Grace McDonald

Grace McDonald Green (June 15, 1918 – October 30, 1999) was an American actress who appeared in films in the early 1940s, mostly B movies.

Grace McDonald
Born(1918-06-15)June 15, 1918
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 30, 1999(1999-10-30) (aged 81)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationActress
RelativesRay McDonald (brother)

Born in New York City, she and her brother Ray McDonald had their Broadway debut in 1937 in Babes in Arms as part of the dance team and singing I Wish I Were in Love Again.[1] Other Broadway plays in which she performed included One for the Money (1939), Very Warm for May (1939), and The More the Merrier (1941).[2]

McDonald's work in Babes in Arms led to a film contract with Universal Pictures.[3] She made her screen debut in 1940's Dancing on a Dime,[1][4] and appeared in Give Out, Sisters (1942), It Ain't Hay (1943), Destiny (1944), See My Lawyer (1945),[5] and Strictly in the Groove in 1942.

McDonald also performed in vaudeville.[6] During World War II, she participated in publicity campaigns related to gasoline rationing, donations of books for military personnel, saving cooking fat for military use, rag salvage, and other public-service activities. She also worked as a hostess at the Hollywood Canteen and entertained troops during tours of Army camps.[3]

In late 1944 she married Lt. Ralph Green and soon moved to Minneapolis, leaving Hollywood behind, and eventually having three children. She died of pneumonia in Scottsdale, Arizona on October 30, 1999.[7][8]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1940Dancing on a DimeLorie Fenton
1942What's Cookin'?Angela
1942Give Out, SistersGracie Waverly
1942Strictly in the GrooveDixie
1942Behind the Eight BallBabs
1942Mug TownNorene Steward
1943How's About ItMarion Bliss
1943It Ain't HayKitty McGloin
1943Get GoingJudy King
1943Gals, IncorporatedMolly
1943Always a BridesmaidLinda Mae Perkins
1943Crazy HouseHerselfUncredited
1943Flesh and FantasyGaspar's PartnerUncredited
1943She's for MeJan Lawton
1943Gung HoKathleen Corrigan
1944Hat Check HoneySusan Brent
1944Follow the BoysKitty West
1944Murder in the Blue RoomPeggy
1944My Gal Loves MusicJudy Mason
1944DestinyBetty
1945See My LawyerBetty Wilson
1945Honeymoon AheadEvelyn(final film role)

References
  1. (4 October 1940). Screen Debut, Milwaukee Journal
  2. "Grace McDonald". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  3. Johnson, Erskine (May 9, 1943). "'Rag Salvage Girl' Doesn't Mind Posing For Stunts For at 20 She's Well on Her Way to Film Stardom". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 54. Retrieved October 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. (27 January 1943). Theater Gossip, Evening Independent
  5. "Grace McDonald; Dancer, Actress of the 1940s". The Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1999. p. 45. Retrieved October 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grace McDonald at Loew's State". The New York Times. January 7, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved October 30, 2020 – via ProQuest.
  7. Hischak, Thomas S. The Oxford companion to the American musical: theatre, film, and television, p. 481 (2008)
  8. (3 November 1999). Obituaries: Grace McDonald Green, 81, performer Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, Star Tribune


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