Scottish-Born Actress
Frieda Inescort
- Jun 29, 1901 - Feb 26, 1976 (age 74)
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1976
Personal∙February 1976
Frieda Inescort
Frieda Inescort passed away.
1960
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TV Show∙Sep 18, 1960
The Tab Hunter Show
The Tab Hunter Show is an American situation comedy …
The Tab Hunter Show is an American situation comedy starring Tab Hunter. The series ran new episodes on NBC from September 18, 1960, to April 30, 1961; rebroadcasts then aired from May until September 18.
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TV Show∙Sep 13, 1960
Thriller
Thriller (also known as Boris Karloff's Thriller and Boris …
Thriller (also known as Boris Karloff's Thriller and Boris Karloff Presents) is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of macabre horror tales and suspense thrillers.
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Movie∙Sep 2, 1960
The Crowded Sky
A navy jet with a defective radio system and a passenger …
A navy jet with a defective radio system and a passenger plane get in danger of collision. In flashbacks we learn about the personal problems of the pilots and most of the crew.
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1959
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TV Show∙Oct 5, 1959
Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat is a private detective television series …
Bourbon Street Beat is a private detective television series which aired on the ABC network from 1959-1960 and featured Richard Long as Rex Randolph, Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun, Van Williams as Kenny Madison, and Arlene Howell as Melody Lee Mercer, the secretary at the New Orleans detective agency in which they worked.
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TV Show∙Oct 4, 1959
The Rebel
The Rebel is a 76-episode American western …
The Rebel is a 76-episode American western television series starring Nick Adams that ran on the ABC network from 1959 to 1961. The Rebel was one of the few Goodson-Todman Productions outside of their game show ventures. Beginning in December 2011, The Rebel reruns began to air Saturday mornings on Me-TV.
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Movie∙Jul 16, 1959
The Alligator People
A woman in a hypnotic state recounts to two doctors …
A woman in a hypnotic state recounts to two doctors the details of a horrific experience from her past life that began with the mysterious and sudden disappearance of her husband.
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1958
Movie∙Feb 12, 1958
Darby's Rangers
The lives, loves, and battles of fictional characters in the …
The lives, loves, and battles of fictional characters in the Army's First Ranger Battalion during WWII.
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1957
TV Show∙Sep 21, 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason is an American legal drama series …
Perry Mason is an American legal drama series originally broadcast on CBS television from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a fictional Los Angeles criminal-defense lawyer who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. Many episodes are based on stories written by Gardner.
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TV Show∙Sep 18, 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train is an American Western series that aired …
Wagon Train is an American Western series that aired on the NBC television network (National Broadcasting Company), 1957–1962 and then on the lower rated newer American Broadcasting Company (ABC), 1962–1965. Wagon Train first aired on September 18, 1957 and would eventually place the TV show in the number one spot in the Nielsen ratings. The series format attracted big name guest stars who would appear in major roles as travelers in the large wagon train or in the settlements they passed by or visited. It initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death in 1960 by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by Scott Miller and Robert Fuller.'
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1956
Movie∙Jul 25, 1956
The She-Creature
Using hypnosis, Dr. Carlo Lombardi claims that he …
Using hypnosis, Dr. Carlo Lombardi claims that he can have his patients regress and recover memories from their past lives, thereby proving that reincarnation exists. He also claims that the spirit of these past lives can be brought forth to take physical form.. A series of violent murders by a creature that seems to disappear into the sea suggests that Lombardi's claim may be correct. The medical and scientific community believe him to be a complete fraud but one enterprising businessman sees the opportunity to make a small fortune with Lombardi's ability.
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Movie∙May 3, 1956
The Eddy Duchin Story
The life story of the …
The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.
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1955
Movie∙Dec 4, 1955
Flame of the Islands
The story of a café singer who buys a gambling casino, …
The story of a café singer who buys a gambling casino, and the men who fall in love with her.
