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Chanin Hale
Chanin Hale in The Jimmy Stewart Show, 1972.
Born
Marilyn Victoria Chanine Hale Haney

(1928-10-03)October 3, 1928
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A.
DiedJanuary 30, 2020(2020-01-30) (aged 91)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
OccupationActress
Years active1955 – 1981
SpouseRichard Bradshaw

Chanin Hale, married name Chanin Hale Bradshaw, (1928 – 2020), was an American actress on stage, film, and television, perhaps best known for more than forty appearances on The Red Skelton Hour.[1]

Early life

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Chanin Hale was born Marilyn Victoria Chanine Hale Haney in Dayton, Ohio. As a creative, athletic girl, she won art awards and excelled in sports. Being "bit" by the performing bug in school, Hale pursued acting and acquired roles in student and community theater, taking lessons in dancing and singing. She dyed her red hair platinum blonde, and joined the Dayton Y Players, learning Greek tragedy and low comedy. She attained some success in the title role of Annie Get Your Gun, which helped to land a role in Little Mary Sunshine, playing a flirtatious character named Twinkle. Hale took to her mother's family name, retaining it into her professional career.[2]

Career

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Hale moved to New York in 1955 and became a stage actress. She toured with the revue "High Time" performing in plays such as Bus Stop (1955), The Gazebo (1958) (with William Bendix), Little Mary Sunshine (1959), and Come Blow Your Horn (1961).

Hale as Lady Godiva, with Will Hutchins in Hey, Landlord, 1966

Hale began in television as secretaries, corpses, and other "bit" roles. In a 1963 UCLA comedy production, she met Jack Albertson who introduced her to Red Skelton. With excellent pantomime skills, Hale appeared regularly on the show. Her other television appearances include roles on Adam-12, The Beverly Hillbillies, Bonanza, The Danny Kaye Show, Death Valley Days, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Donna Reed Show, Dragnet (she was one of several "stable" actors that Jack Webb used in recurring roles on his shows), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Green Acres, Hey, Landlord, Hondo, The Jimmy Stewart Show, and Gunsmoke, among others.

Film appearances include Synanon (1965), A Guide for the Married Man (1967), Gunn (1967), The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968), Will Penny (1968), The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), and a small role in Blue Hawaii (1961).

Hale was also a regular supporter of, and toured with, the USO, to Vietnam and other overseas locations, well into the late 1960s. Subsequently, Hale was one of the last successful pinup models. Early in 1969, she was a favorite with the soldiers; thousands of 8x10s were printed and mailed after her photo was published by the New York Daily News posing as Eve in a homemade costume.[1][2]

Personal life

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Hale was married to Richard Bradshaw in 1986 until her death nearly 34 years later. She died at the age of 91.[1]

Filmography

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A partial filmography follows.[1]

Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Chanin Hale Bradshaw Obituary". Los Angeles Times. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Eder, Rovi Bruce. "Chanin Hale: Biography". Fandango.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ Motion Picture Herald: Volume 237. Quigley Publishing Company. 1967. p. 3. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ Willis, John (1969). Screen World: 1969 · Volume 20. Crown Publishers. p. 206. ISBN 9780819603104. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Episode Info: A Star Is Not Born". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Episode Info: Double Date with the Sarge". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. Penguin Books. p. 689. ISBN 9780140249163. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  8. ^ Scherling, Carol Lynn. Blonde Goes to Hollywood: The Blondie Comic Strip in Films, Radio & Television. BearManor Media. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  9. ^ Marill, Alvin H. (1987). Movies Made for Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-series, 1964-1986. New York Zoetrope. p. 200. ISBN 9780918432803. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  10. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2007: F-L. McFarland. p. 711. ISBN 9780786433056. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  11. ^ Yokley, Richard; Sutherland, Rozane (May 2007). Emergency! Behind the Scene. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. p. 278. ISBN 9780763748968. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday October 5, 1976: [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley: Angels Of Mercy". Ultimate 70s. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  13. ^ "1970-1982 Episode Guide for "Mobile One": January 5, 1976: Libel". Ultimate 70s. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. ^ "1970-1982 Episode Guide for "Police Woman": February 24, 1976: Mother Love". Ultimate 70s. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  15. ^ TV Guide: Volume 25. Triangle Publications. 1977. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  16. ^ "1970-1982 Episode Guide for "Welcome Back, Kotter": February 3, 1977 - There Goes Number 5". Ultimate 70s. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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