Mary Lawrence (actress)

Mary Lawrence
Mary Lawrence (1952), in The Lady Says No
Born	Mary Lou Lender (1918-05-17)May 17, 1918 Lorain, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 24, 1991(1991-09-24) (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, Author
Years active	1937–1965
Spouses	Delmer Daves ​ ​ (m. 1938; died 1977)​ Samuel Doak Young Sr. ​ ​ (m. 1980; died 1987)​
Children	2

Mary Lawrence (May 17, 1918 – September 24, 1991) was an American actress, who had a lengthy career in film and television. She was the wife of film director Delmer Daves.

She had a recurring role in the syndicated television series Casey Jones, where she played Jones' wife Alice with Alan Hale Jr. as her husband. Lawrence also appeared in episodes of The Bob Cummings Show, The Donna Reed Show, and Dragnet.

After she retired from acting, she turned to writing books on art.

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television

Title	Year	Role	Notes
County Fair	1937	Julie Williams	credited as Mary Lou Lender
Numbered Woman	1938	Dora	credited as Mary Lender
Professor Beware	1938	The Bride	credited as Mary Lou Lender
Obliging Young Lady	1942	Bird Lover	Uncredited
The Stratton Story	1949	Dot
Task Force	1949	Ruth Rankin	Uncredited
No Man of Her Own	1950	Lucy Hunt	Uncredited
The Sound of Fury	1950	Kathy	Uncredited
Night into Morning	1951	Edith Bottomly
The Lady Says No	1951	Mary
Code Two	1953	Girl	Uncredited
The Lady Says No	1953	Louise Malvine	Uncredited
Arena	1953	Young Woman	Uncredited
Climax!	1955		Episode: "Flight 951"
The Bob Cummings Show	1955–1958	Ruth Helm	7 episodes
A Cry in the Night	1956	Madge Taggart
These Wilder Years	1956	Mrs. Callahan	Uncredited
Burns and Allen	1956	Dr. J.L. Hendricks' nurse	Season 6; Episode 39: Mrs. Sohmers Needs a Psychologist
Casey Jones	1957–1958	Alice Jones	16 episodes
The Donna Reed Show	1959	Myra Keppler
Dragnet	1959	Barbara Roxwell	Episode: "The Big Byron"
Sea Hunt	1961	Dr. Barnes	Episode: "The Aquanettes"
The Asphalt Jungle	1961	Marian Gower	Episode: "The Lady and the Lawyer"
The Lawbreakers	1961	Marian Gower	film adaptation of The Asphalt Jungle episode "The Lady and the Lawyer"
Back Street	1961	Marge Claypole
The Best Man	1964	Mrs. Merwin
Youngblood Hawke	1964	Mrs. Givney	Uncredited
Run for Your Life	1965	Mrs. Beaumont	Episode: "The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan", (final appearance)

Bibliography

• — (1975). Mother and Child: 100 Works of Art with Commentaries by 106 Distinguished People. Thomas Y. Crowell Company. ISBN 9780690009705.
• — (1982). Lovers: 100 Works of Art Celebrating Romantic Love, With Commentaries by the Distinguished and the Great. A & W Publishers. ISBN 0-89479-116-8.

External links

• Mary Lawrence at IMDb