Cathy Downs
| Cathy Downs | |
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 in The Dark Corner (1946) |
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| Born | March 3, 1924 Port Jefferson, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 1976 (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1945–1965 |
| Spouse | Robert Brunson (1956-1963) (divorced) Joe Kirkwood, Jr. (1952-1955) (divorced) |
Cathy Downs (March 3, 1924 – December 8, 1976) was an American film actress.
Born in Port Jefferson, New York, Downs began her film career with a small role in The Dolly Sisters (1945) and the following year played the title role in My Darling Clementine. Following the success of the latter, Downs was cast in a prison drama For You I Die (1947), an Abbott & Costello comedy The Noose Hangs High, and several western films.[1]
By the beginning of the 1950s she was appearing in lower budget films, including some science fiction films, with one of these films Missile to the Moon marking her last screen appearance, in 1958.
She worked sporadically in television during the 1960s but was unemployed for several years before her death in Los Angeles, California.
Downs has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Television, at 6646 Hollywood Boulevard.[2]
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[edit] Personal life
She was married first to Joe Kirkwood, Jr. (1952–1955; divorced) who played the character Joe Palooka in films and on TV.[3] They had long been out of touch, when, in 1976 Kirkwood heard that Downs was in dire financial circumstances.
Kirkwood was setting up a trust fund for her when he learned she had died of cancer at the age of 52. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1945 | The Dolly Sisters | Miss Mascara | uncredited |
| State Fair | Girl on carousell | uncredited | |
| Diamond Horseshoe | Miss Cream Puff | uncredited | |
| 1946 | My Darling Clementine | Clementine Carter | |
| Do You Love Me | Clothes model | uncredited | |
| The Dark Corner | Mari Cathcart | ||
| 1947 | For You I Die | Hope Novak | |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Carol Scott | |
| Panhandle | Jean 'Dusty' Stewart | ||
| 1949 | Massacre River | Katherine 'Kitty' Reid | |
| 1950 | Short Grass | Sharon Lynch | |
| The Sundowners (1950 film) | Kathleen Boyce | ||
| 1951 | Joe Palooka in Triple Cross | Anne Palooka | |
| 1952 | Gobs and Gals | Betty Lou Prentice | |
| 1953 | Bandits of the West | Joanne Collier | |
| The Flaming Urge | Charlotte Cruickshank | ||
| 1955 | The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues | Lois King | |
| The Big Tip Off | Sister Mary Joan of Arc | ||
| 1956 | The She Creature | Dorothy Chappel | |
| Kentucky Rifle | Amy Connors | ||
| The Oklahoma Woman | Susan Grant | ||
| 1957 | The Amazing Colossal Man | Carol Forrest | |
| Curfew Breakers | Mrs. Bowman | ||
| 1958 | Missile to the Moon | June Saxton |
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