Marjorie Lord
Acting

Marjorie Lord

Born 1918-07-26 · San Francisco, California, USA · Died 2015-11-28

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!

Known for

Rebel City★ 5
Rebel City
1953
Sherlock Holmes in Washington★ 6.8
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
Border Cafe★ 6.5
Border Cafe
1937
The Argyle Secrets★ 6
The Argyle Secrets
1948
Hideaway★ 4
Hideaway
1937
Chain Gang★ 6.7
Chain Gang
1950
Flesh and Fantasy★ 6.7
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
The Pirate★ 7.5
The Pirate
1978
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack★ 5
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943
Riding High★ 5.8
Riding High
1950
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!★ 5.4
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
Blades of the Musketeers
Blades of the Musketeers
1950
Moonlight in Havana
Moonlight in Havana
1942
Escape from Hong Kong★ 6
Escape from Hong Kong
1942
On Again-Off Again★ 7
On Again-Off Again
1937
The Missing Are Deadly★ 5
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
About Face★ 5
About Face
1942
Girls' School★ 6
Girls' School
1938
High Flyers★ 8
High Flyers
1937
Stop That Cab
Stop That Cab
1951
Johnny Come Lately★ 6.5
Johnny Come Lately
1943
Shantytown
Shantytown
1943
Air Hostess★ 4
Air Hostess
1949
Masked Raiders
Masked Raiders
1949
New Orleans★ 7
New Orleans
1947
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair★ 6
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
1939
Down Laredo Way
Down Laredo Way
1953
The Strange Mrs. Crane★ 6
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
Timber!
Timber!
1942
Mexican Manhunt★ 5.8
Mexican Manhunt
1953
The Lost Volcano★ 5
The Lost Volcano
1950
Port of Hell
Port of Hell
1954
Forty Naughty Girls★ 5
Forty Naughty Girls
1937