Alice Kelley
Alice Amanda Kelley (born May 14, 1932 in Springfield , Missouri - † June 27, 2012 in Pasadena , California ) was an American actress . She starred in several well-known movies in the 1940s and 1950s. Including in The Son of Ali Baba , Against All Flags or The Golden Sword . In addition, she also worked as a model before her career as an actress.
life and career
Alice Kelley was born in Springfield , Missouri , in 1932, one of five children of Lewis Kelley, a pastor of the Christian Church. At the age of seven, the family moved to Burbank, California, where Alice also attended school. Alice Kelley began a modeling career as a teenager and was finally named Miss Junior America in 1948 . That same year she discovered a talent scout and brought her into the film business. She played her first small roles in films like Whirling Around Judy or The Bride of the Month . In 1952 she received a long-term contract from Warner Brothers . In George Sherman's adventure film Against All Flags , she soon played the role of Princess Patma alongside Hollywood stars such as Errol Flynn , Maureen O'Hara and Anthony Quinn . This was followed by other film appearances such as in The Son of Ali Baba , An Adventurous Woman or in Nathan Juran's adventure film The Golden Sword alongside fellow actors such as Rock Hudson or Piper Laurie .
In 1953 she married U.S. Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Kenneth True Norris, Jr., and then retired from her brief career in Hollywood . Norris became the heir to Norris Industries. The first son was born in 1955, the second in 1958. In 1996 her husband was killed in a boat accident in Lake Arrowhead , California . Alice A. Norris lived in Pasadena , California until her death in 2012 .
In addition to her short career on screen, she was also seen in a few roles in television series such as The Silver Theater or The Bigelow Theater in the early 1950s .
Filmography (selection)
movie theater
- 1948: A Date with Judy
- 1948: June Bride
- 1951: Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
- 1952: Francis Goes to West Point
- 1952: The son of Ali Baba (Son of Ali Baba)
- 1952: Against All Flags (Against All Flags)
- 1953: Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
- 1953: An Adventurous Woman (Take Me to Town)
- 1953: The Golden Sword (The Golden Blade)
- 1953: The glass network (The Glass Web)
- 1953: Walking My Baby Back Home
- 1954: Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
watch TV
- 1950: The Silver Theater (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1950–1951: The Bigelow Theater (TV series, 2 episodes)
literature
- Alice Kelley. In: Aubrey Malone: Maureen O'Hara: The Biography. , University Press of Kentucky, 2013
Web links
- Alice Kelley in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Filmography by Alice Kelley in The New York Times
- Films by Alice Kelley with German distribution titles
- Alice Kelley in: Glamor Girls of the Silver Screen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical data of Alice Kelley in: Glamor Girls of the silver screen
- ↑ local obituary. In: forestlawn.tributes.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kelley, Alice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kelley, Alice Amanda (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Springfield , Missouri , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 2012 |
| Place of death | Pasadena , California |