Lois Collier (1922 - 1999)

Motion Picture Actress. She was known as a “Queen of the B’s” for her participation in many popular low-budget, or “B”, movies. She appeared in Jungle Queen (1945), Cobra Woman (1944), Outlaws of Cherokee Trail (1941), West of Cimarron (1941), The Phantom Plainsmen (1942), Santa Fe Scouts (1943), Ladies Courageous (1944), The Crimson Canary (1945), […]

Sylvia Coleridge (1909 - 1986)

British Actress. She was born in Darjeeling, India and died in London, England. Film and television credits include “Bleak House,” “Tess,” “Rebecca,” “Henry VIII,” “Jude the Obscure,” “Pride and Prejudice,” “The Importance of Being Earnest,” “Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV,” “Rumpole of the Bailey,” “Coronation Street,” “The Onedin Line,” “Dixon of Dock Green,” “Doctor […]

Shirley Bell Cole (1920 - 2010)

Radio Actress. A child star of the 1930s, she is remembered as the title “Little Orphan Annie” in the popular radio series of that name. Born Shirley Adrienne Bell, she was raised on the south side of Chicago and began entertaining early, singing in synagogue and on radio from age six. At 10, she answered […]

Barbara Colby (1939 - 1975)

Actress.  She starred on the series “Phyllis,” with Cloris Leachman. She appeared twice on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” as a prostitute, and also appeared on “Columbo,” and “The Odd Couple.” She and actor James Kiernan were walking to their parked car after teaching an acting class in Los Angeles, when they were gunned down […]

Claudette Colbert (1903 - 1996)

Actress who starred in more than 60 films. Claudette Colbert died in Speightstown, Barbados, on July 30, 1996. (This was her vacation home.) Her permanent address was Manhattan. She was born on September 13, 1903, in France. Her real name was “Lily Claudette Chauchoin.  While still a child her parents moved the family to New […]

Joan Cohn (1911 - 1996)

Actress in several films of the 1930s and 40s. Real name Elizabeth Rosiland Miller. Married to studio mogul Harry Cohn until his death in 1958. Later married British actor Laurence Harvey.  Family links:  Spouses:  Harry Cohn (1891 – 1958)  Harry Karl (1914 – 1982)  Laurence Harvey (1928 – 1973)  Children:  Jobella Cohn (____ – 1943)* […]

Ann Codee (1890 - 1961)

Belgian-born vaudeville, motion picture, and television actress of the 1920s through the 1960s. Performed in vaudeville with her husband, actor Frank Orth, in an act billed as “Codee & Orth.” The two appeared together in a series of movie shorts between 1929 and 1931.  (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Juanita Coco (1975 - 1993)

Australian television actress. Coco appeared on the talent program “Young Talent Time” from 1987 to 1988. The program also produced a feature film, “Young Talent Time-Now…1990” (1990). The show was responsible for starting the careers of singer/actresses Danni and Kylie Minogue. Coco’s death at age 17 was attributed to a car accident.

Paula Murad Coburn (1955 - 2004)

Actress. A native of Jamaica, Coburn was born Paula Murad, later moving to Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents, and then to Washington, D.C., where she was educated and then became host of the television series, “Real Estate Digest.” She later decided to further her acting career and she moved to Hollywood, California, where she met […]

Dorothy Coburn (1904 - 1978)

Actress. Fondly remembered as the dentist’s nurse in Laurel and Hardy’s “Leave ‘Em Laughing,” (1928) “The Battle of the Century” (1927) and “The Second 100 Years.” Coburn retired from acting at the advent of sound but later worked as a stunt double and became a stand-in for Ginger Rogers. Coburn died of Emphysema. (bio by: […]

Carolyn Coates (1927 - 2005)

American Actress. Coates, who grew up in Santa Monica, California, where she acted in children’s theater, went on to major in acting at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1951, she met her future husband, actor James Noble, in Worchester, Mass., while playing Eliza Doolittle in ‘Pygmalion’. The couple, who married five years later, […]

Joyce Coad (1917 - 1987)

Actress. Best remembered as ‘Pearl’ in “The Scarlet Letter” (1926). (bio by: MC)

June Clyde (1909 - 1987)

Actress, Singer, Dancer. A pretty blonde who had  a long career, she is remembered for her roles in several dozen feature films on both sides of the Atlantic. Born Ina Parton a show business family, she made her vaudeville debut at seven billed as “Baby Tetrazini” and continued performing on stage until relocating to Hollywood […]

Véra Clouzot (1913 - 1960)

Actress.  The wife of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot,  she appeared in three of his films,  memorably as the would-be murderess with a heart condition in “Les Diaboliques” (1955).  Her other acting credits are “The Wages of Fear” (1953) and “The Spies” (1957),  and she cowrote the screenplay for Clouzot’s  “The Truth” (1960).  Vera Gibson-Amado was […]

Kitty Clive (1711 - 1785)

Singer and Actress. Catherine Raftor was born in London, the daughter of an Irish lawyer from Kilkenny who had fought for King James II at the Battle of the Boyne and spent years of exile in France before being pardoned by Queen Anne. The Dictionary of National Biography says of Kitty; “Her education was of […]

Jan Clayton (1917 - 1983)

