Marjorie Lord
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!
Known For
Credits
- 1988 · Side by Side as
- 1987 · Sweet Surrender as
- 1984 · The World of Tomorrow as Babs Middleton (archive footage)
- 1978 · The Pirate as Mrs. Mason
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Martha Rogers
- 1975 · The Missing Are Deadly as
- 1970 · Make Room for Granddaddy as Kathy Williams
- 1966 · Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! as Mrs. Martha Meade
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1958 · Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as
- 1957 · The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Kathy Williams
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Amy Marr
- 1956 · Wire Service as Phyllis Holley
- 1954 · Port of Hell as Kay Walker
- 1954 · Climax! as
- 1953 · The Danny Thomas Show as Kathy Williams
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Miss Cook
- 1953 · Mexican Manhunt as Sheila Barton
- 1953 · Down Laredo Way as Valerie
- 1953 · Rebel City as Jane Dudley
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Millie
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Mrs. Field
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Lee Powell Coleman
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Bessie
- 1952 · Hopalong Cassidy as
- 1952 · China Smith as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sarah McCoy
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Marietta
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Elise
- 1951 · The Adventures of Kit Carson as
- 1951 · Racket Squad as
- 1951 · Stop That Cab as Mary Thomas
- 1950 · Blades of the Musketeers as Queen Anne
- 1950 · Chain Gang as Rita McKelvey
- 1950 · The Lost Volcano as Ruth Gordon
- 1950 · Riding High as Mary Winslow
- 1949 · Air Hostess as Jennifer White
- 1949 · Masked Raiders as Gale Trevett
- 1948 · The Strange Mrs. Crane as Gina Crane
- 1948 · The Argyle Secrets as Marla
- 1947 · New Orleans as Grace Voiselle
- 1943 · Flesh and Fantasy as Justine (uncredited)
- 1943 · Johnny Come Lately as Jane
- 1943 · Shantytown as Virginia Allen
- 1943 · Sherlock Holmes in Washington as Nancy Partridge
- 1943 · Hi, Buddy as Mary Parker
- 1943 · The Adventures of Smilin' Jack as Janet Thompson
- 1942 · Moonlight in Havana as Patsy Clark
- 1942 · Timber! as Yvette Lacour
- 1942 · Escape from Hong Kong as Valarie Hale
- 1942 · About Face as Betty Marlowe
- 1939 · The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair as Babs
- 1938 · Girls' School as Nan (uncredited)
- 1937 · High Flyers as Arlene Arlington
- 1937 · Forty Naughty Girls as June Preston
- 1937 · Hideaway as Joan Peterson
- 1937 · On Again—Off Again as Florence Cole
- 1937 · Border Cafe as Janet Barry
- Future · Venture of Faith as