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Barbara Knudson is a Actor American born on 4 december 1927
Barbara Ann Knudson (December 4, 1927 – May 11, 2014) was an American film and television actress with more than forty professional credits, including starring roles in Meet Danny Wilson in 1952, The Cry Baby Killer in 1958, and The Jayhawkers! in 1959.
Knudson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 4, 1927, to K.O. and Beatrice Knudson. She graduated from Las Vegas High School. She
met her future husband, William "Bill" Henry, while she was performing for the Las Vegas Little Theatre at the Last Frontier Hotel. Henry asked her to appear at the Pasadena Playhouse, where she was spotted by talent scouts.
Knudson signed with Paramount Studios in January 1950, which she chose over 20th Century Fox. Her early roles, including a small part in a party scene in a Rock Hudson film, led to a further contract with Universal-International. She married Bill Henry at a wedding ceremony on Waikiki in 1952. Prominent guests included Jack Lemon and John Ford. The couple had one son, Bill, in 1958. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1962.
She co-starred in the 1952 film, Meet Danny Wilson, and appeared in two episodes of The Lone Ranger in 1956.
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Barbara Knudson
Knudson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 4, 1927, to K.O. and Beatrice Knudson. She graduated from Las Vegas High School. She
met her future husband, William "Bill" Henry, while she was performing for the Las Vegas Little Theatre at the Last Frontier Hotel. Henry asked her to appear at the Pasadena Playhouse, where she was spotted by talent scouts.
Knudson signed with Paramount Studios in January 1950, which she chose over 20th Century Fox. Her early roles, including a small part in a party scene in a Rock Hudson film, led to a further contract with Universal-International. She married Bill Henry at a wedding ceremony on Waikiki in 1952. Prominent guests included Jack Lemon and John Ford. The couple had one son, Bill, in 1958. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1962.
She co-starred in the 1952 film, Meet Danny Wilson, and appeared in two episodes of The Lone Ranger in 1956.
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Career (1959)
, 1h45Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Dean Martin, Anthony Franciosa, Shirley MacLaine, Carolyn Jones, Joan Blackman, Robert Middleton
Roles la réceptionniste
Rating67%
Actor-director Maurice "Maury" Novak (Dean Martin) works with actor Sam Lawson (Tony Franciosa) in an early grassroots theatrical group later targeted as "subversive" for its liberal views. Novak leaves the theater to become a well known Hollywood director until he is brought down by the blacklist himself.
The Jayhawkers! (1959)
, 1h40Directed by Melvin Frank
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Jeff Chandler, Fess Parker, Nicole Maurey, Henry Silva, Herbert Rudley, Frank DeKova
Roles Townswoman
Rating62%
Texas 1859, Cam Bleeker s'échappe de la prison où il était enfermé depuis la guerre contre le Mexique. Pensant rentrer chez lui et retrouver sa femme, il découvre, une fois arrivé sur place, que cette dernière est morte pendant les événements et qu'une veuve s'est installée dans la demeure avec ses enfants...
The Cry Baby Killer (1958)
, 1h10Directed by Roger Corman, Jus Addiss
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Harry Lauter, Jack Nicholson, Mickey Rooney, Brett Halsey, Bill Erwin, Roger Corman
Roles Mrs. Maxton
Rating51%
Seventeen-year-old juvenile delinquent, Jimmy Walker panics after he thinks he has committed manslaughter while fighting with a couple of teenage hoodlums. Walker then takes several people hostage, one a small infant, and threatens them if they try to escape. All the while police have Walker surrounded and prepare to rescue the hostages.
Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
, 1h28Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Raymond Burr, Alex Nicol, Vaughn Taylor, Tommy Farrell
Roles Marie
Rating62%
Hot-tempered singer Danny Wilson and easy-going pianist pal Mike Ryan get acquainted with Joy Carroll, also a singer. Danny slugs a cop and is thrown in jail, but Joy arranges his bail and a job at mobster Nick Driscoll's club.
Something to Live For (1952)
, 1h29Directed by Fred Guiol, George Stevens
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Richard Derr, Douglas Dick, Herbert Heyes
Roles Petit rôle
Rating63%
Son of Ali Baba (1952)
, 1h15Directed by Kurt Neumann
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot, Hugh O'Brian, William Reynolds, Morris Ankrum
Roles Theda
Rating58%
À Bagdad, Kashma Baba, fils du riche Ali, a recueilli une jeune fille, Kiki, qui se prétend être la servante de la princesse Azura. Elle affirme qu'elle s'est enfuie du harem du calife, là où elle a été enfermée avec sa maîtresse. Pour la soustraire aux recherches du calife, Kashma emmène la fille dans le palais de son père...
Union Station (1950)
, 1h21Directed by Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald, Lyle Bettger, Jan Sterling, Allene Roberts
Roles Clerk (uncredited)
Rating67%
In this police thriller that partly takes place in Chicago Union Station (though filmed instead at Los Angeles Union Station), a railroad policeman, William Calhoun, is approached at work by an apprehensive passenger named Joyce Willecombe (Nancy Olson) who believes that two travelers aboard her train may have been up to no good.