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!

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1988

Side by Side
Side by Side
Movie - Released: 3/6/1988

1987

TV
Sweet Surrender
TV - Released: 4/18/1987

1984

The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow
as Babs Middleton (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1984

1978

The Pirate
The Pirate
as Mrs. Mason
Movie - Released: 11/21/1978
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
as Beth Shane
TV - Released: 1/28/1978

1977

The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Martha Rogers
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1975

The Missing Are Deadly
The Missing Are Deadly
Movie - Released: 1/8/1975

1970

TV
Make Room for Granddaddy
as Kathy Williams
TV - Released: 9/23/1970

1969

Love, American Style
Love, American Style
TV - Released: 9/29/1969

1966

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Mrs. Martha Meade
Movie - Released: 6/8/1966

1962

The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/6/1958

1957

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Kathy Williams
TV - Released: 11/6/1957

1956

Wire Service
Wire Service
as Phyllis Holley
TV - Released: 10/4/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Amy Marr
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1954

Port of Hell
Port of Hell
as Kay Walker
Movie - Released: 12/5/1954
Climax!
Climax!
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

Down Laredo Way
Down Laredo Way
as Valerie
Movie - Released: 8/5/1953
Rebel City
Rebel City
as Jane Dudley
Movie - Released: 5/10/1953
Mexican Manhunt
Mexican Manhunt
as Sheila Barton
Movie - Released: 9/13/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Millie
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Miss Cook
TV - Released: 9/20/1953
The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show
as Kathy Williams
TV - Released: 9/29/1953

1952

China Smith
China Smith
TV - Released: 1/1/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Mrs. Field
TV - Released: 10/1/1952
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy
TV - Released: 9/19/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Lee Powell Coleman
TV - Released: 10/1/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
TV - Released: 10/1/1952
TV
Four Star Playhouse
as Bessie
TV - Released: 9/25/1952

1951

Stop That Cab
Stop That Cab
as Mary Thomas
Movie - Released: 3/30/1951
Movie
Venture of Faith
Movie - Released: 7/2/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Sarah McCoy
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Marietta
TV - Released: 10/5/1951
Racket Squad
Racket Squad
TV - Released: 6/7/1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV - Released: 8/11/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Elise
TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

The Lost Volcano
The Lost Volcano
as Ruth Gordon
Movie - Released: 6/25/1950
Riding High
Riding High
as Mary Winslow
Movie - Released: 4/12/1950
Chain Gang
Chain Gang
as Rita McKelvey
Movie - Released: 11/1/1950
Blades of the Musketeers
Blades of the Musketeers
as Queen Anne
Movie - Released: 11/24/1950

1949

Masked Raiders
Masked Raiders
as Gale Trevett
Movie - Released: 8/14/1949
Air Hostess
Air Hostess
as Jennifer White
Movie - Released: 8/25/1949

1948

The Argyle Secrets
The Argyle Secrets
as Marla
Movie - Released: 5/7/1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Gina Crane
Movie - Released: 10/7/1948

1947

New Orleans
New Orleans
as Grace Voiselle
Movie - Released: 4/18/1947

1943

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Nancy Partridge
Movie - Released: 3/24/1943
Johnny Come Lately
Johnny Come Lately
as Jane
Movie - Released: 9/3/1943
Hi, Buddy
Hi, Buddy
as Mary Parker
Movie - Released: 2/26/1943
Shantytown
Shantytown
as Virginia Allen
Movie - Released: 4/20/1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Janet Thompson
Movie - Released: 1/5/1943
Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy
as Justine (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/29/1943

1942

About Face
About Face
as Betty Marlowe
Movie - Released: 4/16/1942
Moonlight in Havana
Moonlight in Havana
as Patsy Clark
Movie - Released: 10/16/1942
Escape from Hong Kong
Escape from Hong Kong
as Valarie Hale
Movie - Released: 5/15/1942
Timber!
Timber!
as Yvette Lacour
Movie - Released: 8/1/1942

1939

The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
as Babs
Movie - Released: 4/30/1939

1938

Girls' School
Girls' School
as Nan (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/30/1938

1937

Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls
as June Preston
Movie - Released: 9/24/1937
Border Cafe
Border Cafe
as Janet Barry
Movie - Released: 6/4/1937
On Again—Off Again
On Again—Off Again
as Florence Cole
Movie - Released: 7/9/1937
High Flyers
High Flyers
as Arlene Arlington
Movie - Released: 11/7/1937
Hideaway
Hideaway
as Joan Peterson
Movie - Released: 8/13/1937