Lois Collier

Lois Collier

Collier as the host of the CBS radio program "Hollywood in Person", 1937
Born Madelyn Earle Jones
(1919-03-21)March 21, 1919
Salley, South Carolina
Died October 27, 1999(1999-10-27) (aged 80)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles California
Occupation Actress
Years active 1938–1958
Spouse(s) Robert A. Duncan (? - 1943)
Robert Jackson Oakley (1945-1956)
Paul Schreibman (1957–1999)

Lois Collier (21 March 1919 – 27 October 1999), born Madelyn Earle Jones, was an American film actress born in Salley, South Carolina.[1] She was sometimes credited as Lois Collyer.

Early years

Collier's father was Ernest Jones, a pharmacist, of Salley, South Carolina. Chaperoned by her grandmother, she visited Hollywood when she was 15, later describing herself as "movie-struck" at the time.[2] She attended Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina.[3]

Film

Collier's acting career started in 1938, when she had a small but credited role in A Desperate Adventure, starring Ramon Novarro and Marian Marsh. From 1940 through 1949 her career would be active and somewhat successful, with her playing mostly heroine roles in B-movies. During that period she often starred opposite western stars Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Dennis Moore. In 1950 she starred in the sci-fi serial The Flying Disc Man From Mars.

Collier was sometimes called the Fourth Mesquiteer because seven of Republic Pictures' The Three Mesquiteers movies featured her as the female lead.[4]

Radio

Collier played Carol in the soap opera Dear John, which ran on CBS in the 1930s and 1940s.[5] Beginning December 6, 1948, she was featured in You, a program on KMGM in Los Angeles, California.[6]

Television

In 1949, Collier co-starred in City Desk, a drama about activity in the newsroom of a newspaper.[7] From 1950 through 1957, she starred mostly on television series episodes. She played Mary, the hero's girlfriend and sidekick, in 58 episodes of the television series Boston Blackie,[8] which ran from 1951 to 1954. She retired from acting after 1957.

Personal life

Collier was married to bank executive Robert A. Duncan. She was granted a divorce from him on September 3, 1943.[9] On August 4, 1945, Collier married to Robert Jackson Oakley, an agent for actors.[10] They divorced in 1956.[11]

Death

She died of Alzheimer's Disease on October 27, 1999, while living in a retired actors community in the Woodland Hills area of Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Television

Movies

References

  1. ↑ Garvin, G.C. (January 14, 1953). "The Wagenerian . . .". Aiken Standard. p. 4. Retrieved August 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Lois Collier Is Becoming Star For Television". The Gaffney Ledger. December 14, 1950. p. 2. Retrieved August 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Lois Collier To Spend Wednesday In City, College". The Gaffney Ledger. April 24, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved August 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Magers, Boyd; Fitzgerald, Michael G. (2004). Westerns Women: Interviews with 50 Leading Ladies of Movie and Television. McFarland & Co. Inc. pp. 58–62. ISBN 9780786420285. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "'Dear John' in New Sunday Spot on Tenth Anniversary". Harrisburg Telegraph. August 15, 1942. p. 24. Retrieved August 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Wilk, Ralph (December 7, 1948). "Los Angeles" (PDF). Radio Daily. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Fischler, Alan (May 7, 1949). "City Desk". Billboard. p. 10. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dusting Off Six Old Pix for Theater Use" (PDF). Billboard. November 21, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Film Actress Is Granted Divorce". Long Beach Independent. September 3, 1943. p. 27. Retrieved August 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Lois Collier Marries Hollywood Actor's Agent". Aiken Standard. August 29, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved August 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Carroll, Harrison (April 18, 1956). "Behind the Hollywood Scene". The Day. p. 7. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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