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TV Show∙Oct 7, 1955
Crossroads
Crossroads was an American television anthology series …
Crossroads was an American television anthology series based on the activities of clergy from different denominations. It aired from October 1955 to June 1956 on ABC. The series' second season aired from October 1956 to June 1957 in syndication.
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Movie∙Jul 13, 1955
Foxfire
In Arizona, during the 1950s, privileged white girl …
In Arizona, during the 1950s, privileged white girl Amanda Lawrence marries half-Apache mining engineer Jonathan Dartland who dreams of finding gold in an old abandoned Apache mine.
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TV Show∙Jan 19, 1955
The Millionaire
The Millionaire is an American anthology series that aired …
The Millionaire is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1955 to 1960. It was originally sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive. The series, produced by Don Fedderson and Fred Henry, explored the ways that sudden and unexpected wealth changed life, for better or for worse, and became a five-season hit during the Golden Age of Television, finishing in the Nielsen ratings at #9 for the 1955–1956 season, #13 in 1956–1957, #17 in 1957–1958 and #30 in 1958–1959. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars ($9.35 million in 2018 dollars) from a benefactor who insisted they never knew him, with one exception.
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1954
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TV Show∙Oct 7, 1954
Climax!
Climax! (later known as Climax Mystery Theater) is an …
Climax! (later known as Climax Mystery Theater) is an American television anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color (using the massive TK-40A color cameras pioneered and manufactured by RCA, and used primarily by CBS' arch-rival network, NBC). Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live, and although the series was transmitted in color, only black-and-white kinescope copies of some episodes survive to the present day. The series finished at #22 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1955-1956 season and #26 for 1956-1957.
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TV Show∙Oct 4, 1954
December Bride
December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the …
December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series of the same name that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.
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Movie∙Apr 7, 1954
Casanova's Big Night
A meek tailor thinks his wooing will be helped if he …
A meek tailor thinks his wooing will be helped if he assumes the identity of the famous Casanova...who's deeply in debt.
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TV Show∙Apr 2, 1954
Meet Corliss Archer
Meet Corliss Archer is an American television sitcom …
Meet Corliss Archer is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS (July 13, 1951 – August 10, 1951) and in syndication via the Ziv Company from April to December 1954. The program was an adaptation of the radio series of the same name, which was based on a series of short stories by F. Hugh Herbert.
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1953
TV Show∙Sep 20, 1953
The Loretta Young Show
The Loretta Young Show …
The Loretta Young Show (originally known as Letter to Loretta) is an American anthology drama television series broadcast on Sunday nights from September 2, 1953, to June 4, 1961, on NBC for a total of 165 episodes. The series was hosted by actress Loretta Young, who also played the lead in various episodes.
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TV Show∙Feb 1, 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater …
General Electric Theater was an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
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Movie∙Jan 28, 1953
Never Wave at a WAC
A shallow society matron is urged by her senator …
A shallow society matron is urged by her senator father to join the Women's Army Corps.
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1952
TV Show∙Sep 25, 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse is an American television …
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956. Four Star Playhouse was owned by Four Star International. Its episodes ranged anywhere from surreal mysteries, such as "The Man on the Train", to light comedies, such as "The Lost Silk Hat". The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine.
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1951
Movie∙Apr 5, 1951
A Place in the Sun
The young and poor George Eastman (Montgomery …
The young and poor George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) leaves his religious mother and Chicago and arrives in California expecting to find a better job in the business of his wealthy uncle Charles Eastman. His cousin Earl Eastman advises him that there are many women in the factory and the basic rule is that he must not hang around with any of them. George meets the worker of the assembly line, Alice Tripp, in the movie theater and they date. Meanwhile, the outcast George is promoted and he meets the gorgeous Angela Vickers at a party thrown at his uncle's house. Angela introduces him to the local high society and they fall in love with each other. However, Alice is pregnant and she wants to get married with George. During a dinner party at Angela's lake house with parents, relatives, and friends, Alice calls George from the bus station and gives him thirty minutes to meet her; otherwise she will crash the party and tell what has happened. George is pressed by the situation which ends in a tragedy.
