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Carol Forman(1918-1997)

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Carol Forman
Superman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.
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Superman (1948)
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Raven-haired Carol Forman's main claim to fame is the fact that she was one of the first villainesses in serials. There were a few during the silent era, but they were mainly of the regal, imperious type; Carol Forman was not afraid to use her considerable attractiveness to bamboozle the poor saps who tried to stop her nefarious plans for world domination, to steal atomic secrets, or whatever she had up her sleeve.

Alabama-born and raised, she had wanted to become an actress since childhood, and took every dramatic class and appeared in every play she could while in school. Soon after graduating high school she set out for Hollywood, after her mother had made arrangements for her to board with a singing teacher and study with her. She also took drama lessons and took up with a theatrical company.

While performing in one of the company's plays, she was spotted by director John Berry, who gave her a part in his RKO film Tämä on elämää (1946). She did such a good job that the studio put her under contract, but she left after a year.

It was in 1947 that she essayed the role for which she is best-remembered: Spider Woman in Republic's Musta hämähäkki, I osa (1947). Republic immediately assigned her to other "bad girl" parts, but she turned them down, not wanting to be pigeonholed in serials. She freelanced for a while, doing a few westerns and a Columbia serial, then returned to Republic for her turn as the villainous "Nila" in Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949).

After a few more westerns and another serial for Columbia, though, she basically retired from the screen and turned to work in TV series, theatrical plays and television commercials.
BornJune 19, 1918
DiedJuly 9, 1997(79)
BornJune 19, 1918
DiedJuly 9, 1997(79)
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Virginia Dale, Carol Forman, Mantan Moreland, Emmett Vogan, Roland Winters, and Victor Sen Yung in Docks of New Orleans (1948)
Carol Forman in Musta hämähäkki, I osa (1947)
Robert Barron, Carol Forman, John Merton, Noel Neill, Kane Richmond, Gene Roth, Helene Stanley, and Pierre Watkin in Brick Bradford (1947)
Carol Forman and Anthony Warde in Musta hämähäkki, I osa (1947)
Kirk Alyn, Tommy Bond, Carol Forman, George Meeker, and Noel Neill in Superman (1948)
Carol Forman and I. Stanford Jolley in Musta hämähäkki, I osa (1947)
Carol Forman, Tim Holt, and Nan Leslie in Under the Tonto Rim (1947)
Kirk Alyn and Carol Forman in Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom (1952)
Kirk Alyn, Carol Forman, and Noel Neill in Superman (1948)
Kirk Alyn, Carol Forman, and Noel Neill in Superman (1948)
Virginia Dale, Carol Forman, Douglas Fowley, John Gallaudet, Mantan Moreland, Roland Winters, and Victor Sen Yung in Docks of New Orleans (1948)
Carol Forman, I. Stanford Jolley, Virginia Lee, and Anthony Warde in Musta hämähäkki, I osa (1947)

Known for:

Carol Forman, I. Stanford Jolley, Virginia Lee, and Anthony Warde in Musta hämähäkki, I osa (1947)
Musta hämähäkki, I osa
6.5
  • Sombra, The Black Widow
  • 1947
Carol Forman, Robert Livingston, Keye Luke, and Roland Winters in The Feathered Serpent (1948)
The Feathered Serpent
5.9
  • Sonia Cabot
  • 1948
Linda Leighton and Kane Richmond in Brick Bradford (1947)
Brick Bradford
5.8
  • Queen Khana
  • 1947
Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom (1952)
Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom
6.2
  • Laska
  • 1952

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Actress

  • Susan Hayward and Dean Martin in Totuus Adasta (1961)
    Totuus Adasta
    6.6
    • Newspaper Woman (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Diane McBain and Van Williams in Surfside 6 (1960)
    Surfside 6
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Jordan
    • 1960
  • The Files of Jeffrey Jones (1952)
    The Files of Jeffrey Jones
    6.8
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Tytär rakastuu (1953)
    Tytär rakastuu
    7.0
    • Dangerous Dora (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom (1952)
    Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom
    6.2
    • Laska
    • 1952
  • Rod Cameron, Lorna Gray, and Forrest Tucker in Intiaanin kunniasana (1951)
    Intiaanin kunniasana
    5.7
    • Blonde (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Duncan Renaldo in Cisco Kid (1950)
    Cisco Kid
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Pat Tracy
    • Pat Lacy
    • Pat Parker
    • 1950–1951
  • Virginia Cox and Tim Holt in Brothers in the Saddle (1949)
    Brothers in the Saddle
    6.2
    • Flora Trigby
    • 1949
  • Kirk Alyn and Rosemary La Planche in Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949)
    Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
    5.4
    • Nila
    • 1949
  • Anne Gwynne and John Howard in Public Prosecutor (1947)
    Public Prosecutor
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Mademoiselle Landereaux
    • 1948
  • Carol Forman, Robert Livingston, Keye Luke, and Roland Winters in The Feathered Serpent (1948)
    The Feathered Serpent
    5.9
    • Sonia Cabot
    • 1948
  • The Mozart Story (1948)
    The Mozart Story
    6.6
    • Catherine Cavallieri (new scenes)
    • 1948
  • Kirk Alyn in Superman (1948)
    Superman
    6.8
    • Spider Lady
    • 1948
  • Virginia Dale, Carol Forman, Douglas Fowley, John Gallaudet, Mantan Moreland, Roland Winters, and Victor Sen Yung in Docks of New Orleans (1948)
    Docks of New Orleans
    5.7
    • Nita Aguirre
    • 1948
  • Linda Leighton and Kane Richmond in Brick Bradford (1947)
    Brick Bradford
    5.8
    • Queen Khana
    • 1947

Soundtrack

  • Debra Alden and James Warren in Code of the West (1947)
    Code of the West
    5.9
    • performer: "Oh, La La" (uncredited)
    • 1947

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  • Height
    • 1.68 m
  • Born
    • June 19, 1918
    • Epps, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • July 9, 1997
    • Burbank, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Robert D FormanJuly 21, 1940 - ? (divorced)
  • Parents
      Edward D. Sawls

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    Appeared with Raymond Burr in San Quentin (1946), and Code of the West (1947), his first two credited film roles. She received the higher billing in both films.
  • Quotes
    Serials were the "street urchins" of the business. Agents always warned you to never admit that you had appeared in one because it would be held against you be the major studios, although many actors went on the become super stars after getting their start in these films. Some of the top producers, today, got their early training with these serials.

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