Irene Hervey
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| Born | Beulah Irene Herwick July 11, 1909 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Died | December 20, 1998 (aged 89) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Irene Hervey (July 11, 1909 – December 20, 1998) was an American television and film actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Born Beulah Irene Herwick in Venice, California, she began her acting career after being introduced to a casting agent from MGM. After a successful screen test, she was signed by the studio and made her screen debut in the 1933 film The Stranger's Return, opposite Lionel Barrymore. Though signed by MGM, Hervey was loaned out by the studio and appeared in several films including United Artists' The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) and With Words and Music, released by Grand National Films Inc..[1]
In 1936, Hervey left MGM and signed with Universal Pictures.[1] While at Universal, Hervey appeared in The League of Frightened Men (1937) and Destry Rides Again (1939) with Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart.[2]
In 1943, Hervey was seriously injured in a car accident and was forced to retire from acting for five years.[1]
[edit] Later years
Hervey returned to acting in 1948 with the film Mickey, followed by Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid. By the early 1950s, she began appearing in the new medium of the era; television. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Hervey appeared in several television shows including Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Peter Gunn, and Hawaiian Eye. In 1965, she landed a regular role on The Young Marrieds, followed by a stint on the short lived series Honey West as the titular character's Aunt Meg.[2]
In 1969, Hervey was nominated for an Emmy Award for her appearance on My Three Sons.[3] After roles in Cactus Flower and the 1971 film Play Misty for Me with Clint Eastwood, Hervey retired from acting. She took a job working at a travel agency in Sherman Oaks, California and briefly returned to acting in 1978 with a role in Charlie's Angels. In 1981, she made her last onscreen appearance in the television movie Goliath Awaits.[2]
[edit] Personal life
As a teenager, Hervey married her first husband William Fenderson in 1929 and had a daughter, Gail, before divorcing. In 1936, she met and married actor Allan Jones. The couple had a son, singer Jack Jones, before divorcing in 1957.[1]
[edit] Death
On December 20, 1998, Hervey died of heart failure in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, aged 89.
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Irene Hervey has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6338 Hollywood Boulevard.
[edit] Filmography
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[edit] Television
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Vallance, Tom (1998-12-28). "Obituary: Irene Hervey". The Independent (London). Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20080628224308/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19981229/ai_n14189042. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ a b c Irene Hervey at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ IMDb awards, Irene Hervey
[edit] External links
- Irene Hervey at the Internet Movie Database
- Irene Hervey at the TCM Movie Database
