Alix Talton(bornAlice Talton,June 7, 1920[citation needed]– April 7, 1992) was an American actress. Today's audiences probably know her best as the catty career woman in theBill HaleymusicalRock Around the Clock(1956).
Alix Talton | |
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 Alix Talton inThe Man Who Knew Too Much(1956) | |
| Born | Alice Talton June 7, 1920 |
| Died | April 7, 1992(aged 71) Burbank, California,U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1975 |
| Spouse(s) | Lew Kerner (1944–1949) (divorced) (1 child) George Cahan (1950–1991) (his death) (1 child)[1] |
| Children | 2[2] |
Biography
editA former Miss Georgia,[2]Talton signed a movie contract withWarner Bros.in 1941. She played incidental, uncredited bits until being featured as one of the "Navy Blues Sextet" (six singing chorus girls originally featured in the Warner military comedyNavy Blues). Her one appearance with the Sextet was in thePhil Silvers-Jimmy DurantecomedyYou're in the Army Now(1941), in which she received screen billing for the first time, as Alice Talton.
Her stay at Warners was short, because she felt that she lacked training as an actress. She left Hollywood to work in stage plays, and only when she felt confident in her abilities did she return to motion pictures. She returned in aRepublic Pictureswestern in 1949 (as Alice Talton), and went on to a busy freelance career as a character actress.
She appeared in the filmsRanger of Cherokee Strip,In a Lonely Place,The Great Jewel Robber,Fourteen Hours,Sally and Saint Anne,Tangier Incident,The Man Who Knew Too Much,Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!,The Deadly Mantis,Romanoff and JulietandThe Devil's Brigade,among others.
From 1953 to 1955, Talton portrayed both Myrna Cobb and Myrna Shepard, next door neighbors in the television version ofMy Favorite Husband.[3]
She appeared inPerry Masonas Eva Elliot inThe Case of the Long-Legged Models.The show originally aired on May 17, 1958.
Talton was married to George Cahan.[4]
She died oflung canceron April 7, 1992, inBurbank, California,at age 71.[2]
Partial filmography
edit- Dive Bomber(1941) as Girl at Newsstand (uncredited)
- International Squadron(1941) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Passage from Hong Kong(1941) as Tourist (uncredited)
- You're in the Army Now(1941) as Navy Blues Sextette Member
- The Man Who Came to Dinner(1942) as Chorine (uncredited)
- Hers to Hold(1943) as Hazel (uncredited)
- Ranger of Cherokee Strip(1949) as Mary Bluebird
- In a Lonely Place(1950) as Frances 'Fran' Randolph (uncredited)
- The Great Jewel Robber(1950) as Brenda Hall
- Fourteen Hours(1951) as Miss Kelly, Secretary (uncredited)
- Sally and Saint Anne(1952) as Jeanne (uncredited)
- Tangier Incident(1953) as Olga
- The Story of Three Loves(1953) as Rose (segment "Equilibrium" ) (uncredited)
- Rock Around the Clock(1956) as Corinne Talbot
- The Man Who Knew Too Much(1956) as Helen Parnell
- Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!(1956) as Debbie Farmer
- The Deadly Mantis(1957) as Marge Blaine
- Romanoff and Juliet(1961) as Beulah
- Carnival of Crime(1962) as Lynn Voray
- The Devil's Brigade(1968) as Miss Arnold
References
edit- ^"Alix Talton - The Private Life and Times of Alix Talton. Alix Talton Pictures".www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
- ^abc"Alix Talton; Actress Often Portrayed 'Other Woman'".Articles.latimes.com. 1992-04-10.Archivedfrom the original on October 3, 2015.Retrieved2017-08-06.
- ^Terrace, Vincent (2011).Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010(2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 729.ISBN978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^"Actress Wins Parole Board Promise to Free Brother".The Shreveport Journal.Louisiana, Shreveport. April 6, 1954. p. 4.RetrievedSeptember 16,2020– viaNewspapers.com.
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