Amelita Ward

Amelita Ward (July 17, 1923 – April 26, 1987) was an American film actress. She played supporting roles in over 20 films between 1943 and 1949, generally in B Pictures such as Gangway for Tomorrow[2] and The Falcon in Danger (1943). She was sometimes credited as Lita Ward.

Amelita Ward
BornJuly 17, 1923
DiedApril 26, 1987(1987-04-26) (aged 63)
Resting placeIvy Hill Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)[1]
Other namesLita Ward
OccupationActress
Years active1943 - 1949
Spouse(s)
(m. 1949; div. 1956)
Children2

Life and career

Ward's father was Claude "Bud" Ward, a production manager for NBC.[3]

Two producers discovered Ward while they were in Harlingen, Texas, filming scenes on location. That led to her first film role, in Aerial Gunner (1943).[4]

Ward married Leo Gorcey on February 10, 1949, in Ensenada, Mexico. They had two children and later divorced in February 1956.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1943Aerial GunnerPeggy Lunt
1943Clancy Street BoysJudy Monahan
1943The Sky's the LimitSouthern GirlUncredited
1943The Falcon in DangerBonnie Caldwell
1943Let's Face ItChorus GirlUncredited
1943Gangway for TomorrowMary Jones, Miss America
1943The Falcon and the Co-edsJane Harris
1944Seven Days AshoreLucy Banning
1944Gildersleeve's GhostMarie - Wells' Maid
1945Rough, Tough and ReadyKitty Duval
1945The Jungle CaptiveAnn Forrester
1945Swingin' on a RainbowBarbara Marsden
1945Come Out FightingRita Joyce
1945Who's Guilty?Ruth Allen
1946The Best Years of Our LivesCounter GirlUncredited
1947When a Girl's BeautifulBunty McGregor - Model
1948Smugglers' CoveTeresa Mahoney
1949Rim of the CanyonLilyUncredited
1949Slattery's HurricaneMarieUncredited, (final film role)

References

  1. Sec. 31, lot 8, site 1, Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, VA., Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 49545). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
  2. Fyne p.9
  3. "Actress Will Spend Birthday in Capital". The Daily Notes. Pennsylvania, Huntingdon. June 28, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved October 23, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Newcomer Given 'Aerial Gun' Lead". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. November 22, 1942. p. 32. Retrieved October 23, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Getz, Leonard (2006). From Broadway to the Bowery: A History and Filmography of the Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys, East Side Kids and Bowery Boys Films, with Cast Biographies. McFarland. p. 291. ISBN 9780786460922. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

Bibliography

  • Fyne, Robert. Long Ago and Far Away: Hollywood and the Second World War. Scarecrow Press, 2008.


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