Marjorie Lord
Known For
Acting
Born
1918-07-26 in San Francisco, California, USA
Died
2015-11-28
Biography
Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy. In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip. Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Most Known For
The Love Boat
as Martha Rogers
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Amy Marr
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Love, American Style
Climax!
Fantasy Island
as Beth Shane
Four Star Playhouse
as Bessie
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Wire Service
as Phyllis Holley
Racket Squad
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Danny Thomas Show
as Kathy Williams
Girls' School
as Nan (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
as Mrs. Field
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Lee Powell Coleman
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Kathy Williams
Letter to Loretta
as Miss Cook
