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Merry Anders(1934-2012)

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Merry Anders in Maverick (1957)
In 1964, a group of scientists create a portal that takes them to a barren, mutant inhabited, Earth in the year 2071.
Play trailer2:18
The Time Travelers (1964)
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19 Photos
Merry Anders practically grew up in local bijous watching films and their accompanying stage shows with her movie-crazy mother and grandmother. The family relocated to Los Angeles in 1949 and, while attending John Burroughs Junior High School, Anders made the acquaintance of Rita La Roy, an old-time film actress who convinced her to take a modeling course. Later, to help her with her modeling, she took dramatic lessons at the Ben Bard Playhouse and was "spotted" by a 20th Century-Fox talent scout in a Playhouse stage presentation. After several years at Fox, Anders turned freelancer, working in TV as well as starring in a string of modestly budgeted Western, science fiction and horror films.
BornMay 22, 1934
DiedOctober 28, 2012(78)
BornMay 22, 1934
DiedOctober 28, 2012(78)
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Merry Anders and Henry Corden in When the Clock Strikes (1961)
Merry Anders and Henry Corden in When the Clock Strikes (1961)
Merry Anders and Gene Nelson in 20,000 Eyes (1961)
Merry Anders and Dennis Day in Death Valley Days (1952)
Merry Anders and Hermine Sterler in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Merry Anders in The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
Merry Anders, Honey Bruce Friedman, Lisa Daniels, Dona Drake, Debra Paget, and Phyllis Winger in Princess of the Nile (1954)
Merry Anders in Dragnet 1967 (1967)
Merry Anders and Jacques Bergerac in The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
Merry Anders, Jacques Bergerac, Allison Hayes, and Marcia Henderson in The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
Merry Anders and Henry Corden in When the Clock Strikes (1961)
Merry Anders, James Brown, and Henry Corden in When the Clock Strikes (1961)

Known for

Tickle Me (1965)
Tickle Me
5.8
  • Estelle Penfield
  • 1965
The Dalton Girls (1957)
The Dalton Girls
5.5
  • Holly Dalton
  • 1957
Merry Anders, Robert Dix, Emile Meyer, Willard Parker, and Ray Stricklyn in Young Jesse James (1960)
Young Jesse James
5.0
  • Belle Starr
  • 1960
Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
Hawaiian Eye
7.8
TV Series
  • Gloria Burns
  • Kitty Todd
  • Lisa Barton
  • Maxine Wheaton

Credits

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Actress

  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
  • Will to Die (1971)
    Will to Die
  • Airport (1970)
    Airport
    • (uncredited)
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
  • Harry Morgan and Jack Webb in Dragnet 1967 (1967)
    Dragnet 1967
  • Never Too Young (1965)
    Never Too Young
  • John Agar, Merry Anders, Wendell Corey, Keith Larsen, and Irene Tsu in Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)
    Women of the Prehistoric Planet
  • Don Adams and Barbara Feldon in Get Smart (1965)
    Get Smart
  • Tickle Me (1965)
    Tickle Me
  • Raiders from Beneath the Sea (1964)
    Raiders from Beneath the Sea
  • John Agar, William Bendix, Lon Chaney Jr., Rory Calhoun, Richard Arlen, Linda Foster, Virginia Mayo, and Regis Parton in Young Fury (1964)
    Young Fury
  • The Time Travelers (1964)
    The Time Travelers
  • Ted Cassidy in The Addams Family (1964)
    The Addams Family
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
  • Audie Murphy in The Quick Gun (1964)
    The Quick Gun

Soundtrack

  • The Dalton Girls (1957)
    The Dalton Girls

Videos5

Trailer
Trailer 2:18
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 1:48
Trailer
Three Coins in the Fountain
Trailer 3:37
Three Coins in the Fountain
How To Marry A Millionaire
Trailer 2:26
How To Marry A Millionaire
Mike Hammer: Swing Low, Sweet Harriet
Trailer 1:07
Mike Hammer: Swing Low, Sweet Harriet

Personal details

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    • May 22, 1934
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • October 28, 2012
    • Encino, California, USA(undisclosed)
    • September 21, 1985 - May 17, 1999 (his death)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Co-starred with Chris Warfield in a pilot called "Innocent Jones" about the adventures of a freelance writer who traveled the world looking for stories.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Retired after 25 years at Litton Data Systems as a Customer Relations coordinator
  • Quotes
    I come on the set with my lines learned and then I read them like Merry Anders. Usually that's enough, but if the director wants something more, then we go to work. After that the lines come out like Merry Anders working.
    • The Stu Erwin Show
      (1950)
      $250 per week

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