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Cathy Downs (1926–1976)

Actress

A pleasant, attractive leading lady, Cathy Downs was an "outdoors type" who worked as a model before she became a Fox contract player in 1944. In the late 1940s she was being groomed for major success -- e.g., she played the title role in John Ford's My Darling Clementine -- but most of her subsequent movie roles were in low-budget westerns... See full bio »

Born:

in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA

Died:

(age 50) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Millicent Barton
– The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner (1965) … Millicent Barton
 
1962 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Mavis Fenton
– Many a Slip (1962) … Mavis Fenton
 
1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Jenny Stone
– Incident Before Black Pass (1961) … Jenny Stone
 
1959-1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Amelia Roberts / Julie Giles
– Incident at Fort Bowie (1960) … Julie Giles
– Marked Deck (1959) … Amelia Roberts
 
1958-1959 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Anna - Saloon Gal / Patricia Camden
– Surrender at Sunglow (1959) … Anna - Saloon Gal
– Triangle of Death (1958) … Patricia Camden
 
1958 Missile to the Moon
June Saxton
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
– Experiment Oxygen (1958)
 
1957 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Girl
– Indian Medicine (1957) … Girl
 
1957 The Amazing Colossal Man
Carol Forrest
 
1957 Curfew Breakers
Mrs. Bowman
 
1956-1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Charlotte
– The Hemlock Cup (1957)
– Susan and God (1956) … Charlotte
– Friday the 13th (1956)
 
1956 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Dolly Danger
– The Danger Sisters (1956) … Dolly Danger
 
1956 The She-Creature
Dorothy Chappel
 
1956 The Oklahoma Woman
Susan Grant
 
1956 The Millionaire (TV series)
Dr. Eve Saunders
– The Rip Matson Story (1956) … Dr. Eve Saunders
 
1955 The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
Lois King
 
1954-1955 The Joe Palooka Story (TV series)
Ann Howe
– Blackout (1955) … Ann Howe
– And Still Champ (1955) … Ann Howe
– Below the Border (1955) … Ann Howe
– Clyde's Mistake (1955) … Ann Howe
– Joe, the Giant Killer (1955) … Ann Howe
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1955 The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV series)
Nancy
– Romance Wrecker (1955) … Nancy
 
1955 The Promise (TV movie)
Calanthe
 
1955 Kentucky Rifle
Amy Connors
 
1955 The Big Tip Off
Sister Mary Joan of Arc
 
1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Kathy
– Roark Island (1955) … Kathy
 
1955 The Great Gildersleeve (TV series)
Miss Yvonne
– Gildy's Dancing Lessons (1955) … Miss Yvonne
 
1954 The Adventures of Falcon (TV series)
Lucy
– The Reckoning (1954) … Lucy
 
1953 The Life of Riley (TV series)
Music Teacher
– Riley Hears Bells (1953) … Music Teacher
 
1953 Bandits of the West
Joanne Collier
 
1953 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Kathy McMahon
– Hot Mink (1953) … Kathy McMahon
 
1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Commercial
– One of Those Things (1953) … Commercial
 
1953 The Flaming Urge
Charlotte Cruickshank
 
1952 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Mary Seaton
– Best Laid Plans (1952) … Mary Seaton
 
1952 The Unexpected (TV series)
Jenny
– Desert Honeymoon (1952) … Jenny
 
1952 Racket Squad (TV series)
– A Letter from Tessie (1952)
 
1952 Gobs and Gals
Betty Lou Prentice
 
1951 Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
Anne Palooka
 
1950 Short Grass
Sharon Lynch
 
1950 The Sundowners
Kathleen Boyce
 
1949 Massacre River
Kitty Reid
 
1948 The Noose Hangs High
Carol Blair
 
1948 Panhandle
Jean 'Dusty' Stewart
 
1947 For You I Die
Hope Novak
 
1946 My Darling Clementine
Clementine Carter
 
1946 Do You Love Me
Clothes Model (uncredited)
 
1946 The Dark Corner
Mari Cathcart
 
1945 The Dolly Sisters
Ms. Mascara (uncredited)
 
1945 State Fair
Girl on Carousel (uncredited)
 
1945 Diamond Horseshoe
Miss Cream Puff (uncredited)
 
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1956 Arthur Godfrey and His Friends (TV series)
Herself-- Guest
– Episode dated 7 March 1956 (1956) … Herself-- Guest
 
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2008 How the West Was Lost (TV documentary)
Clementine Carter (uncredited)
 
1992 Gunfighters of the Old West (video documentary)
Woman (uncredited)
 
1982 It Came from Hollywood (documentary)
 
1977 M*A*S*H (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1949) Television: Appeared as Herself on "Erskine Johnson's Hollywood Reel". See more »

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Her ex-husband, Joe Kirkwood Jr., had been out of touch with Cathy for years when he found out she was in dire financial circumstances. He was drawing up a trust fund for her in 1976 when he learned that she had died. See more »

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