Anne Burr

Anne Burr, later Anne Burr McDermott (June 10, 1920 - February 1, 2003), was an American actress, known especially for her work on stage and in radio.

A Boston native, Burr made her theatrical debut in summer stock before turning to Broadway, making her debut there in Native Son in 1941.[1] She went on to appear in numerous Broadway productions through the 1940s, including plays as Detective Story and The Hasty Heart. On radio, she appeared as Regina Rawlings on Backstage Wife from 1948 until 1949; and once her character was written out of the series, she returned again in a similar role as Claudia Vincent. She routinely had roles in such serials as Big Sister, Wendy Warren and the News and When a Girl Marries. From 1951 until 1958 she was Kate Morrow on the weekly drama City Hospital, reprising the part on the television series from 1952 until 1953. She frequently appeared on Studio One with Fletcher Markle from 1947 until 1948, and from time to time performed parts on other series, such as Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons and Scotland Yard. Burr's television career also encompassed the soap operas The Greatest Gift and As the World Turns,[2] as well as roles on The Philco Television Playhouse, Studio One, and Suspense.[3]

Burr was briefly blacklisted during the Red Scare, but was nevertheless able to return to television soon thereafter. In 1959 she moved to Los Angeles and retired from acting. In 1953 she married Tom McDermott,[4] a principal in Four Star Television; the couple had three children, who survived her, as did five grandchildren. She died in Old Lyme, Connecticut, of respiratory failure;[1] her husband had predeceased her in 1990.[4]