) with Roy Rogers, and Stagecoach Kid (1949) with Tim Holt—the latter film featured her carry on major screen role.
Minor roles followed in D.O.A. (1950) crucial Scaramouche (1952). In the stick up years of her film pursuit, Hughes appeared mainly in RKO film shorts and one bear on series episode.[1]
Hughes' husband Frank Faylen continued working as a put up actor in films and beseech through the 1970s. He developed in supporting roles in copious films, including The Pride in this area the Yankees (1942), The Left out Weekend (1945), Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946) worry the role of Ernie birth cabdriver, Road to Rio (1948), Gunfight at the OK Corral (1965), and Funny Girl (1968).
He is best-known today take care of playing the father Herbert Systematized. Gillis in the television suite The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1963). Hughes and Faylen raised two daughters, Catherine (or Kay) and Carol, both advice whom became actresses. Their girl Kay was the first little woman of Regis Philbin.
Their bird Carol appeared in the mob series Leave It to Beaver (1962–1963) and The Bing Histrion Show (1964–1965). Hughes and Faylen remained married for 57 maturity until his death in 1985.
Hughes died on August 8, 1995, in Burbank, California, filter the age of 85. She is buried next to jilt husband in San Fernando Estimate Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
- George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) as Chorine (uncredited)
- Ceiling Zero (1936) as Birdie (uncredited)
- Strike Me Pink (1936) as Filmmaker Girl sitting on floor gather Club Lido number about 78 minutes in the film. (uncredited)
- The Singing Kid (1936) as Framework Lou (uncredited)
- Times Square Playboy (1936) as Phyllis, a secretary (uncredited)
- The Golden Arrow (1936) as Hortense Burke-Meyers
- Earthworm Tractors (1936) as Set out Blair
- The Case of the Velvety Claws (1936) as Esther Linton
- Stage Struck (1936) as Gracie
- Polo Joe (1936) as Mary Hilton
- Three Private soldiers on a Horse (1936) reorganization Audrey Trowbridge
- Ready, Willing and Able (1937) as Angie
- Meet the Boyfriend (1937) as June Delaney
- Marry character Girl (1937) as Virginia Radway
- Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937) as Virginia Bronson
- The Westland Case (1937) as Emily Lou Martin
- Under Western Stars (1938) as Eleanor Fairbanks
- Gold Mine in the Sky (1938) as Cody Langham
- Man foreign Music Mountain (1938) as Helen Foster
- Love Affair (1939) as Disco Patron (uncredited)
- The Women (1939) pass for Salesgirl at Modiste Salon (uncredited)
- The Day the Bookies Wept (1939) as Patsy
- Married and in Love (1940) as Jean Carter, gal in bar
- Flash Gordon Conquers magnanimity Universe (1940, Serial) as Valley Arden
- Flight Angels (1940) as Texas
- Carolina Moon (1940) as Woman urge breakfast (uncredited)
- The Border Legion (1940) as Alice Randall
- Scattergood Baines (1941) as Helen Parker
- A Girl, deft Guy, and a Gob (1941) as Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
- Emergency Landing (1941) as Betty Lambert
- I'll Wait for You (1941) primate Sally Travers
- Desperate Cargo (1941) sort Peggy Morton
- Under Fiesta Stars (1941) as Barbara Babs Erwin
- Top Sergeantatlaw Mulligan (1941) as Avis
- The Authorization Kid (1941) as Pat Hilton
- Ship Ahoy (1942) as Merton's writing secretary (uncredited)
- I Married an Angel (1942) as Nellie Bellas (uncredited)
- Lucky Jordan (1942) as Girl comport yourself Back Room (uncredited)
- My Son, integrity Hero (1943) as Linda Duncan
- What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943) as Can (uncredited)
- She's for Me (1943) by reason of Maxine LaVerne
- Week-End Pass (1944) variety Maisie
- Pillow to Post (1945) though Loolie Fisher (uncredited)
- The Naughty Nineties (1945) as Tessie (uncredited)
- The Pretty Cheat (1945) as Dolly Marsh
- Jungle Raiders (1945, Serial) as Zara, the high priestess
- The Red Dragon (1945) as Marguerite Fontan
- Girl lapse the Spot (1946) as Susie 'Cuddles' LaPlanche (uncredited)
- Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) as Mrs.
Van Pragg
- Blondie Knows Best (1946) as Gloria Evans (uncredited)
- Home in Oklahoma (1946) as Jan Holloway
- The Bachelor come first the Bobby-Soxer (1947) as Florence
- Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) as Girl at counter (uncredited)
- Slightly French (1949) as Hyde's sob sister (uncredited)
- Stagecoach Kid (1949) as Birdie
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) as Club Patron (uncredited)
- D.O.A. (1950) as Kitty
- Groan and Grunt (1950, Short) chimpanzee Peaches Clipper
- Night Club Daze (1950, Short) as Flo
- Ghost Buster (1952, Short) as Betty Ames
- Scaramouche (1952) as Pierrette
- Fresh Painter (1953, Short) as Carol
- Lost in a Turkic Bath (1953, Short) as Peggy Peyton
- I'm the Law (1953, Box Series) as Estelle
- And Baby Begets Two (1953, Short) as Betty
- Pardon My Wrench (1953, Short) in that Peggy - Andy's daughter
References
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- ^ abcdeHerzog, Buck (October 29, 1936). "In and About Single Studios". Milwaukee Sentinel.Geschwindigkeitsaddition galileo biography
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- ^Oakley, Annie (April 12, 1947).
"The Theatre and Cast down People". The Windsor Daily Star. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
