Julie Adams

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Julie Adams
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Adams with Andy Griffith, in 1962
Born Betty May Adams
(1926-10-17) October 17, 1926 (age 86)
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Other names Julia Adams, Betty Adams
Occupation Actress
Years active 1949–2006
Spouse(s) Leonard Stern
(m. 1951–1953; divorced)
Ray Danton
(m. 1954–1981; divorced)
Partner(s) Ronald M. Cohen (died 1998)
Children Steve Danton (b. 1956)
Mitchell Danton (b.1962)
Website
http://www.julieadams.biz/

Julie Adams (born Betty May Adams; October 17, 1926) is an American film and television actress, sometimes credited as Julia Adams or Betty Adams.

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Life and career [edit]

A part-time secretary and actress raised in Iowa, she began her film career in B-movie westerns.

She used her real name, Betty Adams, until 1949 when she began working for Universal Pictures. She then became Julia and eventually Julie Adams. Her first movie role was a minor part in Red, Hot and Blue (1949), followed by a leading role in the Lippert western The Dalton Gang (1949). Adams was featured as the bathing beauty Kay Lawrence in 1954's Creature from the Black Lagoon. She appeared in the musical comedy Tickle Me starring Elvis Presley in 1965.

Adams made several guest appearances on Perry Mason; the most memorable was the 1963 episode, "The Case of the Deadly Verdict," when she played Janice Barton, Perry's only convicted client during the show's nine-year run on CBS. She also appeared on "The Rifleman" as a dubious vixen and romantic interest of lead character Chuck Conners. Later in her career she played guest starring roles for television, including Maverick (1960 episode: "The White Widow" with Jack Kelly), The Man and the Challenge, and as real estate agent "Eve Simpson" on Murder, She Wrote.[citation needed]

Adams (along with her son, Mitchell) has authored a book on her life and career, The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections From The Black Lagoon, which was published in 2011 and is currently available via her website. The autobiography has received both public and critical acclaim, with noted movie critic Leonard Maltin praising it on his indiewire.com Blog as, "A charming memoir by longtime leading lady Julie Adams." On the Amazon.com website, the book is currently rated 4.5 out of 5 stars. A limited test print run (100 copies) - with a bonus interview DVD - of the audiobook version has now been completed. Future sales and distribution are pending, per her son Mitch (who also serves as producer).

Appearances [edit]

Julie Adams and Jack Kelly in Maverick

Julie Adams also continues to be very busy via making special guest appearances and meeting her fans: In August 2012, she was a guest of honor at the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention (www.comicbookscifi.com) held at the Shrine Auditorium (she had attended the same convention back in May 2012). Julie also appeared at the CineCon Classic Film Festival on August 31, 2012 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. Traveling east, Julie was a scheduled guest at The Hollywood Show: Chicago (Rosemont, Illinois), September 7–9, 2012. An additional book signing was held at Century Books in Pasadena, California, on September 20, 2012. On October 13, 2012, Julie was back in Illinois (Berwyn) for a book signing party.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected Creature from the Black Lagoon as one of 13 classic horror films to screen during October, 2012, in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Universal Pictures. The film was shown (in 3D format) on Tuesday, October 16 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills starting at 7:30pm (http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2012/10/horror.html). After the screening, Julie appeared on stage for a Q&A session where she shared personal memories of her role in the film, as well as several other projects she had worked on over her long career.

Additionally, Julie will be at the Chiller Party convention, October 26–28, at the Sheraton Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey. This will be followed by a Halloween night movie screening (3D) and book signing at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California.

On November 10, Julie will be making an appearance at the Las Vegas Hotel (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton) for The Hollywood Show.

Additional movie screenings and book signing updates are available via the Julie Adams website.

Awards [edit]

In 1999, Julie received a Golden Boot Award for her work in Westerns. She was inducted into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame in 2000. At CineCon in 2011, Julie was honored with a Film Career Achievement Award. In 2012, she won the Rondo Award for the Monster Kid Hall of Fame at the annual Wonderfest in Louisville, Kentucky.

Personal life [edit]

Julie Adams was married to screenwriter Leonard B. Stern from 1951 to 1953.[1] She then married actor/director Ray Danton from 1954 until 1981; they had two sons: Steven Danton, an assistant director, and Mitchell Danton, an editor.[2][3]

Filmography [edit]

Television and film roles [edit]

The Rifleman 1962

As herself [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Official Julie Adams website
  3. ^ TCM.com

External links [edit]

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