Judy Tyler

Judy Tyler in Jailhouse Rock

Judy Tyler (actually Judith Mae Hess ; born October 9, 1932 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA ; † July 4, 1957 near Rock River , Wyoming ) was an American actress.

Life

Judy Tyler with Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock

Judy Tyler came from a show business family and was encouraged to study dance and acting. Her acting career began as a teenager with regular appearances from 1950 to 1953 on the children's show Howdy Doody as Princess Summerfall Winterspring.

Like her mother, she became a dancer, but then got a bigger role in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Pipe Dream . Life magazine featured her on the cover with a story about emerging Broadway talent and portrayed her as a promising up-and-coming star. During Howdy Doody's and Broadway times , she lived with her parents in Teaneck , New Jersey . From 1950 to 1956 she was married to Colin Romoff.

Then there was a chance in Hollywood: Tyler played Chi-Chi in the first episode of Perry Mason Case of the fan Dancers Horse , she played in the film Bop Girl Goes Calypso and got the leading female role in Jailhouse Rock - Rhythm Behind Bars in 1957 Elvis Presley's page . After filming the Presley film was completed, she and her second husband, Greg Lafayette, went on vacation. While driving through Wyoming, they were involved in a car accident north of Rock River, Wyoming, on US Route 287, in which they and her husband were killed. Presley said he never got to see Jailhouse Rock because he was so sad about her death. By tragic coincidence, Tyler's Pipe Dream co-star William Johnson was also killed in a car accident that same year.

Judy Tyler was cremated and the ashes were placed in her husband's family grave in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale , New York.

Web links

Commons : Judy Tyler - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ JUDY TYLER THIS AS CARS COLLIDE; Actress and Husband Killed by Crash in Wyoming-- Was on 'Howdy Doody'. In: The New York Times . July 5, 1957. Retrieved August 8, 2008.

personal data
SURNAME	Tyler, Judy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hess, Judith Mae (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH	October 9, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milwaukee
DATE OF DEATH	4th July 1957
Place of death	at Rock River , Wyoming

[NYTObit-1] JUDY TYLER THIS AS CARS COLLIDE; Actress and Husband Killed by Crash in Wyoming-- Was on 'Howdy Doody'. In: The New York Times . July 5, 1957. Retrieved August 8, 2008.