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1950
Movie∙Jul 26, 1950
The Underworld Story
Mike Reese, yellow journalist and antihero, prints a story …
Mike Reese, yellow journalist and antihero, prints a story that leads to a gang killing, and is blacklisted from the city papers under suspicion of ties with racketeer Carl Durham. So, with a shrug, he makes the suspicion come true, then elbows his way into the editorship of the local paper in a small town where, opportunely, a sensational murder case threatens to destroy the family of newspaper magnate E.J. Stanton. When a black servant is made the patsy for this killing, Reese helps himself by helping her...but proves a dangerous ally.
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1949
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TV Show∙Apr 5, 1949
Fireside Theatre
Fireside Theatre, a.k.a. Jane Wyman Presents, is an …
Fireside Theatre, a.k.a. Jane Wyman Presents, is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Productions were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned by critics, it remained in the top ten most popular shows for most of its run. It predated the other major pioneer of filmed TV in America, I Love Lucy, by two years. Jacques Tourneur has directed in 1956 three episodes, A Hero Return, Kirsti, and The Mirror.
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1948
Movie∙Feb 1, 1948
The Judge Steps Out
A Boston judge bored with his life leaves his family and …
A Boston judge bored with his life leaves his family and heads off for adventure. He gets a job as a short-order cook at a roadside diner and soon finds romance with the pretty owner. He also gets involved in helping her adopt an orphan. His bliss may be short-lived when he has to choose between staying at the diner or returning home.
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1943
Movie∙Nov 11, 1943
The Return of the Vampire
In 1918, an English family …
In 1918, an English family are terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it. They think their troubles are over, but German bombs in WWII free the monster. He reclaims the soul of his wolfman ex-servant, and assuming the identity of a scientist who has just escaped from a concentration camp, he starts out on a plan to get revenge upon the family.
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Movie∙Jan 21, 1943
It Comes Up Love
Victoria Peabody (Gloria Jean) and her younger sister, …
Victoria Peabody (Gloria Jean) and her younger sister, Constance (Mary Lou Harrington), go to New York City to live with with their father, Tom Peabody (Ian Hunter). The two girls become ...
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1942
Movie∙Oct 3, 1942
Street of Chance
A nerd discovers he's wanted for murder, after escaping …
A nerd discovers he's wanted for murder, after escaping death from wreckage plummeting from a skyscraper. Passerby Frank Thompson wakes up in the street, believing it's his lucky day, then rushes home to be told that he left his wife a year ago, with no explanation. Raven-haired Virginia is thrilled to have her sexy geek back in one piece. But as fearsome Danny Nearing, the amnesiac's the target of a city-wide manhunt. Thompson's forced onto a black path of fear, delving for the truth about his lost year, and his sudden amnesia which almost caused his bride to wear black. For the past year, as Nearing, he's carried on a torrid affair with a phantom lady, sexy blonde Ruth Dillon, who has no intention of letting him go back to the wife he claims he has. Is he the brutal killer ? The meek Thompson can't believe that, but how can he counter overwhelming evidence, when he's a small man lost behind a black curtain ?
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Movie∙Jul 13, 1942
Sweater Girl
College students attempt to solve a series of murders …
College students attempt to solve a series of murders on campus while also trying to put together the school's big show.
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Movie∙Mar 1, 1942
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
While Judge Hardy …
While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.
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1941
Movie∙Dec 25, 1941
Remember the Day
Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet …
Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and lost.
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Movie∙Sep 25, 1941
You'll Never Get Rich
After his wife discovers a …
After his wife discovers a telltale diamond bracelet, impresario Martin Cortland tries to show he's not chasing after showgirl Sheila Winthrop. Choreographer Robert Curtis gets caught in the middle of the boss's scheme. Army conscription offers Robert the perfect escape from his troubles- or does it?
