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Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord

Birthday: 1918-07-26 | Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy. In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip. Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

as    Mrs. Martha Meade

1953
The Danny Thomas Show

as    Kathy Williams

1953
Mexican Manhunt

as    Sheila Barton

1953
Down Laredo Way

as    Valerie

1950
Chain Gang

as    Rita McKelvey

1950
The Lost Volcano

as    Ruth Gordon

1947
New Orleans

as    Grace Voiselle

1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

as    Janet Thompson

1943
Hi, Buddy

as    Mary Parker

1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington

as    Nancy Partridge

1942
Escape from Hong Kong

as    Valarie Hale

1942
Timber!

as    Yvette Lacour

1937
Forty Naughty Girls

as    June Preston