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Patricia Donahue (née Maher, March 6, 1925 – June 11, 2012) was an actress who performed in television and films from 1956 to 1984.
Patricia Donahue | |
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 Donahue in The Twilight Zone (1959) | |
| Born | March 6, 1925 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 11, 2012 (aged 87) U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–1984 |
| Spouse | |
Background
editDonahue was born in New York City and studied drama in the city while doing modeling work. Her father, Thomas Maher, was a vaudeville performer.[1] She was married to film producer Euan Lloyd.[2]
Career
editDonahue began her screen career in 1954, playing small, uncredited roles in feature films. She didn't receive her first screen lead until 1957, when she played a foil to comedians Huntz Hall and Stanley Clements in the lowbrow Bowery Boys comedy In the Money. The film, released in January 1958, was the 48th and final Bowery Boys feature. After that she turned to television, in which she worked exclusively for the next four years.[citation needed]
Donahue portrayed Lucy Hamilton, secretary to the title character in the Michael Shayne TV series.[3] She also appeared in such television series as Checkmate, Death Valley Days, Goodyear Theatre, The Californians, The Walter Winchell File, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Thin Man, The Millionaire, Mr. Adams and Eve, The Twilight Zone, General Electric Theater, Perry Mason, Peter Gunn, 77 Sunset Strip, Bat Masterson, Mr. Lucky, Bonanza, The Wide World of Mystery, Thriller, Danger Man,(AKA Secret Agent Man in USA) The Saint (episode : The Charitable Countess),[4] The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (Dear Uncle George),[5] and dozens of other programs.
From 1961 to August 1966, Donahue pursued an acting career in England before returning to Hollywood, when she was shortly after cast in a "top role" in the film The Fastest Guitar Alive.[6] She also appeared in A Boy Ten Feet Tall, Paper Tiger, Cutter's Way, and other films.
Selected Filmography
edit- A Stop at Willoughby (1960) (The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series))
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 33: "A Secret Life") as Marjorie Howgill
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 1 Episode 30: "Dear Uncle George") as Louise Chambers
References
edit- ^ "Patricia Donahue". The Buffalo News. February 25, 1961. p. 48 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Maxford, Howard (November 8, 2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. p. 504. ISBN 978-1-4766-2914-8. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ Zylstra, Freida (January 27, 1961). "TV actress relishes role in kitchen, too". Chicago Tribune. p. 38. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Moore, Roger; Donahue, Patricia; Davenport, Nigel; Mitchell, Warren; Rogers, Erica; Bonheur, Stella; Whitsun-Jones, Paul; Gillis, Ann; Carson, John (1993), Le Saint, 4, Leslie Charteris, Sony music France, Sony music France [éd.]] [Sony music France [distrib.], retrieved March 7, 2023
- ^ Stevens, Inger; O'Herlihy, Dan; Brown, Peter; Redford, Robert; Lampert, Zohra; Morse, Barry; Dillman, Bradford; Hyland, Diana; Asner, Edward (2015), Alfred Hitchcock présente, Saison 1 Volume 2 Épisodes 17 à 32 : Les inédits, Nicholas Blake, Rebecca West, Elizabeth Hely, Celia Fremlin, Francis Didelot, Hilda Lawrence, Henry Kane, Edith Pargeter, Amber Dean, Alec Coppel, Henry Kane, Douglas Warner, Elephant films [éd.] Sony pictures home entertainment [distrib.], retrieved March 7, 2023
- ^ "Actress Returns From England". The Herald-News. September 19, 1966. p. 74 – via newspapers.com.
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