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| Also Known As: | Mary Stuart Houchins, Mary Stewart | Died: | February 28, 2002 |
| Born: | July 4, 1926 | Cause of Death: | complications from a stroke |
| Birth Place: | Miami, Florida, USA | Profession: | actor, singer, composer, model, screenwriter, hat check and cigarette girl, newspaper reporter, airline booking agent |
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CAST: (feature film)
1.
Honeypie (1976)
2.
Tarz & Jane & Boy & Cheeta (1976)
3.
Naked Came the Stranger (1975)
4.
Wet Rainbow (1974)
5.
Lickity Split (1974)
6.
Passions of Carol, The (1974) Carol Screwge
7.
Memories Within Miss Aggie (1973) 2nd Aggie
8.
The Cariboo Trail (1950) Jane Winters
9.
Father Makes Good (1950) Barbara Latham
10.
Henry, the Rainmaker (1949) Barbara Latham
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Raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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At age nine, chosen to sing with Count Basie's band when it played Tulsa
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Spent three weeks working as a cub reporter at the <i>Tulsa Tribune</i>
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At age 17, hitchhiked to NYC; worked as a photographer's model and a hat check and cigarette girl at the Roosevelt Grill
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Spotted by producer Joseph Pasternak who screentested her and signed her to a contact with MGM
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Appeared in bit roles in more than 20 films
1951:
Debuted as Joanne Gardner on the long-running daytime serial "Search for Tomorrow" (CBS, 1951-1982; NBC, 1982-1986); was only actor to remain with the show throughout its entire run; earned Emmy nomination in 1962 and Daytime Emmy nominations in 1975 and 1976
1956:
Became first daytime actress to have real-life pregnancy written into the show
1982:
Wrote the teleplay for "When Angels Fly", produced for Canadian TV
1996:
Joined cast of CBS' long-running daytime serial "Guiding Light" as Meta Bauer
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daughter:
Cynthia Stuart. Born c. 1955.
son:
Jeffrey Krolik. Born in 1956.
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