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Movie∙May 30, 1941
Sunny
The beautiful Anna Neagle stars as a circus performer who …
The beautiful Anna Neagle stars as a circus performer who falls in love with a rich car dealer's son, against her family's wishes. Features some spirited dance numbers with Ray Bolger.
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Movie∙Mar 1, 1941
Shadows on the Stairs
Occupants of a London …
Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.
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Movie∙Feb 14, 1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan is …
The Trial of Mary Dugan is a 1941 American drama,thriller film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Bayard Veiller. The film stars Laraine Day, Robert Young, Tom Conway, Frieda Inescort, John Litel, Marsha Hunt, Marjorie Main and Henry O'Neill. The film was released on February 14, 1941, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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1940
Movie∙Nov 15, 1940
The Letter
The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a …
The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing.
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Movie∙Jul 26, 1940
Pride and Prejudice
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and …
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to ...
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1939
Movie∙Jun 16, 1939
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan finds a boy from a crashed plane and raises …
Tarzan finds a boy from a crashed plane and raises him with Jane in the jungle. A search party comes looking for the plane.
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Movie∙Feb 10, 1939
Beauty for the Asking
Denny drops fiancée Jean …
Denny drops fiancée Jean and marries Flora who is worth ten million dollars. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented. She goes to Jeffrey and he ...
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1937
Movie∙Jun 18, 1937
Another Dawn
Colonel John Wister, on duty with the British army in the …
Colonel John Wister, on duty with the British army in the desert region of Dubik, returns to England on leave. There he falls in love with Julia Ashton, who cares deeply for him but believes herself incapable of love following the death of her fiancé; some time before. Wister convinces her that he loves her enough to live without her romantic love and that she should marry him. She does so and returns to Dubik with him. There she meets his adjutant, Captain Denny Roark. Roark is a dashing young man who reminds Julia thoroughly of her lost love. Soon she finds she is indeed capable of love, but it is Roark with whom she falls in love, not her husband. As warfare with the local tribes heats up and as Wister gains awareness of the unconsummated romance growing between his wife and best friend, tragedy lurks.
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Movie∙Feb 13, 1937
The Great O'Malley
A by-the-book patrolman who cares more about the letter …
A by-the-book patrolman who cares more about the letter of the law than justice feels guilty when his inflexibility sends a family man to prison.
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1936
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Movie∙Sep 17, 1936
Give Me Your Heart
An American lawyer's wife is reunited with her child and …
An American lawyer's wife is reunited with her child and his father.
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Movie∙Jul 28, 1936
Mary of Scotland
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland …
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
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Movie∙Jan 2, 1936
The Garden Murder Case
Someone has shot and …
Someone has shot and killed Lowe Hammle and everyone at his 22 room apartment is a suspect. The reasons are as varied as the number of people there. There is Dr. Garden, whose son Floyd was killed at the track in a mysterious way which is thought to be a suicide. There is Mrs. Fenwicke-Ralston who was supposed to complete a deal on a horse. There is the blackmailing Nurse Beeton and the niece Zalia, who knows that Uncle is trying to break up her relationship with Woode. Since there is no powder marks on the body, Vance knows that it is murder and believes that a woman did the job. But he has to find the killer and the motive.
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1935
Movie∙Dec 25, 1935
If You Could Only Cook
An executive lets an …
An executive lets an attractive cook talk him into taking a job as butler.
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Movie∙Sep 5, 1935
The Dark Angel
Kitty Vane, Alan Trent, and Gerald Shannon have …
Kitty Vane, Alan Trent, and Gerald Shannon have been inseparable friends since childhood. Kitty has always known she would marry one of them, but has waited until the beginning of World War I before finally choosing Alan. Gerald graciously gives them his blessing. Then, Gerald and Alan go to war. Angered over a misunderstanding involving Alan and Kitty, Gerald sends Alan on a dangerous mission that will change all their lives forever.
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1901
Birth∙June 1901
Frieda Inescort
Frieda Inescort was born.
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