Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord

Personal information

Known for
Acting
Known credits
61
Gender
Female
Born
July 26, 1918
Died
November 28, 2015
Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as
Marjorie Wollenberg

Biography

Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy.

In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip.

Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Popular

The Love Boat
Show
1977

The Love Boat

Show · 1977

Fantasy Island
Show
1978

Fantasy Island

Show · 1978

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Movie
1943

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Movie · 1943

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Movie
1966

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Movie · 1966

Johnny Come Lately
Movie
1943

Johnny Come Lately

Movie · 1943

Flesh and Fantasy
Movie
1943

Flesh and Fantasy

Movie · 1943