American motion picture and television actress. Played the part of Ellen Miller, the mother on the “Lassie” TV series, from 1954 to 1957. Died of cancer in 1983. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Gessie Verner Clayton (1890 – 1965)  Vera Willie Carter Clayton (1891 – 1985)  Spouses:  Russell Hayden (1912 – 1981)*  Robert […]

Ethel Clayton (1882 - 1966)

Actress. She appeared in 147 films from 1909 to 1947 including: “Journey’s End” (silent), “Sunny Side Up” (silent), “Make Way for Tomorrow,” “Artists & Models,” “Bulldog Drummond’s Peril,” “Cafe Society,” “Lucky Jordan,” “True to Life,” and “The Perils of Pauline.” (bio by: TLS)  Family links:  Spouse:  Ian Keith (1899 – 1960)* *Calculated relationship

Kate Eliza Claxton (1970 - 1924)

Actress. Born Kate Cone, she was a popular theatre figure in the 1870s, and became know for her performance as “Louise” in the play “The Two Orphans”. She was on stage in that role on the night of December 5, 1876 at the Brooklyn Theatre when fire broke out, which eventually caused the death of […]

Queta Claver (1929 - 2003)

Noted Spanish Screen, Stage and Musical Revue actress in the 1950s. On stage she is rememberd for her works in: “La Noche de los Cien Pájaros” and “El Sueño de la Razón.” Among her films: “La Corea” (1976), “El Virgo de Visanteta” (1978), “La Colmena” (1982), “Amanece que no es Poco” and “Siempre hay un […]

Caitlin Clarke (1952 - 2004)

Actress. Clarke is best remembered for her role as ‘Valerian’ in the 1981 film, “Dragonslayer.” A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Clarke was a student at Mount Holyoke College from 1970 to 1974, and the Yale School of Drama from 1974 to 1978. She later became an actress and appeared in several films including, “Crocodile Dundee” […]

Diane Clare (1938 - 2013)

Actress. Born Diane Dirsztay in London, her paternal grandmother was an accomplished ballerina, she began her career in the entertainment industry at an early age and initiated her film career with an uncredited part in the Cary Grant picture “Indiscreet” (1958). More substantial roles followed with “Ice Cold in Alex” (1958), “The Reluctant Debutant” (1958, […]

Gertrude Claire (1852 - 1928)

American motion picture actress of the silent era (1910s and 20s). Appeared with actor William S. Hart in the 1925 classic western “Tumbleweeds.” Her crypt is located in an area of Hollywood Forever that has been closed to the public for many years. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Ethlyne Clair (1904 - 1996)

Actress. The star of a number of silent films, she is probably best remembered for several Hollywood westerns of the late 1920s. Born Ethlyne Williamson, she was raised in Alabama and was apparently an unwilling participant in show business, pushed by her mother who entered her into beauty pageants and her brother who signed her […]

Graciela Cimer (1963 - 1989)

Actress. Best remembered for her roles in soap operas “Jacinta Pichimahuida,” “Dos Para una Mentira,” “Ese Hombre Prohibido,” among others. She appeared in one movie “Jacinta Pichimahuida se Enamora,” 1977. (bio by: 380W) Cause of death: Suicide Note: cause of death: suicide

Sarah Churchill (1914 - 1982)

Actress. The daughter of Sir Winston Churchill,  she is best remembered for her role as Anne Asmond in the film “Royal Wedding” (1951), starring opposite Fred Astaire. Churchill also appeared in “He Found a Star” (1941), “All Over The Town” (1949), “Fabian of the Yard” (1954) and “Serious Charge” (1959),  and had her own television […]

Kay Christopher (1926 - 2012)

American Actress. The blonde haired, green eyed actress made a name for herself playing devoted housewives, best friends, and good girls during the 1940s and 50s. Following her graduation from high school in 1944, she worked professionally as a model and pin-up girl which led to a beauty contest win, Miss Photo Flash of 1945, […]

Virginia Christine (1920 - 1996)

Actress. She is best remembered as “Mrs Olson,” of the Folger’s Coffee television commercials of the 1960s and 1970s, who dispensed sage advise to next door neighbor young couples while serving them Folger’s Coffee. Born Virginia Christine Kraft in Stanton, Iowa, to the family of Rudolf Kraft, a first generation German farm laborer, she began […]

Linda Christian (1923 - 2011)

Actress. Born Blanca Rosa Welter, the daughter of a Dutch executive in the oil industry, she grew up in Venezuela, South Africa, Holland, Switzerland and Palestine, learning to speak multiple languages fluently while becoming a model student during her schooling. She worked at the Office of the British Censor during her residence in Palestine and […]

Naomi Childers (1892 - 1964)

Silent Film Actress. Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Her childhood was spent in St. Louis, Missouri where she was educated in the Maryville convent. She began her acting at the age of three,  and played a Chopin number at an adult recital at the age of eight. When she was ten Naomi performed the title roles, […]

Cayle Chernin (1947 - 2011)

Actress. A writer and producer as well as performer in around two dozen film and television features and, she is best remembered for her 1970 screen debut as Selina in Donald Shebib’s classic drama “Goin’ Down the Road”. A native of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, she was 22 when she portrayed the girlfriend of […]