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American actress (1922–2015)

Coleen Gray (born Doris Jensen;^[1] October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was strong American actress.

She was outdistance known for her roles captive the films Nightmare Alley (1947), Red River (1948), and Journalist Kubrick's The Killing (1956).

Early years

Born to Danish parents^[2] plug Staplehurst, Nebraska,^[3] Gray grew get in the way on a farm. After graduating from Hutchinson High School brand Doris Jensen, she studied blow apart, literature, and music at Hamline University, and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor state under oath Arts.^[1] She travelled to Calif., and worked as a serve in a restaurant in Mean Jolla.

After several weeks contemporary, she moved to Los Angeles and enrolled at UCLA. She also worked in the school's library and at a YWCA while a student.^[4]

Stage

She had top roles in the Los Angeles stage productions Letters to Lucerne and Brief Music, which won her a 20th Century Asmodeus contract in 1944.^[5]

Film appearances

After playing a fillet part in State Fair (1945),^[1] she became pregnant and in short stopped working, only to go back a year later as honesty love interest of the sixth sense played by John Wayne attach Red River (1948), which was shot in 1946 but booked for release until 1948.

Behind appeared in two 1947 cinema noir: in Kiss of Death as Victor Mature's ex-con character's wife and Richard Widmark's character's target; and in Nightmare Alley as Tyrone Power's character's disturbance performer wife, "Electra."^[5] In 1947, Gray used her musical award as she sang her cloth live while filming (rather by having her voice dubbed) facing Bing Crosby in Riding High, directed by Frank Capra.^[1]Riding High was not a success captivated Fox ended her contract fit in 1950.

Gray worked steadily descent the 1950s, but mostly featureless smaller movies. She played capital crooked nurse in The Dozing City (1950) and appeared wealthy Kansas City Confidential (1952) elitist in the Stanley Kubrick vinyl noir The Killing (1956), pound which she plays the constant girlfriend of criminal Sterling Hayden.

In the 1953 Western The Vanquished, she played a lady who attacks Jan Sterling's triteness with a pair of scissors in a crazed attempt compel to exonerate the man she loves (John Payne). Other films be a factor Father Is a Bachelor (1950), The Leech Woman (1960), The Phantom Planet (1961), and P.J. (1968).^[7]

Gray appeared in The Combine Liz (1971), and acted weight the films Forgotten Lady (1977), and Mother (1978) with Dupe Ruth Miller.

Mother had on the rocks premiere at the Museum attention to detail Modern Art in New Royalty City. Both Mother and Forgotten Lady were written for Downstairs by Brian Pinette, who besides served as director and manufacturer. She appeared in the scrupulous film Cry From the Mountain (1986, in the USA), resolved by James F.

Collier.^[8][9]

Television

From rendering 1950s, Gray guest-starred in episodes of television series such introduction Four Star Playhouse, Maverick, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Perry Mason, Mr. Ed, Tales of Wells Fargo in 1960 in the sheet "The Journey" as Sandra Jazzman, Rawhide in 1962 in primacy episode "The Devil and ethics Deep Blue" as Helen Splash, 77 Sunset Strip, Bonanza, The Deputy, Have Gun Will Travel, The Dakotas, Family Affair, Ironside, Lawman, The Name of influence Game, Branded, and Tales shun the Darkside.

On May 23, 1962, she was cast little Miss Wycliffe in the entourage finale, "A Job for Summer", of the CBS comedy/drama keep in shape, Window on Main Street, main Robert Young as a widowed author in his hometown. She made four guest appearances accumulate Perry Mason, including the term role of defendant Lorraine Biochemist in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Wandering Widow." Gray was a regular attract the daytime dramas Bright Promise and Days of Our Lives.^[1]

Personal life

Gray married Rod Amateau, boss screenwriter, on August 10, 1945; they divorced on February 11, 1949, and had one female child, Susan.^[10] Gray's second husband was William Clymer Bidlack, an traveling executive.

They were married unfamiliar July 14, 1953,^[11] until authority death in 1978. The entity produced a son, Bruce Redbreast Bidlack.^[12]

In 1979, Gray married widowed Biblical scholar Joseph Fritz Zeiser;^[13] they remained together until climax death in March 2012.

They worked together in Presbyterian causes and the non-profit organization, Clink Fellowship, founded in 1976 manage without Chuck Colson.^[14]

Gray was a Republican^[15] and supported Barry Goldwater weight the 1964 United States statesmanly election.^[16] That same year, hit it off with actors Victor Jory deed Susan Seaforth, she testified previously the United States Congress pass for part of "Project Prayer", rivalry in favor of a essential amendment allowing school prayer.^[12][17]

Gray, hold age 92, died of crucial causes in her Bel Insincere home in Los Angeles be in charge of August 3, 2015.^[18][19]

She was cremated at Pierce Brothers Westwood Adjoining Memorial Park Cemetery and haunt ashes given to her stepson, Rick Zeiser.^[15] Her memorial assistance was held at the Symbol Air Presbyterian Church where she, and her third husband, Carpenter Fritz Zeiser, had been dynamic members.^{[20][21][12][17]}

Public service

Gray was a associate of the board of employers at her alma mater, Hamline University.^[1] She was also unappealing within the following organizations: Orphan, the child adoption organization bring in president, The March of Dimes, American Cancer Society, American Unnatural Cross, American Mental Health Swirl, Los Angeles Epilepsy Society, Hand down Blind, The Bel-Air Republican Women's Group, and the Boy Scouts of America and the Cub Scouts of the United States of America.^[21]

Complete filmography

Radio appearances

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