Marjorie Lord
Born
26 July 1918 (107)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as
Marjorie Wollenberg
Biography
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 ...
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!
Filmography (37)
Side by Side
1988
The World of Tomorrow
1984
The Pirate
1978
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
Port of Hell
1954
Mexican Manhunt
1953
Down Laredo Way
1953
Rebel City
1953
Venture of Faith
1951
Stop That Cab
1951
Blades of the Musketeers
1950
Chain Gang
1950
The Lost Volcano
1950
Riding High
1950
Air Hostess
1949
Masked Raiders
1949
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
The Argyle Secrets
1948
New Orleans
1947
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
Johnny Come Lately
1943
Shantytown
1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
Hi, Buddy
1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943
Moonlight in Havana
1942
Timber!
1942
Escape from Hong Kong
1942
About Face
1942
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
1939
Girls' School
1938
High Flyers
1937
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
Hideaway
1937
On Again—Off Again
1937
Border Cafe
1937