Linda Stirling

Linda Stirling
Linda Stirling as The Tiger Woman (1944)
Born	Louise Schultz (1921-10-11)October 11, 1921 Long Beach, California, U.S.
Died	July 20, 1997(1997-07-20) (aged 75) Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, model, showgirl
Years active	1943–1959
Spouse	Sloan Nibley (1946–April 3, 1990)

Linda Stirling (October 11, 1921 – July 20, 1997) was an American showgirl, model, and actress. In her later years, she had a second career as a college English professor for more than two decades. She is most famous for her roles in movie serials.

Career

Born Louise Schultz in Long Beach, California, her first role was as a model in The Powers Girl in 1943 and her first role in a serial was the title character in The Tiger Woman (1944). In 1946, she married Republic screenwriter Sloan Nibley. In 1947, she essentially retired from films to raise a family, although she later appeared in occasional episodes of television shows.

After her career as an actress ended, and her children had grown, Stirling enrolled at UCLA, eventually earning a BFA, an MA, and finally a PhD in English literature at the age of 50. With her degree in hand, Stirling began a new career as a teacher of college English and Drama in the 1960s at Glendale College in Glendale, California between 1967 and 1990.

She was one of the original winners of the Golden Boot Awards in 1983 for her contributions to western cinema.

In her later life, Stirling sought to distance herself in the classroom from her Hollywood past, but still remained active on the film convention circuit until the last years of her life. She also appeared in a 1990 documentary on Republic Pictures, the studio where she did the bulk of her work. Her husband, Sloan Nibley, who wrote many of her films, died the same year. Stirling herself died of cancer in Studio City, Los Angeles, California in 1997.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1943	The Powers Girl	Model	Alternative title: Hello Beautiful
1944	The Tiger Woman	Tiger Woman/Rita Arnold	Alternative title: Perils of the Darkest Jungle
	The San Antonio Kid	Ann Taylor
	Strangers in the Night	Cameo Appearance	Uncredited
	Sheriff of Sundown	Lois Carpenter
	Vigilantes of Dodge City	Carol Franklin
	Zorro's Black Whip	Barbara Meredith/The Black Whip
1945	The Topeka Terror	June Hardy
	Sheriff of Cimarron	Helen Burton
	Manhunt of Mystery Island	Claire Forrest	Alternative title: Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine
	Santa Fe Saddlemates	Ann Morton
	The Purple Monster Strikes	Shelia Layton	Alternative titles: D-Day on Mars The Purple Shadow Strikes
	The Cherokee Flash	Joan Mason
	Wagon Wheels Westward	Arlie Adams
	Dakota	Entertainer	Uncredited
1946	The Madonna's Secret	Helen North
	Passkey to Danger	Cameo Appearance	Uncredited
	The Invisible Informer	Eve Rogers
	The Mysterious Mr. Valentine	Janet Spencer
	Rio Grande Raiders	Nancy Harding
	The Crimson Ghost	Diana Farnsworth
	The Magnificent Rogue	Cameo Appearance	Uncredited
	That Brennan Girl		Uncredited Alternative title: Tough Girl;;
1947	Jesse James Rides Again	Ann Bolton
	The Pretender	Flo Ronson
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse	Helen Blayne	1 episode
	The Adventures of Falcon		1 episode
1954–1955	The Public Defender	Betty	2 episodes
	The Adventures of Kit Carson	Various roles	3 episodes
1955	The Man Behind the Badge	Nettie Perry	1 episode
	Medic	Ellen McClure	1 episode
1956	Cavalcade of America		1 episode
	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	Joan Laramie	1 episode
	The Millionaire	Martha	1 episode
1957	On Trial		1 episode
1959	The Real McCoys	Mrs. Baker	1 episode

External links

• Linda Stirling at Find a Grave
• Linda Stirling at IMDb
• Linda Stirling at B-Westerns.com
• Linda Stirling Article at Todd Gault's Serial Experience
• WW2 Glamour Girl Parade at The Barracks Wall: World War Two Pin-ups