Lori Martin

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Lori Martin , actually Dawn Catherine Menzer (born April 18, 1947 , Glendale , California , † April 4, 2010 , Oakhurst , California), was an American child actress and actress .

Life

Lori Martin was born on April 18, 1947 at 10:02 am; her twin sister Doree was born four minutes later. Since Lori Martin weighed only five pounds and was only 18 inches tall at birth, Lori Martin spent her first few weeks in the incubator, her survival appearing in doubt. Her father was Russell C. Menzer (1916-1999), who worked as an advertising artist and art director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Brothers . She had a younger brother, Stephen Menzer, and an older sister, Jean.

Career

When she was six, her mother took her to see an agent who specialized in child actors, thinking that acting might be a welcome change for her daughter.

After appearing in several commercials, including a commercial her father designed the set for and a Milky Way commercial, she won casting for roles in Revolver-Kelly (1958), The FBI Story (1959), and Cash McCall (1959). She has also appeared in some television series such as Medic , Wagon Train , Alfred Hitchcock Presents , You Must Be Adult , and Whirlybirds . She was also interviewed on NBC's Here's Hollywood interview show.

Vilma and King

Her best-known role was that of Vilma in the 54-part children's series Vilma and King ( National Velvet ), with which she became very well known in the United States and also in the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1960s, where from April 3, 1961 30 episodes the television series was broadcast on ARD. There was also a Spanish-language version of the television series called Fuego de Juventud . Lori Martin auditioned at the age of 12 as the 975th participant in the casting for the main role of Vilma (in the original version: Velvet Brown ) of the adaptation of the film Little Girl, Big Heart ( National Velvet ) as an NBC television series. The horse was named Blaze King and had a double named Chief .

After Lori Martin reached the third round of finals, she had to endure ten more appointments before she got the role. In this role she was first mentioned in the credits with the stage name Lori Martin instead of her maiden name Dawn Menzer.

A bait for the beast

In 1962, Martin played the role of Nancy, daughter of attorney Sam Bowden, and later shared that she had done her best here but had nightmares for weeks after playing a scene in which she dated the previous one Inmate Max Cady was pursued. The director of the film, J. Lee Thompson originally wanted Hayley Mills for the role of Nancy, but was not satisfied with her performance, as she did not play “childlike” enough for him, but rather put on the bra with tissue- Stuffed paper to look more grown up.

Singing career

Lori Martin recorded a single on Bob Keanes Del-Fi Records. It was recorded on Radio Recorders in Hollywood in 1963 and was called "The House of the Boy I Love," and the back read "Mine 'Til Monday" (Del Fi 4201). The composition was mistakenly attributed to the successful team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil , in fact the single was only produced by Barry Mann and composed and texted by the lesser known songwriter Sylvester Bradford .

Later roles

After her film role in A Bait for the Beast ( Cape Fear ), Martin appeared in television series such as Sam Benedict (1963), Slattery's People (1964), Breaking Point , 1964, Our sweet home ( Please Don't Eat The Daisies , 1967), My Three Sons ( My Three Sons , 1966 & 1970) and Dear Uncle Bill ( Family Affair , 1969). Later, they had two film roles in The Chase ( The Chase , 1966) and The Angry Breed (1968).

Life after the film career

Lori Martin married Charles Breitenbucher and then voluntarily retired from the acting business. She had son Brett with him and lived first in Westlake Village and later in Oakhurst, California.

death

Lori Martin died of suicide a few weeks before her 63rd birthday on April 4, 2010 in Oakhurst, California. Malcolm James, a friend of Martin's son Brett, stated that Martin had been in poor health and suffering from bipolar disorder since her husband's death in 1999 . The memorial service was held on April 30, 2010 at the Sierra Vista Presbyterian Church in Oakhurst.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vilma and King in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  2. ↑ Vilma and King at fernsehserien.de
  3. ↑ Fuego de Juventud ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at tvclasica.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / tvclasica.com
  4. ↑ National Velvet ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on borkenwheeranch.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / brokenwheelranch.com
  5. ↑ Steve Chibnall: J. Lee Thompson, p. 283 Online
  6. ↑ Billboard Magazine, March 16, 1963, p. 28 Online
  7. ↑ Sam Benedict: Run Softly, Oh Softly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  8. ↑ Slattery's People: Question: Do the Ignorant Sleep in Pure White Beds? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  9. ↑ Breaking Point in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  10. ↑ Please Don't Eat The Daisies on Ctva.biz
  11. ↑ Dear Uncle Bill: A Family Group in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  12. ↑ Obituary in The Sierra Star ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , April 15, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sierrastar.com
  13. ^ Obituary at filmnoirliveshere.ning.com
  14. ^ Find-a-Grave profile
  15. ^ Fred T Beeman, http://www.minorcon.org/lori_martin.html
  16. ↑ Malcolm James, http://rustywhitesfilmworldobituaries.blogspot.com/2010/06/rip-lori-martin.html
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Lori
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Breitenbucher, Dawn; Menzer, Dawn Catherine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American child actress and actress
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Glendale , California
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 2010
Place of death Oakhurst , California