Nora Marlowe

Nora Marlowe
Nora Marlowe
	File:Nora Marlowe in Wagon Train 1962.jpg Nora Marlowe in Wagon Train 1962
Born	September 5, 1915; Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 31, 1977 (aged 62); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1953-1977
Spouse	James McCallion (1943-1977) (her death)
Children	Denis McCallion (b. 1948); daughter

Nora Marlowe (September 5, 1915 – December 31, 1977) was an American film and television character actress.

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Marlowe was best known for her role from 1973 to 1977 as Flossie Brimmer in 27 episodes of the drama The Waltons.^{[citation needed]}

Marlowe also played Sara Andrews in 23 episodes of the sitcom The Governor and J.J., starring Dan Dailey,^[1] and she was cast in films such as The Thomas Crown Affair, North by Northwest (as Anna, the housekeeper who holds Roger O. Thornhill at gunpoint), and Westworld.

Career

Marlowe was cast in the 1959-1960 television season as Martha Commager, the owner of a boarding house, in seven episodes of Law of the Plainsman. She appeared three times as Mrs. Moffatt on the sitcom My Living Doll, starring Robert Cummings and Julie Newmar.^{[citation needed]}

She appeared twice on the series State Trooper as Julia Brundidge in "Meeting at Julias" (1956) and as Sarah Brinkman in "The Clever Man" (1958). She then appeared in 1960 in Cameron's other crime drama series Coronado 9 as Nora Morgan in the episode "Run Scared."^{[citation needed]}

Marlowe appeared seven times on Wagon Train, six times on Gunsmoke (one episode of which, “Robin Hood”, she co-starred with her husband, actor James McCallion), and twice on Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater. Her other guest-starring roles included Schlitz Playhouse, 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, The Millionaire, Shotgun Slade, Hotel de Paree, General Electric Theater, 87th Precinct, Frontier Circus, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Donna Reed Show, Petticoat Junction, Going My Way, Twelve O'Clock High, Family Affair, The Green Hornet, Lassie, Bridget Loves Bernie, Here Come the Brides, Barnaby Jones, Medical Center, Cade's County, Cannon, The Rockford Files, The Big Valley, The Guns of Will Sonnett, The F.B.I., Marcus Welby, M.D., The Outer Limits, The Bob Newhart Show, The Streets of San Francisco, and most notably her two appearances on The Twilight Zone: the 1961 episode "Back There" and the 1964 episode "Night Call".^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

She was married to actor James McCallion for 34 years from 1943 until her death in 1977. Her husband was a National Velvet series regular, cast as the ex-jockey Mi Taylor.^{[citation needed]} In addition to National Velvet, she and McCallion appeared together in Wagon Train and The Big Valley.^[2] They had two children, Denis McCallion and Tracey McCallion Campbell. Their son, Denis McCallion, became a television producer.

Marlowe died in Los Angeles, California on December 31, 1977.

Filmography

I'll Cry Tomorrow (1957) - Nurse (uncredited)
The Shadow on the Window (1957) - Mrs. Bergen (uncredited)
This Could Be the Night (1957) - Mrs. Gretchma (uncredited)
Designing Woman (1957) - Jennifer Deane (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember (1957) - Gladys - Terry's Maid (uncredited)
Handle with Care (1958) - Mrs. Franklin (uncredited)
The Rabbit Trap (1959) - Bus Passenger (uncredited)
North by Northwest (1959) - Anna - Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Brass Bottle (1964) - Mrs. McGruder
Kitten with a Whip (1964) - Matron
Strange Bedfellows (1965) - Mrs. Carmody, Toni's Maid (uncredited)
That Funny Feeling (1965) - Woman at Phone Booth
Texas Across the River (1966) - Emma
Eight on the Lam (1967) - Arthur's Wife (uncredited)
The Hostage (1967) - Selma Morton
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) - Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) - Marcie
Gaily, Gaily (1969) - (uncredited)
Thirty Dangerous Seconds (1972)
Soylent Green (1973) - Soylent Crumbs Seller (uncredited)
Westworld (1973) - Hostess
Mr. Ricco (1975) - Mrs. Callahan