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Nell O'Day (1909–1989)

Actress | Soundtrack | Writer

Born in Prairie Hill, Texas, in 1909, lovely Nell O'Day had the obvious breeding credentials to become a leading lady of westerns. She began as a child dancer in the early 1920s, later performing with the Tommy Atkins Sextet. This led to a part in the early musical King of Jazz and the stage play "Fine and Dandy" with dancer Eleanor Powell... See full bio »

Born:

in Prairie Hill, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 79) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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Filmography

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1957 The Hope That Jack Built (short) (voice)
 
1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Clarice Morrison
– Thunder on Sycamore Street (1954) … Clarice Morrison
 
1946 The Story of Kenneth W. Randall, M.D.
Martha Randall
 
1943 Boss of Rawhide
Mary Colby
 
1943 The Return of the Rangers
Anne Miller
 
1943 Thundering Trails
Edith Walker
 
1942 Pirates of the Prairie
Helen Spencer
 
1942 Arizona Stage Coach
Dorrie
 
1942 There's One Born Every Minute
Antoinette (uncredited)
 
1942 Perils of the Royal Mounted
Diana Blake
 
1942 You're Telling Me
Girl (uncredited)
 
1942 Mystery of Marie Roget
Camille Roget
 
1942 Stagecoach Buckaroo
Molly Denton
 
1941 Fighting Bill Fargo
Julie Fargo
 
1941 Arizona Cyclone
Claire Randolph
 
1941 The Masked Rider
Jean Malone
 
1941 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
The Salesgirl
 
1941 Sing Another Chorus
Girl (uncredited)
 
1941 Man from Montana
Sally Preston
 
1941 Rawhide Rangers
Patti McDowell
 
1941 Hello, Sucker
Model
 
1941 Law of the Range
Mary O'Brien
 
1941 Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Edna Fielding
 
1941 Double Date
Mary
 
1941 Nice Girl?
Young Girl at Benefit (uncredited)
 
1941 Back Street
Elizabeth Saxel
 
1941 Buck Privates
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1940 Pony Post
Norma Reeves
 
1940 Law and Order
Sally Dixon
 
1940 Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Helen Osborne
 
1940 Son of Roaring Dan
Jane Belden
 
1940 Flight Angels
Sue
 
1940 Saturday's Children
Girl at Party (uncredited)
 
1940 Boss of Bullion City
Martha Hadley
 
1937 Captain Blue Blood (short)
 
1935 Convention Girl
Daisy Miller, Tommy's Sweetheart
 
1935 Watch the Birdie (short)
 
1935 Serves You Right (short)
 
1934 Woman in the Dark
Helen Grant
 
1934 The Road to Ruin
Eve Monroe
 
1934 This Side of Heaven
Maxwell's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1933 Roaming Romeo (short)
 
1933 Hooks and Jabs (short)
 
1933 Tied for Life (short)
The Bride
 
1933 Knight Duty (short)
Museum Director's Daughter
 
1933 Smoke Lightning
Dorothy Benson
 
1932 Rackety Rax
Doris
 
1930 King of Jazz
Dancer
 
1926 Twinkletoes
Ballerina in Teacup (uncredited)
 
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1942 Stagecoach Buckaroo (performer: "Just Too Gosh Darn Bashful", "Red River Valley")
 
1941 Fighting Bill Fargo (performer: "Happiness Corral")
 
1941 Rawhide Rangers (performer: "A Cowboy is Happy")
 
1940 Law and Order (performer: "Oklahoma's Oke With Me")
 
1930 King of Jazz (performer: "I Like to Do Things for You" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1956 Star Tonight (TV series)
– Can You Coffeepot on Skates? (1956) (writer)
 
1944 The Monster Maker (co-writer / unconfirmed)
 
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1949 Western Feud! (short)
Jane
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1930) Stage: Appeared in "Fine and Dandy" on Broadway. See more »

Height:

5' 2½" (1.59 m)
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Trivia:

Co-wrote The Monster Maker with husband Larry Williams, but only Williams gets a screen credit, and neither of them ever got paid for it. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo