Rita Allene Quigley (March 31, 1923[1] – August 25, 2008) was an American actress.
Rita Quigley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rita Allene Quigley March 31, 1923 |
| Died | August 25, 2008 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1940–1948 |
| Spouse | Arthur J. Goehner (his death) |
| Children | 6 |
Career
editA visit to the commissary of Universal Pictures in 1939 led to Quigley's film career. She was seen by producer Joe Pasternak as she ate lunch with her mother and her sister, and that contact resulted in a role for her in the Deanna Durbin film First Love.[2]
Quigley made her film debut in 1940 in Susan and God, and appeared in more than a dozen other movies, including Five Little Peppers in Trouble, The Howards of Virginia, Whispering Footsteps and The Human Comedy.
Personal life
editQuigley was married to Arthur Goehner.[1] She left acting in the late 1940s to focus on raising her family.[3]
Death
editQuigley died on August 25, 2008, in Arroyo Grande, California, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Susan and God | Blossom | |
| 1940 | Five Little Peppers in Trouble | Peggy | |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Mary Howard at 17 | |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand | Elvira Kelland | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Jennie | Amelia Schermer | |
| 1941 | Ride, Kelly, Ride | Ellen Martin | |
| 1941 | Blonde Inspiration | Regina | |
| 1941 | Riot Squad | Mary Davis | |
| 1942 | The Vanishing Virginian | Caroline, as an Adult | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Henry Aldrich, Editor | Martha Daley | |
| 1942 | Keeper of the Flame | Susan | Uncredited |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | Helen Elliot | |
| 1943 | Isle of Forgotten Sins | Diane | |
| 1943 | Women in Bondage | Herta Rumann | |
| 1943 | Whispering Footsteps | Brook Hammond | |
| 1946 | The Trap | Clementine | |
| 1948 | Hills of Home | Alan Burnbrae's Wife | Uncredited |
| 1969 | The Love God? | Minor Role | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ a b c Wilson, Scott (September 5, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Exciting Vacation". Lansing State Journal. Michigan, Lansing. August 3, 1939. p. 18. Retrieved February 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2009). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 357. ISBN 9780786453849. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
External links
edit- Rita Quigley at IMDb