Joanne Gilbert (born July 17, 1932[1]) is an American television and film actress.
Joanne Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 17, 1932 Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953-1966 |
| Spouse(s) | Danny Arnold (1955-1956) Edward L. Rissien (1958-1964) |
Biography
editGilbert was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Hollywood, California.[2] She is the daughter of American lyricist Ray Gilbert[3] who is best known for writing the lyrics of the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.
She pursued an unsuccessful career as a fashion model in New York City, and then moved back to California, performing as a nightclub singer before becoming a film actress.[2] Her movies include Red Garters starring Rosemary Clooney and Jack Carson,[4] and The Great Man.[5] Her last film performance was in The High Cost of Loving in 1958. She worked much of the next decade in TV dramas.
She has been married to screenwriter Danny Arnold and producer Edward Louis Rissien,[6] and is the step-daughter of actress Janis Paige.[7]
Selected filmography
edit- Houdini (1953) - girl (uncredited)
- Red Garters (1954) - Sheila Winthrop
- The Ford Television Theatre (1954) - Mary-Jo Dixon (episode: The Mason-Dixon Line)
- Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) - school girl (uncredited)
- The Great Man (1956) - Ginny
- Ride Out for Revenge (1957) - Pretty Willow
- The High Cost of Loving (1958) - Syd Heyward
- Perry Mason (1959) - Faith Foster (episode: The Case of the Lost Last Act)
- Zane Grey Theater (1958) - Jennie Cannon (episode: Utopia, Wyoming)
- The Outer Limits (1963) - Barbara Scott (episode: O.B.I.T.)
- Ben Casey (1966) - Miss Clauson (episode: Smile, Baby, Smile, It's Only Twenty Dols of Pain)
References
edit- ^ "Chicagoans Stake Claims On Oldest TV Series". Chicago Tribune. July 20, 1957. p. C7. ProQuest 180186019.
Joanne Gilbert was born in Chicago July 17, 1932. Her father, Ray Gilbert, is a well known song writer. She made her debut as an unpaid singer in a charity show. The performance was seen by a movie scout and Joanne was on her way.
- ^ a b "Hollywood Clotheshorse". Life magazine. February 15, 1954. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ Carroll, Harrison (January 4, 1955). "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". The Dispatch. Lexington, NC. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (March 27, 1954). "Two New Films Arrive Here". New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (January 2, 1957). "Screen: The Great Man". New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ "Joanne Gilbert to Be TV Producer's Bride: Singer-Actress Says She'll Be Wed to Eddie Rissien Either Here or In London". Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1958. p. B1. ProQuest 167277232.
'He expects to be in London for four or five months doing a TV job. Unless he comes home sooner, I'll fly there and we'll be married on the Continent.' She is the daughter of song writer Ray Gilbert and formerly was wed to Danny Arnold, a screen writer.
- ^ Blum, Daniel C., Willis, John A. (1977). Screen World, Volume 28. Crown Publishers. p. 234. "Ray Gilbert, 63, composer and Academy-Award-winning songwriter, died March 3, 1976 after heart surgery in Los Angeles [...] He is survived by his wife, actress Janis Paige, and a daughter, singer Joanne Gilbert."
External links
edit- Joanne Gilbert at IMDb
- "Joanne Gilbert". TCM.
- "Photos of Joanne Gilbert". Life. February 15, 1954.