Consuelo Lord Cezon (March 28, 1925 – February 26, 2004), known professionally as Connie Cezon, was an American film actress. She made over 30 film and television appearances between 1951 and 1964.
Connie Cezan | |
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 Cezon in the late 1940s | |
| Born | March 28, 1925 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 26, 2004 (aged 78) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1951–1966 |
Early years
editBorn in Oakland, California,[1] Cezon attended the Hollywood Community School of the Theater as a child.[2] She has a younger brother, Ricardo.[3]
Movies and television
editCezon appeared in Ken Murray's Blackouts.[4] She played a blond "gold digger" in several Three Stooges films. Her flair for physical comedy helped, and she made memorable appearances in Corny Casanovas, Up in Daisy's Penthouse, and Tricky Dicks.[citation needed] After leaving the Columbia shorts department, Cezon had a recurring role as Perry Mason's receptionist Gertrude "Gertie" Lade on Perry Mason between 1957 and 1964.[5] She also worked as Bette Davis' stand in/double, most notably in the 1964 thriller Dead Ringer.[6]
After retiring from the screen in 1966, Cezon operated and ran a cat-boarding service in Los Angeles called Connie's Kitty Castle.[1]
Though her surname was spelled "Cezan" in the Three Stooges films, it appears as "Cezon" in all her other appearances. Cezon confirmed that the correct spelling is the latter.[1]
Death
editCezon died on February 26, 2004, in Glendale, California, of complications from breast cancer surgery.[citation needed] She was interred alongside her parents, Pedro and Mireio, in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.
Selected filmography
edit- Boston Blackie (1951)
- Outlaw Women (1952) - One of Uncle Barney's Girls
- Corny Casanovas (1952) - Mabel
- So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952) - Fortune Teller (uncredited)
- The Abbott and Costello Show (1953) - Tunnel Girl / Stella
- Up in Daisy's Penthouse (1953) - Daisy Flowers
- Tricky Dicks (1953) - Slick Chick
- Playgirl (1954) - Girl (uncredited)
- Gang Busters (1952-1955)
- Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1955) - Charlotte / Mollie McCoy
- Female Jungle (1955) - Connie
- Hot Stuff (1956) - Uranian Officer (uncredited)
- Rusty Romeos (1957) - Mabel
- Perry Mason (1957–1964, 17 episodes) - Gertie Lade (final appearance)
- Triple Crossed (1959) - Belle (uncredited)
- Dead Ringer (1964) - (stand-in: Bette Davis during twin scenes - uncredited)
References
edit- ^ a b c Capello, Bill. The Three Stooges Journal #117 (2006) p. 18
- ^ "Juveniles in Dance Recital". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. June 7, 1931. p. 40. Retrieved August 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Consuelo Lord Cezon in the 1940 Census". Ancestry.com. Ancestry. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Consuelo Cezon". The Boston Globe. Massachusetts, Boston. November 2, 1949. p. 25. Retrieved August 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 825. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ "Introducing Gertie the Receptionist". The Evening Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. February 27, 1964. p. 43. Retrieved December 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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