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Myrna Dell(1924-2011)

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Myrna Dell in Roughshod (1949)
The boys get drafted into the Marines. On their first day in basic training, their commanding officer discovers that Sach's dad is an old war buddy of his, so he makes Sach a sergeant and places him in charge of the boys. While on the drill field, they discover the body of a dead Marine, and find a playing card on him that they trace to a local gambling house, where they suspect that the Marine was murdered.
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Marilyn Adele Dunlap was born on March 5, 1924 (for her stage name she took her nickname, Myrna, and shortened her middle name, Adele, to "Dell", which she used as her last name). She started her career as a showgirl in the famous Earl Carroll Revue in New York, and made her film debut in A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940). Signed by MGM, she appeared in Ziegfeld Girl (1941), but MGM didn't pick up her option and she returned to Earl Carroll's. She soon was appearing at the Billy Rose Nightclub, then spent a season in the "George White's Scandals" revue. However, the taste of Hollywood never left her, and she went back in 1943 and appeared in a string of westerns with such cowboy icons as Bob Steele and Hoot Gibson. She had a small part in the classic Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), and shortly afterwards signed a contract with RKO Pictures. RKO kept her busy, putting her in more than 20 films over the next few years, even appearing with future US President Ronald Reagan in the 1949 comedy The Girl from Jones Beach (1949). She gave a good performance in an atypical role as the ambitious, murderous daughter of a powerful rancher in the offbeat western The Bushwhackers (1951). She worked steadily over the years, not only in films but on TV as well, and had a recurring role in the Dan Duryea adventure series China Smith (1952). At one point she wrote a gossip column, "Hollywood: Then and Now".
BornMarch 5, 1924
DiedFebruary 11, 2011(86)
BornMarch 5, 1924
DiedFebruary 11, 2011(86)
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Gloria Grahame, Jeff Donnell, John Ireland, and Robert Sterling in Roughshod (1949)
Roughshod
6.6
  • Helen
  • 1949
Tom Conway and Madge Meredith in The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
The Falcon's Adventure
6.3
  • Doris Blanding
  • 1946
Lynn Bari and George Raft in Nocturne (1946)
Nocturne
6.5
  • Susan Flanders
  • 1946
Lurene Tuttle in Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960)
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
5.5
  • Lou
  • 1960

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Actress



  • Robert Stack in Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
    Unsolved Mysteries
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Myrna
    • 1990
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in Buddy Buddy (1981)
    Buddy Buddy
    6.5
    • Cashier
    • 1981
  • The One Man Jury (1978)
    The One Man Jury
    5.5
    • Landlady
    • 1978
  • Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
    Batman
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Pedestrian
    • 1966
  • Hazel (1961)
    Hazel
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Receptionist
    • 1963
  • The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    The Donna Reed Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Saleswoman
    • 1963
  • Pete and Gladys (1960)
    Pete and Gladys
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Wingfield
    • 1961
  • Lurene Tuttle in Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960)
    Ma Barker's Killer Brood
    5.5
    • Lou
    • 1960
  • The Texan (1958)
    The Texan
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Miss Delly
    • 1959
  • John Bromfield in U.S. Marshal (1958)
    U.S. Marshal
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1959
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Anita
    • 1958
  • Scott Forbes in The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Helen Harris
    • 1957
  • Rod Cameron in State Trooper (1956)
    State Trooper
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Carol Smith
    • 1957
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mae Holmes
    • Sally
    • 1953–1957
  • Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)
    The Millionaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Helen
    • 1956

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  • Yvonne De Carlo, Charles Coburn, and John Russell in The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
    The Gal Who Took the West
    6.1
    • performer: "Clancy Lowered the Boom" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Steve Brodie, Myrna Dell, and William Wright in Rose of the Yukon (1949)
    Rose of the Yukon
    6.9
    • performer: "It's Not the First Love"
    • 1949
  • Pat O'Brien in Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
    Fighting Father Dunne
    6.6
    • performer: "I've Got Rings On My Fingers"
    • 1948

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  • Height
    • 5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
  • Born
    • March 5, 1924
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 11, 2011
    • Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Children
    • Laura Patterson
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

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  • Trivia
    She and actress Marguerite Chapman are credited with originating the idea of autograph shows.
  • Quotes
    [about Lon Chaney Jr., with whom she worked in The Bushwhackers (1951)] In the movie, he taught me to ride and shoot; personally, he was horrible. That son of a bitch wouldn't read off camera for my close-ups. He was an alcoholic--or a recovering one. He had a mean manner, like alkys often have. On the close-up shots, I read my lines offstage for him. When it was my turn the dialogue director started to do Chaney's part. I told him to tell Lon to get his ass over here or I wouldn't do any more readings for him. He was not very likable, a lush, hung over.
  • Salary
    • Raiders of Red Gap
      (1943)
      $100

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