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Marjorie Lord

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

Side by Side
Side by Side
1988
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow
1984 • Babs Middleton (archive footage)
The Pirate
The Pirate
1978 • Mrs. Mason
The Missing Are Deadly
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966 • Mrs. Martha Meade
Port of Hell
Port of Hell
1954 • Kay Walker
Mexican Manhunt
Mexican Manhunt
1953 • Sheila Barton
Down Laredo Way
Down Laredo Way
1953 • Valerie

Full filmography

The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow
1984 • Babs Middleton (archive footage)
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The Pirate
The Pirate
1978 • Mrs. Mason
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Port of Hell
Port of Hell
1954 • Kay Walker
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Mexican Manhunt
Mexican Manhunt
1953 • Sheila Barton
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Rebel City
Rebel City
1953 • Jane Dudley
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Stop That Cab
Stop That Cab
1951 • Mary Thomas
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Chain Gang
Chain Gang
1950 • Rita McKelvey
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The Lost Volcano
The Lost Volcano
1950 • Ruth Gordon
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Riding High
Riding High
1950 • Mary Winslow
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Air Hostess
Air Hostess
1949 • Jennifer White
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Masked Raiders
Masked Raiders
1949 • Gale Trevett
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New Orleans
New Orleans
1947 • Grace Voiselle
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Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy
1943 • Justine (uncredited)
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Shantytown
Shantytown
1943 • Virginia Allen
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Hi, Buddy
Hi, Buddy
1943 • Mary Parker
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Moonlight in Havana
Moonlight in Havana
1942 • Patsy Clark
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Timber!
Timber!
1942 • Yvette Lacour
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Escape from Hong Kong
Escape from Hong Kong
1942 • Valarie Hale
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About Face
About Face
1942 • Betty Marlowe
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Girls' School
Girls' School
1938 • Nan (uncredited)
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High Flyers
High Flyers
1937 • Arlene Arlington
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Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls
1937 • June Preston
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Hideaway
Hideaway
1937 • Joan Peterson
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On Again—Off Again
On Again—Off Again
1937 • Florence Cole
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Border Cafe
Border Cafe
1937 • Janet Barry
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Marjorie Lord – Biography, Known For & Filmography