Gloria Talbott

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Gloria Talbott
Gloria Talbott in Northern Patrol.jpg
Publicity still for the film Northern Patrol (1953)
Born(1931-02-07)February 7, 1931
Glendale, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 19, 2000(2000-09-19) (aged 69)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Resting placeSan Fernando Mission Cemetery
Years active1937–1966
Spouse(s)Gene Parrish (m.1948–div.1953)
Grover Sandy Sanders (m.1956–div.1965)
Dr. Steven J. Capabianco (m.1967–div.1969)
Dr. Patrick Mullally (m.1970)
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Joel McCrea and Gloria Talbott in The Oklahoman (1957)

Gloria Talbott (February 7, 1931 – September 19, 2000) was an American film and television actress.

Early life and career[]

Talbott was born in Glendale, California.[1][2] In the late 19th century, white settlers from the United States began arriving in what was to become Glendale, California. Her great-grandfather Benjamin F. Patterson arrived from Ohio in 1882 and bought some acreage in the area. He later assisted with the platting of the city.[3]

She began her career as a child actress in such films as Maytime (1937), Sweet and Low-down (1944) and A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (1945).[4] She attended Glendale High School.[5] In November 1948, Talbott was in the cast of One Fine Day, a comedy presented on stage at the Biltmore Theater in Los Angeles.[6]

Her sister, Lori Talbott, also became an actress. After leaving school, Talbott formed a dramatic group and played "arena"-style shows at various clubs. She stopped acting following her first marriage, and resumed after her divorce, working extensively in film and television.[citation needed]

Film roles[]

Talbott worked in film regularly during the 1950s. In 1952, she had the role of Rose Rodriguez in The Rodriguez Story featurette.[7] She appeared in Crashout (1955), the Humphrey Bogart comedy We're No Angels (1955), Lucy Gallant (1955), and All That Heaven Allows (1955).

She appeared in The Oregon Trail with Fred MacMurray as an Indian named Shona.

She later became known as a 'scream queen' after appearing in a number of horror films including The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957), The Cyclops (1957), I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958), and The Leech Woman (1960).

Her final film role was as Bri Quince, the love interest in the 1966 Western film An Eye for an Eye.

Television roles[]

In 1953, Talbott appeared in "The Crime of Sylvester Bonnard"[8] and "High Seas" on Favorite Story[9] and starred in "The Dear Departed" on Chevron Theatre.[10] In 1955, she appeared in TV Reader's Digest episode America's First Great Lady as Pocahontas.

On November 27, 1956, she starred as Maureen in a science fiction episode of the television anthology series Conflict entitled "Man From 1997" featuring Charlie Ruggles and James Garner. She guest-starred in the premiere episode of Mr. Adams and Eve, "The Young Actress," which was broadcast on January 4, 1957.[11] On October 1, 1957, she appeared as Linda Brazwell in the episode "Reluctant Hero" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western television series Sugarfoot, in which her character is involved in a range war with the elderly rancher that Sugarfoot (Will Hutchins) is working for.

Talbott's multiple television credits also includes the syndicated Adventures of Superman, The Range Rider and The Cisco Kid, the NBC western anthology series , and the syndicated western-themed crime drama, with John Bromfield. She appeared in the 1956 episode "The Singing Preacher" of the religion anthology series, Crossroads, and in the fourth episode of the first season of Gunsmoke that same year, entitled "Home Surgery", appearing later in the season episodes "Cody's Code", and "The Cousin."

In a broadcast on NBC on January 27, 1958, Talbott played Valya in star/producer John Payne's The Restless Gun, Season 1, Episode 19, .[citation needed] Talbott was cast in the syndicated American Civil War drama Gray Ghost, the 1958 episode "Fatal Memory" on CBS's Wanted: Dead or Alive (returning for the 1960 episode "Tolliver Bender"), the 1959 episode "Have Sword, Will Duel" of the NBC western Cimarron City, and in the 1961 NBC western Whispering Smith in the role of Cora Gates. She guest-starred as Jenny in the 1958 episode "A Cup of Black Coffee" of the CBS crime drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective. She also guest-starred in several episodes of ABC's Zorro.

In 1960, Talbott made guest-starring appearances as Nora Lanyard and Lucinda Jennings in the episodes "Landlubbers" and "Devil in Skirts" of the NBC western series, Riverboat. She was cast as Sandy in "The Velvet Frame" of the ABC/WB drama, The Roaring 20s. She also appeared in the ABC western series, The Rebel and in Bonanza as Nedda in the episode "Escape to Ponderosa". In 1961, she portrayed Maria Mosner in the episode "The Twenty-Six Paper" of the ABC adventure series, The Islanders. That same year she guest-starred in the episode "Buddy's Wife" of the CBS sitcom Bringing Up Buddy.

She appeared twice on CBS's TV Western series Bat Masterson, once in the 1958 episode "Trail Pirate" playing "Ellen Parrish" - a widowed yet brave wagon train owner (S1E12); then again in the 1960 episode "Barbary Castle" playing Scottish accented "Mary MacLeod". She also appeared on CBS's Rawhide in the episodes "The Incident of the Calico Gun" (1959), "Incident of the Broken Word" (1960) and "Prairie Elephant" (1961). She appeared in the 1961 episode "Terror in the Afternoon" of the syndicated crime drama The Brothers Brannagan. Talbott made four guest appearances on the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason: defendant Eve Nesbitt in "The Case of the Angry Dead Man," Ann Gilrain in "The Case of the Crying Comedian" (both in 1961), co-defendant Bonnie Lloyd in the 1963 episode, "The Case of the Elusive Element," and Minna Rohan in the 1966 episode, "The Case of the Unwelcomed Well."

In 1962 she appeared in an episode of Gunsmoke called "Cody's Code" and in 1963 in an episode entitled "The Cousin."[12]

She played Lola on a 11/19/1964 episode of My Three Sons

In 1965, Talbott was cast as Kate Melville, a temporary woman sheriff and the daughter of a sheriff who clashes with a judge over courtroom fairness and frontier justice in the episode "Kate Melville and the Law" of the syndicated series, Death Valley Days.[citation needed]

Personal life[]

Talbott was married to Gene Parrish.[13]

Death[]

On September 19, 2000, Talbott died of kidney failure while hospitalized in Glendale, California,[1]

Partial filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Lentz, Harris M. III (2001). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2000: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 215. ISBN 9780786410248. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ Weaver, Tom (2006). Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers: Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Moguls and Makeup. McFarland. p. 332. ISBN 9780786428588. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Verdugo Views: Buzz about the 'Queen of the Bs'". Glendale News-Press. 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ Weaver, Tom (2000). Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes: The Mutant Melding of Two Volumes of Classic Interviews. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0755-2.
  5. ^ "Glendale has spirited Valentine title race". The Los Angeles Times. February 12, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Comedians will costar". The Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1948. p. 24. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hollywood-Type Premiere Set For 'The Rodriguez Story'". The San Bernardino County Sun. December 11, 1952. p. 26. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "(TV listing)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 17, 1953. p. 34. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "(TV listing)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 13, 1953. p. 38. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "What's On Tonight". Ventura County Star-Free Press. California, Ventura. April 7, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ The Classic TV Archive Mr. Adams and Eve (1957-58) Accessed 12 June 2021
  12. ^ SuzAnne Barabas and Gabor Barabas, "Gunsmoke: A Complete History And Analysis Of The Legendary Broadcast Series." McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.1990. pp. 533, 549.
  13. ^ "Comedy Here Tomorrow". Metropolitan Pasadena Star-News. California, Pasadena. May 11, 1949. p. 25. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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