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Joan Banks (1918–1998)

Actress

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Banks was a voice-over regular on the popular 1930s radio series "Gangbusters" that featured weekly episodes based actual crime incidents. Each program ended with various descriptions of wanted criminals, many of whom were later arrested due to avid listener participation. She married fellow "Gangbuster" voice-over actor Frank Lovejoy. See more trivia »

Born:

in Petersburg, West Virginia, USA

Died:

(age 79) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1967 Bewitched (TV series)
Margaret Baxter
– Birdies, Bogies and Baxter (1967) … Margaret Baxter
 
1957-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Karen Alder / Mrs. Joseph Manley nee Pedley / Nellie Conway / …
– The Case of the Woeful Widower (1964) … Nellie Conway (as Joan Lovejoy)
– The Case of the Left-Handed Liar (1961) … Rhonda Houseman
– The Case of the Mythical Monkeys (1960) … Mrs. Joseph Manley nee Pedley
– The Case of the Fancy Figures (1958) … Valerie Brewster
– The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1957) … Karen Alder
 
1961-1962 Hazel (TV series)
Francesca Kettering / Jane Edwards
– Dorothy's Birthday (1962) … Jane Edwards
– Dorothy's New Client (1961) … Francesca Kettering
 
1961-1962 National Velvet (TV series)
Mrs. Hadley / Helen Hadley
– The Test (1962) … Mrs. Hadley
– The Bully (1961) … Mrs. Hadley
– The Lake (1961) … Mrs. Hadley
– The Sissy (1961) … Helen Hadley
 
1961 Return to Peyton Place
Mrs. Humphries (uncredited)
 
1960 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Mrs. Edna Gilroy
– Here Comes the Groom (1960) … Mrs. Edna Gilroy
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Jane
– Surprise Party (1960) … Jane
 
1960 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Aunt Birdie Birdwell
– Then There Were Three (1960) … Aunt Birdie Birdwell
 
1960 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Woman
– The Fine Art of Murder (1960) … Woman
 
1959 Philip Marlowe (TV series)
– Death in the Family (1959)
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Norah Eddiman
– The Wagon Raiders (1959) … Norah Eddiman
 
1959 The David Niven Show (TV series)
Nora
– The Twist of the Key (1959) … Nora
 
1958 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Melanie Fleming
– Legacy of a Legend (1958) … Melanie Fleming
 
1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Clara Hood
– Fatal Memory (1958) … Clara Hood
 
1958 State Trooper (TV series)
Edna Linkman
– Hardrock Man (1958) … Edna Linkman
 
1958 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Sandra Ryan
– Music to Die By (1958) … Sandra Ryan
 
1958 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Doris Stark
– Face of the Dead (1958) … Doris Stark
 
1958 Date with the Angels (TV series)
Dottie
– The Train (1958) … Dottie
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
Bonnie Benson
– The Benson Case (1957) … Bonnie Benson
 
1957 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Cynthia
– Voices in the Fog (1957) … Cynthia
 
1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Ruth Ferris Carson
– The Ruth Ferris Story (1957) … Ruth Ferris Carson
 
1956-1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Lee / Margaret
– The Cream of the Jest (1957) … Lee
– Never Again (1956) … Margaret
 
1957 Mister Cory
Lily
 
1956 The Charles Farrell Show (TV series)
Karen Grant
– Fatal Charm (1956) … Karen Grant
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Hilda Pomeroy
– A Past Remembered (1956) … Hilda Pomeroy
 
1956 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Salesgirl
– All for Amy (1956) … Salesgirl
 
1956 Star Stage (TV series)
– Screen Credit (1956)
 
1953-1955 Private Secretary (TV series)
Sylvia Platt
– The Platt Plan (1955) … Sylvia Platt
– The Boy Next Door (1955) … Sylvia Platt
– Finders Keepers (1955) … Sylvia Platt
– The Brass Ring (1954) … Sylvia Platt
– The Rivals (1954) … Sylvia Platt
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1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Fran / Letty Bowman
– A Note of Fear (1955) … Fran
– To Kill a Man (1955) … Letty Bowman
 
1954-1955 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Alice Rogers / Miss Gardner
– Gracie Tries to Select George's Next Wife (1955) … Miss Gardner
– Gracie Helps Mechanic with Girlfriend (1954) … Alice Rogers
 
1955 Medic (TV series)
Patty Dunbar
– All My Mothers, All My Fathers (1955) … Patty Dunbar (as Joann Banks)
 
1955 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
– Danny Tries Real Estate (1955)
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Marie
– Safe Journey (1955) … Marie
 
1953-1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Madeline
– Marked Down (1954)
– The Girl on the Park Bench (1953) … Madeline
– Search in the Night (1953)
 
1954 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Two Wise Women (1954)
 
1954 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Eleanor Harris
– Fan Magazine (1954) … Eleanor Harris
 
1952 My Pal Gus
Ivy Tolliver
 
1952 Washington Story
Mrs. Vatek
 
1952 Rebound (TV series)
– Joker's Wild (1952)
 
1951 Bright Victory
Janet Grayson
 
1951 Cry Danger
Alice Fletcher
 
1950 Stars Over Hollywood (TV series)
– Some Small Nobility (1950)
 
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1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Frank Lovejoy (1957) … Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Was a regular guest star on the radio drama "Nightbeat" in which her husband Frank Lovejoy was the star.

Alternate Names:

Joann Banks | Joan Lovejoy
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Banks was a voice-over regular on the popular 1930s radio series "Gangbusters" that featured weekly episodes based actual crime incidents. Each program ended with various descriptions of wanted criminals, many of whom were later arrested due to avid listener participation. She married fellow "Gangbuster" voice-over actor Frank Lovejoy. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio