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Dix Davis

Peter Dixon Davis(bornDixon Davis;September 12, 1926 – January 6, 2024) was an American child actor in radio and film, perhaps best known as Randolph, the title character's wise-cracking kid brother on the popular 1940s teensitcom,A Date With Judy.[2][3][4][5][6]Davis later served as anintelligence analystwith theUnited States Information Serviceand, for more than three decades, with theCentral Intelligence Agency's Office of Current Intelligence (OCI).[7][8]

Dix Davis
Born
Dixon Davis

(1926-09-12)September 12, 1926
Los Angeles,California,U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 2024(2024-01-06)(aged 97)
Dorset, Vermont,U.S.
Other namesPeter Dixon Davis
EducationUniversity of Southern California,University of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)Actor, intelligence analyst
Years active1934–1946, 1947–1949,
mid 1950s through the late 1980s
Known forA Date With Judy,One Man's Family
SpouseJune Dunn
RelativesTim Davis(brother)[1]

Early life and career

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Dixon Davis was born inLos Angeles, Californiaon September 12, 1926.[9]He was the younger of two sons born to Fredrick Duane Davis and Marion Naomi Stimson.[10][1]According to an article published in 1942 by theHarrisburg Telegraph,Davis's "overnight" transition "from newsboy's assistant to actor" occurred in the summer of 1934 in front ofThe Brown DerbyonWilshire Boulevard,where, while hawking newspapers and magazines, Davis and his brother caught the fancy of a party of passersby headed by songwriterGus Kahn.After purchasing some of their wares, Kahn and company instructed the boys to report toUnited Artiststhe next day for parts inEddie Cantor's upcoming film, and thus Davis came to make his uncredited screen debut in the 1934musical comedyKid Millions.[11]

The brief film career that resulted likewise consisted primarily of inconsequential bit parts, mostly uncredited. That said, on the rare occasion that he was given anything to play, Davis's work did not go unnoticed. Case in point, the 1940 drama,The Old Swimmin' Hole.Concluding its review of the film,The Hollywood Reporternotes, "Si Jenks is fine in support and there is still another good bit by another child, Dix Davis,"[12]while the British periodicalMonthly Film Bulletinobserves:

Jackie Moran is not so convincing as the adolescent Chris, but Charles Brown plays the big-hearted country doctor to perfection, and a special word must be said for Dix Davis, a small boy in the hero worshipping stage who wants to join the Lions.[13]

In May 1939, Davis made his radio debut oppositeLionel BarrymoreonThe Rudy Vallee Show.[14]The trio would be reunited at least twice in the next few years, for the 1941 and '42 editions of Barrymore's annual Christmas day rendition ofDickens'A Christmas Carol,with Davis asTiny Timand Vallee,Bob Cratchit,to Barrymore'sScrooge.[15][16]

In April 1944, Davis co-starred withNew York YankeescenterfielderJoe DiMaggioas the latter made his acting debut on the radio anthology series,Skippy Hollywood Theatre.[17][18]Later that year, Davis was teamed withBasil RathboneonColumbia Masterworks' recording of Robert Louis Stevenson'sTreasure Island,asJim Hawkinsto Rathbone'sLong John Silver.[19]

Approximate date(s) Program
(or LP)		 Role Notes
May 1939 The Rudy Vallee Show Radio debut oppositeLionel Barrymore[14]
1939 or 1940 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood Jack Benny Series aired Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, featuring Hoppers' "Biodramas" of Hollywood celebrities, each consisting of either three or six parts.[20]Benny's was one of the 6-parters, and in the first episode or two, Davis played the young Benny.[21]
1940 through 1949 One Man's Family Pinky [22][23][24]
1941 through 1948 A Date With Judy Randolph Foster [25][26]
1941 Jack Benny Show Belly Laugh Barton [27]
April 29, 1941 through August 16, 1941 Latitude Zero Written by Anne andTed Sherdeman.[28]
March 3, 1941 Lux Radio Theatre
ep. "My Bill"		 Bill Colbrook WithKay FrancisandWarren William.[29]
December 25, 1941,
December 25, 1942		 A Christmas Carol Tiny Tim Co-starred withLionel Barrymore,who playsScrooge.[15][16]
January 19, 1942 The Orson Welles Show
ep. "My Little Boy"		 [30]
1942 Hap Hazard Stanley, the bellhop [31][32]
1942 Blondie Alvin Fuddle [33]
1942 Burns and Allen Neighbor's child [27]
September 2 and 9, 1942 Those We Love Edgar ( "the mean little boy" ) Guest star on two episodes.[34][35]
November 2, 1942 through July 30, 1943 Today at the Duncans Dinky Duncan [36][37][38][39]
Summer 1943 The Fred Brady Show Orson (Fred's kid brother) Summer replacement show forThe Bob Burns Show.[40][41]
November 1943 Columbia Masterworks'A Christmas Carol Peter Cratchit WithBasil Rathboneas Scrooge,Francis X. Bushmanas Christmas Past,Jay Novelloas Bob Cratchit, andTommy Cookas Tiny Tim.[42][43]
April 22, 1944 Skippy Hollywood Theatre
ep. "One Hit—Two Errors"		 Lefty Collins Co-starred withJoe DiMaggio,making his acting debut as "Joe Collins."[44][17][18]
November 1944 Columbia Masterworks'
Treasure Island		 Jim Hawkins Paired with Basil Rathbone'sLong John Silver;Rathbone also narrates.[19]
1944 through 1946 The Charlotte Greenwood Show Robert Barton [45]
1946 The Second Mrs. Burton Brad Burton [46]
April through July 1948 I Love Adventure [47]
August 1948 Dr. Christian Scrapper Malloy

[48][49]

c. 1950 Mail Call
Program no. 367		 A soap opera satire and a quiz show satire called, "Take It Or I'll Give You A Shot In The Head."
Also feat.Del Sharbutt,Lina Romay,Toni Harper,Dick Powell,Martha Stewart,Herb Jeffries,André Previn,Michel Perrier,Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra.[50]
June 8, 1953 through February 5, 1954 Family Skeleton
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Later career

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As early as 1943, Davis let it be known that his long-range goals did not include acting, nor anything else remotely show-business-related.

Dix is dark-haired, brown-eyed, has regular features which are thickly speckled with freckles, and is "14 going on 15."[a]Most of the time he seems a bit too preoccupied to pay much attention to girls; possibly because his thoughts are concerned with the far-away places of the globe. His ambition, it appears, is to be a trained geographer-explorer, and his hobby is map making.[14]

In 1946 and '47, an approximately one-year-long hitch with the United States Army saw Davis reach the rank ofSergeant,but also delayed by one year his graduation from theUniversity of Southern California.[53][54][55]In 1948, the then-21-year-old USC senior initially hinted at, then definitively announced his intention to pursue a diplomatic career.[56][57]In November of that year, however, a recent addition toA Date With Judy'scast helped Davis—albeit only temporarily—make a somewhat less radical career detour:

Dix Davis, who plays Randolph, Judy's brother, AndDick Crenna,Oogie Pringle, the teen-ager's boy friend, have now entered a new profession—song writing. They've just written a tune, "Tomorrow," which they hope to publish soon. Davis did the lyrics, Crenna the music.[58]

Following a six-month, 15,000-mile road trip through Europe in 1949, Davis was employed by theState Department,serving as Assistant Press Officer inPakistan.He later earned an advanced degree in Political Science from theUniversity of California, Berkeley,prior to commencing his 33-year career with theCIA's Office of Current Intelligence, delivering periodic briefings to every U.S. President fromEisenhowerthroughReagan.[8][59]

Personal life and death

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Davis met his future wife June Dunn inWashington, D.C.,during his second career with the CIA's Office of Current Intelligence. He died on January 6, 2024, at the age of 97. He was predeceased by his wife and his brother, and survived by his late wife's two sons, their spouses, and several grandchildren.[8]

Partial filmography

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Notes

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  1. ^In fact, Davis—born September 9, 1926—wassixteengoing onseventeenwhen this was published, heightening even further the "rather small for his age" incongruity noted elsewhere in the same article.[52]

References

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  1. ^ab"Deaths: Davis, Mary N.".Los Angeles Times.pt. II, p. 11. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. ^"Photo Standalone 16 -- No Title".New York Times.June 21, 1942. p. X10.ProQuest106390792.'A Date With Judy,' replacing the Hope show on Tuesday (WEAF, 10 P.M.), will bring Dix Davis.
  3. ^"Spotlight Features".The Lincoln Star.June 22, 1942. p. 12. "Summer replacement for Bob Hope is the brilliant comedian, Dix Davis, who will be the kid brother in the series 'Date With Judy,' beginning Tuesday."
  4. ^"KFAM Program Hi-Lites".St. Cloud Times.June 3, 1943. p. 11.
  5. ^"Radio Rib".The Buffalo News.September 8, 1945. p. 51.
  6. ^Gilmore, Jim (October 13, 1949)."Radio Activity".The Evening Republican.p. 7. "Louise Erickson, who has carved out quite a career in radio for herself, will resume the role of Judy in A DATE WITH JUDY, which makes its premiere on ABC at 7:30 tonight over WISH. [...] We hope Dix Davis is back as Randolph. He had some of the best lines in the program and he handled them well."
  7. ^"Stephanie Coghlan, Thomas S. Cleveland Married in India".St. Louis Post-Dispatch.May 3, 1953. p. 10G.
  8. ^abc"Death Notices: Davis".The Washington Post.January 12, 2024.ProQuest2914142438.Peter Dixon Davis, 97, of Dorset, Vermont, passed away peacefully on Saturday January 6th, 2024. Peter was born in Beverly Hills, California on September 12th, 1926. Peter was "discovered" as a child and became a star at 5 years old. Peter enjoyed a successful 15-year career as a radio, movie and television actor. He was part of Jack Benny's Gang and was also part of the cast of One Man's Family. He appeared on the Little Rascals, and he worked in film with the likes of William Powell and Shirley Temple. Peter enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and reached the grade of Sergeant by the time of his honorable discharge in 1947. After his stint in the army, Peter earned an Undergraduate degree in 1949 from the University of Southern California focusing on his interest in Foreign Service. Having always been fascinated with travel to foreign countries, Peter left his acting career behind and embarked on a six-month, 15,000-mile road tour of Europe in a two-seater MG-TC roadster. Peter landed his first position in foreign service, serving as Assistant Press Officer for the State Department in Pakistan during President Truman's Campaign of Truth. He then returned to the U.S. to pursue a graduate degree in Political Science at The University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on South Asian studies. After graduating, Peter was hired by the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Current Intelligence (OCI), where he produced daily foreign intelligence digests for the Eisenhower White House. He was later hired as an analyst to cover India and Pakistan, and moved to Mclean, Virginia. Peter ultimately became OCI's acting director and was responsible for reviewing and analyzing foreign intelligence gathered from across the globe to produce the President's Daily Brief—and present it in person, to the President, Vice President and Secretary of State. Peter enjoyed a long and fulfilling, 33-year career with the US government working under nine presidents.
  9. ^"California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL4-SS5M:Sun Oct 15 14:58:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Dixon Davis and Fredrick Duane Davis, 12 Sep 1926.
  10. ^"United States Census, 1930",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC85-CLG:Wed Oct 04 04:29:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Fred D Davis and Naomi S Davis, 1930.
  11. ^ab"Young Crestfallen Manor Bellhop Is Studio Veteran".Harrisburg Telegraph.March 14, 1942. p. 27.
  12. ^ab"Dunlap Hits With Fine, Human Yarn".The Hollywood Reporter.October 21, 1940. p. 3.ProQuest2297304610.Si Jenks is fine in support and there is still another good bit by another child, Dix Davis.
  13. ^abO., E. (January 1, 1941). "United States of America: 'When Youth Conspires'".Monthly Film Bulletin.p. 3.ProQuest1305818002.Jackie Moran is not so convincing as the adolescent Chris, but Charles Brown plays the big-hearted country doctor to perfection, and a special word must be said for Dix Davis, a small boy in the hero worshipping stage who wants to join the Lions.
  14. ^abc"'Date With Judy' Is Air Offering".Belvidere Daily Republican.June 30, 1943. p. 5.
  15. ^ab"Mary Martin; Studio Jottings".The Buffalo News.December 29, 1941. p. 18.
  16. ^abBarr, Matt (December 24, 1942)."On the Air".The Los Angeles Times.p. 10. "If there is a classic in radio, it is the Barrymore presentation of Dickens' Christmas story. Rudy Vallee's program will be devoted entirely to 'A Christmas Carol' tomorrow, and Rudy himself will be narrator. Supporting Barrymore as Scrooge will be an all-star cast, including Dix Davis, one of the best of Hollywood's child actors, as Tiny Tim, Eric Snowden as Bob Cratchit, and Hans Conreid as the ghost of Jacob Marley."
  17. ^ab"On the Air Tonight".Hawaii Tribune-Herald.May 26, 1944. p. 7. "New futures are predicted for Joe DiMaggio, the baseball son of California dear to the hearts of the Yanks and now on duty with the Army! Come curtain time for Skippy Hollywood Theater tonight, Joe becomes a Thespian. Batting the 'clean-up' spot in the radio drama, 'One Hit, Two Errors,' Joe's first dramatic appearance is sure to endear him even further to baseball fans."
  18. ^abMote, James (1989).Everything Baseball.New York: Prentice Hall Press. p. 112.ISBN0132928892."ONE HIT, TWO ERRORS, 1948 (Hollywood Theatre of Stars) Mutual, 30 minutes, October 12, 1948 Cast: Joe DiMaggio as Joe Collins, and Dix Davis as Lefty Collins. [...] Light-hearted story in which two major league scouts use subterfuge against each other in their efforts to sign an unassuming small-town slugger."
  19. ^abDunn, Dewey (November 26, 1944)."On the Records".The Capital Times.p. 10.
  20. ^"Hedda Hopper Continues Gary Cooper's 'Biodrama'".Portland Press Herald.November 10, 1940. Sec. C, p. 6.
  21. ^Runyon, F. G. (January 7, 1949)."Our City".Pasadena Independent.p. 52. Retrieved February 12, 2024. "In 1939 I had the dubious distinction of writing a radio show called Hedda Hopper's Hollywood. It was sponsored by Sunkist and broadcast over the CBS network for three years. These programs involved the dramatization of the life stories of movie stars and one of the six-program series involved the life of Jack Benny. Early episodes dealt with the Wacky Waukeeganian's childhood. A kid by the name of Dix Davis played Mrs. Kubelsky's pride and joy during this phase."
  22. ^"Ethel Clark's Radio Flashes".The Ogden Standard-Examiner.May 12, 1940. p. 14A.
  23. ^"Questions and Answers".The Lincoln Star.March 16, 1941. p. D-8.
  24. ^"Radio-TV Briefs".The Hollywood Reporter.June 9, 1949. p. 8.ProQuest2320683720.Dix David takes a one-year leave of absence from the 'One Man's Family' program to tour Europe.
  25. ^"Radio Offers Fine Summer Shows; The Pictures".The Fresno Bee.August 17, 1941. p. 27.
  26. ^"Radio Roundup".The Patterson Morning Call.June 22, 1942. p. 10.
  27. ^abSteinhauser, Si (November 11, 1942)."Oboler First to Give Radio Sound Man Break".The Pittsburgh Press.p. 31.
  28. ^"Latitude Zero".WorldCat.
  29. ^Kear, Lynn; Rossman, John (2006).The Complete Kay Francis Career Record: All Film, Stage, Radio and Television Appearances.Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 223.ISBN978-0-7864-3198-4."REVIEWS: According to [Connie] Billups and [Arthur] Pierce, 'Francis gives a fine performance, as do Warren William as the man in her life and Dix Davis as her fiercely loyal son.'"
  30. ^Welles, Orson (1993).This is Orson Welles.New York: HarperPerennial. p. 369.ISBN0-06-016616-9.
  31. ^"Met Opera on Air 11 Years; 'Faust' Will Close Season; Program Costly But It Reaches Select Audience".The Buffalo News.March 12, 1942. p. 28. "'Stanley,' the bellhop with Ransom Sherman, is 13-year-old Dix Davis, who also was 'Bellylaugh Barton' with Jack Benny."
  32. ^"Films Discover Valuable Face—Ransom Sherman".Salt Lake Telegram.June 1, 1942. p. 9. "Hollywood discovered Ransom Sherman, but he's NOT in pictures. He's one of radio's topflight fun-making men, and as he puts it: 'There's one thing certain about a microphone; It doesn't care whether you get a few gray hairs in your head or not.' Here's Sherman and his bellboy, Dix Davis, who plays in his show."
  33. ^Hoins, Jack (March 20, 1942)."Radio Beams From Coast-to-Coast".p. 5.
  34. ^"Girl Opposes Father's Marriage on Those We Love".The Shreveport Times.September 2, 1942. p. 9.
  35. ^"Girl Missing as Father Bars Boy From Home".The Shreveport Times.September 9, 1942. p. 9.
  36. ^"'Today at the Duncans' Opens on KWKH Monday; Comedy Series Thrice Weekly"The Shreveport Times.November 1, 1942. p. 16.
  37. ^Hobe (November 11, 1942). "Radio Reviews: Today at the Duncans".Variety.p. 34.ProQuest1285808650.For its kind of program, 'Today at the Duncans' is rather amusing. It's the inevitable running situation of the teen-age Duncan boy's getting himself and his parents in frantic complications. The kid is properly serious, intense and well-intentioned, while his mother and father are the kindly, sympathetic and somewhat dazed parents of standard fiction. If not exactly original, it's competently and effectively written, and as heard Monday evening (2), was reasonably smooth in performance for a premiere.
  38. ^"WCCO, Serving Northwest Listeners 24 Hours Every Day".Minneapolis Star-Tribune.July 5, 1943. p. 15.
  39. ^Dunning, John (1998).On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio.New York: Oxford University Press. p. 673.ISBN0-19-507678-8.
  40. ^"What a Family!".The Honolulu Advertiser.
  41. ^Steinhauser, Si (October 3, 1943)."Dorsey and Sinatra Do Some Explaining About 'Settling Up'".The Pittsburgh Press.Sec. 3, p. 8.
  42. ^"Now's the time for your Christmas gift list; Waiting means that plenty will be missed; Gimbels, easy to get to".The Philadelphia Inquirer.November 6, 1943. p. 12.ProQuest1833851925.Browse through our famous self-serve record department, where you'll find a complete Columbia Album collection [...] MM-521Dickens' Christmas Carol.Basil Rathbone as Scrooge, with supporting cast of Hollywood actors__
  43. ^"Basil Rathbone – A Christmas Carol: Credits".Discogs.
  44. ^"On the Air Today".The Central New Jersey Home News.April 22, 1944. p. 8. "Joe DiMaggio, former star [sic] of the New York Yankees, appears tonight in the leading role in 'One Hit, Two Errors' on the Skippy Hollywood Theatre program via WEAF at 6:30 p. m."
  45. ^Terrace, Vincent (2003).Radio Program Openings and Closings, 1931-1972.Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 49.ISBN978-0-7864-4925-5.
  46. ^Terrace, Vincent (2015).Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows.Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 299.ISBN978-0-7864-4513-4
  47. ^Dunning, John (1998).On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio.New York: Oxford University Press. p. 339.ISBN0-19-507678-8.
  48. ^"Radio-TV Briefs".Los Angeles Evening Citizen-News.August 16, 1948. p. 20. "Dix Davis has temporarily taken over the role of Scrapper Malloy on 'Dr. Christian.'"
  49. ^"Bernard on 'Christian'".The Hollywood Reporter.September 28, 1948. p. 6.ProQuest2339742381.Tommy Bernard has been signed to play the newsboy character on the 'Dr Christian' show. The role had been played previously by Edwin Bruce, Bobby Ellis and Dix Davis.
  50. ^"Radio-TV Briefs".WorldCat.
  51. ^Berard, Jeanette M.; Englund, Klaudia (2006).Radio Series Scripts, 1930-2001: A Catalog of the American Radio Archives Collection.Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 152.ISBN0-7864-2469-9.
  52. ^"Studio Jottings".The Buffalo News.December 29, 1941. p. 18.
  53. ^"On the Air".Circleville Herald.November 12, 1947. p. 9. "Dix Davis, 20-year-old actor who plays 'Randolph' on NBC's Tuesday Night 'A Date With Judy,' is a senior at the University of Southern California. A hitch in the Army prevented him from graduation last year. Dix began his professional career in 1934, playing a role in the United Artists production of 'Kid Millions.' His first radio show was in 1939 with Rudy Vallee and Lionel Barrymore."
  54. ^Subotnik, Nadine (April 2, 1946)."Radio: Notes and Comment".The Cedar Rapids Gazette.p. 7.
  55. ^Subotnik, Nadine (April 27, 1947)."Radio: Notes and Comment".The Cedar Rapids Gazette.Sec. 3, p. 9.
  56. ^"Listening In".Quad-City Times.January 18, 1948. p. 23. "Dix Davis, who plays Randolph on 'A Date With Judy' is thinking seriously of entering the diplomatic service as a career man. He won't make a definite decision until he graduates from the University of Southern California next June. He is 21 years old and has been a top flight radio actor since he made his debut with Rudy Vallee and Lionel Barrymore almost 10 years ago."
  57. ^Subotnik, Nadine (May 15, 1948)."Radio Notes and Comment".The Cedar Rapids Gazette.p. 6.
  58. ^Kinnear, Carolee (November 12, 1948)."Radio and Records".The News-Herald.p. 3. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  59. ^Helgerson, John L. (2004).Getting to Know the President: Intelligence Briefings of Presidential Candidates, 1952–2004.Washington, D.C.; Central Intelligence Agency. p. 115.ISBN978-1-929667-19-2.
  60. ^"Our Gang Follies Of 1938, film no. 141; the kids".TheLuckyCorner.com.
  61. ^"Our Gang Follies Of 1938, film no. 160; the kids".TheLuckyCorner.com.
  62. ^"Our Gang Follies Of 1938, film no. 162; Club Spanky extras".TheLuckyCorner.com.
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  65. ^"Up-to-the-Date Casting News".The Hollywood Reporter.May 28, 1938. p. 7.ProQuest2297371349.Jerry Sheldon, Norman Salling, Dix Davis, Victor Kramer, Barry Downing, Rex Downing to 'Breaking the Ice,' Principal.
  66. ^Maltin, Leonard (1972).Selected Short Subjects From Spanky to the Three Stooges.New York: Da Capo Press. p. 111.ISBN0-306-80204-X.
  67. ^"Advance Production Chart: Columbia".Variety.April 17, 1940. p. 18.ProQuest1505753975.'The Doctor Takes a Wife,'comedy-drama; produced by William Perlberg; director, Alexander Hall; screenplay, George Seaton and Ken Englund; original by Aleen Leslie; photography, Sid Hickox; Cast: Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Gail Patrick, Reginald Gardiner, Edmund Gwenn, Gordon Jones, Hal K. Dawson, Frank Sully, Chester Clute, Stanley Brown, Frank Orth, Frank Darien, Charles Halton, Don Beddoe, Charles Lane, Olin Howland, Emma Tansey, Sumner Gretchel, Renie Riano, Dix Davis, Gertrude Sutton, Eddie Laughton.
  68. ^"Casts of Current Pictures".Photoplay.July 1940. p. 80.
  69. ^"Young Veteran".Washington Evening Star.March 28, 1940. p. C-10.
  70. ^Parish, James Robert (1974).Hollywood's Great Love Teams.New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House Publishers. p. 233.ISBN0-87000-245-7.
  71. ^Houk, Kathryn (August 29, 1940)."Society News".The Urbana Daily Citizen.p. 5.

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