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Barbara Britton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham, September 26, 1919 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Western film roles opposite Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Gene Autry and for her two-year tenure as inquisitive amateur sleuth Pam North on the television and radio series Mr. and Mrs. North. In 1941, while appearing in a Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, a photo of Britton was used on the front page of a local newspaper. A talent scout took notice, and she was soon signed to a Paramount Pictures contract. (Another source says that a talent scout spotted her as the lead in the production of The Old Maid at her college, and "three weeks later she was signed by Paramount Pictures as a stock player.") That same year, she appeared in her first two films: the William Boyd Western Secrets of the Wasteland and Louisiana Purchase starring Bob Hope. Her first major film appearance was in a small role in the John Wayne film Reap the Wild Wind (1942). During the 1940s Britton starred in three films for which she is most recognized today, two of which co-starred Randolph Scott. The first was the 1945 film Captain Kidd with Scott, followed by The Virginian in 1946 opposite Joel McCrea. The third was the 1947 Randolph Scott film Gunfighters. She teamed with Scott again in the 1948 Western Albuquerque, and that same year she starred opposite Gene Autry in Loaded Pistols. In total, she starred or appeared in 26 films during that decade. Britton starred in the 1950s television show Mr. and Mrs. North, a Thin Man-like mystery show, with Richard Denning and Francis De Sales. She was probably best known for being the spokesperson for Revlon products in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in advertisements and commercials that included live spots on The $64,000 Question. She also portrayed Laura Petrie in Carl Reiner's Head of the Family, the 1959 pilot for the later Dick Van Dyke Show. One of Britton's last roles was on the daytime television soap opera One Life to Live in 1979.


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Born:
Sep 26, 1919 In Long Beach, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
44
First Appeared:
In the movie Secret of the Wastelands 1941-11-15
Latest Project:
Movie Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration 2015-10-13
Known For
Poster of A Date With Life
Poster of Night Freight
Poster of Bwana Devil
Poster of The Great John L.
Filmography
Movie Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration Laura Petrie / Pilot-Head of the Family (archive footage) 2015-10-13
Movie Caroline? Hilary 1990-04-29
Series The $64,000 Question Assistant 1955-06-07
Movie Ain't Misbehavin' Pat Beaton 1955-06-30
Movie Night Freight Wanda 1955-08-28
Movie The Spoilers Helen Chester 1955-12-23
Series A Date With Life 1955-10-10
Movie Dragonfly Squadron Donna Cottrell 1954-03-21
Series Climax! Unknown 1954-10-07
Movie Bwana Devil Alice Hayward 1952-08-22
Series Mr. & Mrs. North 1952-10-03
Movie Ride the Man Down Lottie Priest 1952-11-25
Movie The Raiders Elizabeth Ainsworth 1952-11-20
Series Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Unknown 1951-10-05
Series Robert Montgomery Presents Unknown 1950-01-30
Movie Champagne for Caesar Gwenn Bottomley 1950-05-11
Movie The Bandit Queen Zarra Montalvo, alias Lola Belmont 1950-12-22
Series Lux Video Theatre Unknown 1950-10-02
Movie Cover Up Anita Weatherby 1949-02-25
Movie I Shot Jesse James Cynthy Waters 1949-02-26
Series Lights Out Unknown 1949-07-19
Movie Albuquerque Letty Tayler 1948-02-20
Movie Mr. Reckless Betty Denton 1948-03-26
Movie Loaded Pistols Mary Evans 1948-12-15
Movie The Untamed Breed Cherry Lucas 1948-10-20
Movie Gunfighters Bess Banner 1947-07-15
Movie The Virginian Molly Wood 1946-05-05
Movie They Made Me a Killer June Reynolds 1946-05-03
Movie The Fabulous Suzanne Suzanne 1946-12-15
Movie The Return of Monte Cristo Angela Picard 1946-12-19
Movie The Great John L. Kathy Harkness 1945-05-25
Movie Captain Kidd Lady Anne Dunstan 1945-11-22
Movie The Story of Dr. Wassell Ruth 1944-07-04
Movie Till We Meet Again Sister Clothilde aka Louise Dupree 1944-08-30
Movie Freedom Comes High 1943-01-01
Movie Young and Willing Marge Benson Dennison 1943-02-05
Movie So Proudly We Hail Lt. Rosemary Larson 1943-09-09
Movie The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Grace 1943-09-09
Movie The Fleet's In Eileen Wright 1942-01-24
Movie Reap the Wild Wind Charleston Lady #1 1942-03-26
Movie Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Lucy Olcott 1942-10-01
Movie Wake Island Sally Cameron (uncredited) 1942-08-11
Movie Secret of the Wastelands Jennifer Kendall 1941-11-15
Movie Louisiana Purchase Louisiana Belle 1941-12-31