Maria Hart

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Maria Hart (May 28, 1923 in Los Angeles, California – August 9, 2012 in Canoga Park, California[citation needed]) 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 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[]

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 ...

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