Jacqueline Isobel Noel Mills (born October 22, 1917)[1] is an American actress who was active in films, on radio, and on stage.[2]
Early years edit
Five years after Mills was born in Haslemere, England, she and her family moved to Canada.[3] She began ballet at age 3.[4] Her early acting experience came in little theaters in the Montreal area, performing in French and in English.[3] During her teenage years she traveled with stock theater companies.[5] She became an American citizen.[6]
Career edit
Mills's radio debut came in St. Louis in 1934.[5] She later announced and acted on radio station WLS in Chicago. She left there and went to New York, where she had "four pretty tough years, working in local stations and playing bit parts".[3] Her performance in a play on The Kate Smith Hour radio show caught the attention of writer Elaine Sterne Carrington, and resulted in Mills being cast in Carrington's new soap opera, When a Girl Marries[3] on which she portrayed Joan Field.[7] She also was heard on The Court of Missing Heirs,[8] Your Family and Mine,[9] The Baby Snooks Show[10] and Gang Busters.[11]
Mills appeared in the film Madame Curie,[12] and she was a fashion commentator for Pathé News.[13] Her work on television included performances on Hawkins Falls, Population 6200[14] and NBC Television Theatre.[15]
In 1946 Mills was a civilian actress technician with Army Special Services in the South Pacific.[16]
Personal life edit
Mills married Stanley Johnson Worth in 1940 in Manhattan, New York.[17][18]
Mills married comedian Tommy Riggs on June 9, 1948, in Easton, Pennsylvania.[2]
References edit
- ^ "New York, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1943". Ancestry. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Tommy Riggs Marries Actress". The New York Times. June 11, 1948. p. 20. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Sher, Jack (July 23, 1939). "New York Reporter: Who . . . What . . . When . . . Where". Press of Atlantic City. p. 20. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lindsay, Patricia (April 2, 1940). "Radio Actress Has Strict Health and Beauty Routine". The Tampa Times. p. 14. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Radio Actress". Springfield News-Sun. December 25, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tom Riggs Weds Actress in Easton". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 11, 1948. p. 11. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dunning, John (May 7, 1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. p. 717. ISBN 978-0-19-977078-6. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Beauties Face Network Microphones". The Akron Beacon Journal. February 4, 1940. p. 21. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Radio Actress". Springfield News-Sun. June 4, 1939. p. 15. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lesser, Jerry (May 16, 1942). "Radio Talent: New York". Billboard. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Radio 'Pretties'". Des Moines Tribune. January 18, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tommy's Betty Lou To Get Stepmother". The Pittsburgh Press. June 5, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purely Personal". Motion Picture Daily. October 22, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Town, Gown Actress Now On TV Program". Birmingham Post-Herald. April 21, 1954. p. 9. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hawes, William (March 15, 2001). Live Television Drama, 1946-1951. McFarland. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-7864-0905-1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Broadway". Variety. September 4, 1946. p. 55. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Surprise Wedding". Chicago Tribune. 23 February 1940. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "New York, New York, Index to Marriage Licenses, 1908-1910, 1938-1940". Ancestry. Retrieved 5 January 2024.