Hillary Brooke
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| Born | Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson (1914-09-08)September 8, 1914 Astoria, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1999(1999-05-25) (aged 84) Bonsall, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Hillary Brook |
| Alma mater | Columbia University[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1937–1960 |
| Spouse(s) | Alan Shute (m. 1936–1940) Jack Voglin (m. 1941–1948) Raymond A. Klune (m. 1960–1988) (his death) |
| Children | Donald Voglin Carol V. Klune (step daughter) from Lillian and Raymond A. Klune [2][3] |
Hillary Brooke (born Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson,[4] September 8, 1914 – May 25, 1999) was an American film actress. Though American-born, she began cultivating a sophisticated English accent to get more film parts early in her career. It eventually became second nature to her, and she was cast as an Englishwoman in most of her films, including one that was produced in the United Kingdom.
Contents
1 Career
2 Marriages and personal life
3 Death
4 Partial filmography
5 References
6 External links
Career
A former model, the 5′6″ blonde was born in Astoria, New York. She was a regular on several television series of the early 1950s.
She was a regular on the 1952–1955 Gale Storm TV series My Little Margie, playing Roberta Townsend, the glamorous love interest of Margie's father Vern Albright (Charles Farrell).
On The Abbott and Costello Show, produced in the early 1950s and syndicated for decades afterwards, Brooke played the role of a straitlaced, classy tenant of the rooming house where the two main characters lived. She was treated with reverence by the duo and was not a target of pranks and slapstick. The love interest of Lou Costello, she always addressed him as "Louis." As with the other main characters, her character's name was her real name. She also appeared in Africa Screams (1949) and Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) with the comedy team.
With Paul Cavanagh in Woman in Green
She co-starred in three Sherlock Holmes movies with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942), Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) and The Woman in Green (1945).
Her other film credits include Jane Eyre (1943), The Enchanted Cottage (1945), Lucky Losers (1950) with The Bowery Boys, the Alfred Hitchcock thriller The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), the 3-D film The Maze (1953), and the sci-fi B-movie classic Invaders from Mars (1953).
On September 28, 1957, she played Doris Cole in the second episode of Perry Mason, titled "The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece". Brooke also played Angela Randall in I Love Lucy's "The Fox Hunt", which aired February 6, 1956. She retired from television in 1960 following guest appearances on Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Laura Renault and in Michael Shayne as Greta Morgan.
Marriages and personal life
Hillary Brooke was married to Raymond A. Klune, an executive at MGM, from 1960 until his death on September 24, 1988. She had a stepdaughter Carol V. Klune.
Brooke was also married to Jack Voglin (1941–1948) and had one son Donald Voglin.[5]
She was a Democrat who supported Adlai Stevenson's campaign in the 1952 presidential election[6].
Death
On May 25, 1999, Brooke died from a blood clot in the lung at a hospital in Fallbrook, California.[7] She was cremated with her ashes scattered at sea[8]. Her brother, actor Arthur Peterson, died in 1996; [7] For her contribution to the television industry, Hillary Brooke has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6307 Hollywood Boulevard.
Partial filmography
New Faces of 1937 (1937) – Showgirl
Eternally Yours (1939) – Blonde on Stage (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway (1940) – Second Girl in Powder Room (uncredited)
Florian (1940) – Horsewoman (uncredited)
New Moon (1940) – Party Guest (uncredited)
The Philadelphia Story (1940) – Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
The Lone Rider Rides On (1941) – Sue Brown
Maisie Was a Lady (1941) – House Guest (uncredited)
Country Fair (1941) – (uncredited)
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury (1941) – Georgia Deering
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) – Mrs. Arnold (uncredited)
Unfinished Business (1941) – Woman (uncredited)
Married Bachelor (1941) – Hillary Gordon (uncredited)
Two-Faced Woman (1941) – Dress Shop Clerk Hotel-Caller (uncredited)
Mr. and Mrs. North (1942) – Party Guest (uncredited)
Sleepytime Gal (1942) – Railroad Station Blonde (uncredited)
To the Shores of Tripoli (1942) – Parade Spectator (uncredited)Ship Ahoy (1942) – Hillary (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) – Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
Wake Island (1942) – Girl at the Inn (uncredited)
Counter-Espionage (1942) – Pamela Hart
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) – Jill Grandis – Driver (uncredited)
Happy Go Lucky (1943) – Wife (uncredited)
The Crystal Ball (1943) – Friend of Jo Ainsley (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) – Sally Musgrave
Jane Eyre (1943) – Blanche Ingraham
Standing Room Only (1944) – Alice Todd
Lady in the Dark (1944) – Miss Bar (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing (1944) – Polish Bride (uncredited)
Practically Yours (1944) – (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear (1944) – Mrs. Bellane #2
The Enchanted Cottage (1945) – Beatrice Alexander
The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945) – Kathleen Carson
The Woman in Green (1945) – Lydia Marlowe
Road to Utopia (1945) – Kate
The Strange Woman (1946) – Meg Saladine
The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946) – Nina Mallory
Strange Impersonation (1946) – Arline Cole
Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946) – Lynn Stafford
Big Town (1946) – Lorelei Kilbourne
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946) – Mme. Pompadour
Strange Journey (1946) – Patti Leeds
I Cover Big Town (1947) – Lorelei Kilbourne
Big Town After Dark (1947) – Lorelei Kilbourn
Let's Live Again (1948) – Sandra Marlowe
The Fuller Brush Man (1948) – Mildred Trist
Big Town Scandal (1948) – Lorelei Kilbourne
Africa Screams (1949) – Diana Emerson
Alimony (1949) – Linda Waring
Bodyhold (1949) – Flo Woodbury
Unmasked (1950) – Doris King Jackson
Beauty on Parade (1950) – Gloria Barton
Lucky Losers (1950) – 'Countess' Margo
The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) – Shirley Pedigrew
Vendetta (1950) – Lydia Nevil
Insurance Investigator (1951) – Addie Wilson
Skipalong Rosenbloom (1951) – Square Deal Sal
Lost Continent (1951) – Marla Stevens
Confidence Girl (1952) – Mary Webb
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) – Capt. Bonney
Never Wave at a WAC (1953) – First Lt. Phyllis Turnbull
The Lady Wants Mink (1953) – Evelyn Cantrell
Invaders From Mars (1953) – Mrs. Mary MacLean
The Maze (1953) – Peggy Lord
Mexican Manhunt (1953) – Eve Carter
The House Across the Lake (1954, aka Heat Wave) – Carol Forrest
Bengazi (1955) – Nora Nielson
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) – Jan Peterson
Spoilers of the Forest (1957) – Phyllis Warren
References
^ Bergan, Ronald (10 June 1999). "Hillary Brooke". the Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Hillary Brooke, 84; Actress in Movies". 8 June 1999. Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
^ "Obituary: Hillary Brooke". 3 June 1999. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
^ Room, Adrian (2012). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 77. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ "Hillary Brooke - The Private Life and Times of Hillary Brooke. Hillary Brooke Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
^ Motion Picture and Television Magazine, November 1952, page 33, Ideal Publishers
^ ab "Hillary Brooke, 84; Actress in Movies". The New York Times. 1999-06-08. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
^ Wilson, Scott (19 August 2016). "Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed". McFarland – via Google Books.
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