Judy TylerJudy TylerJudy Tyler, born October 9, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States – died July 4, 1957 near Laramie, Wyoming, was an actress. Born Judith Mae Hess, she came from a show business family and was encouraged to study dance and acting. Her acting career began as a teenager with appearances on the "Howdy Doody" television show, as Princess Summer Fall Winter Spring. Like her mother, she became a chorus line dancer but then went on to a major role in the 1955 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, "Pipe Dream." Life magazine did a story on rising Broadway talent with Tyler on the magazine's cover as one of the up-and-coming stars. Offered an opportunity in Hollywood, Judy Tyler appeared in the film Bop Girl Goes Calypso then starred opposite Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock. After filming of the Presley movie finished, she and her second husband, Greg Lafayette, took a vacation. While driving through Wyoming, they were involved in an automobile accident that claimed both their lives. Judy Tyler was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. This page about Judy Tyler includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Judy Tyler News stories about Judy Tyler External links for Judy Tyler Videos for Judy Tyler Wikis about Judy Tyler Discussion Groups about Judy Tyler Blogs about Judy Tyler Images of Judy Tyler |
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Judy Tyler was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Her second was screenwriter, Robert Muller. While driving through Wyoming, they were involved in an automobile accident that claimed both their lives. Her first husband was the actor Peter Vaughan. After filming of the Presley movie finished, she and her second husband, Greg Lafayette, took a vacation. She was awarded the CBE in 1991. Offered an opportunity in Hollywood, Judy Tyler appeared in the film Bop Girl Goes Calypso then starred opposite Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock. She has won acclaim for her performances in dramas such as the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Wessex Tales. Like her mother, she became a chorus line dancer but then went on to a major role in the 1955 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, "Pipe Dream." Life magazine did a story on rising Broadway talent with Tyler on the magazine's cover as one of the up-and-coming stars. She has also appeared frequently on television, often in costume dramas such as Jane Eyre and A Tale of Two Cities. Her acting career began as a teenager with appearances on the "Howdy Doody" television show, as Princess Summer Fall Winter Spring. She trained at RADA and made her stage debut in 1950 and her film debut in 1953, soon becoming a regular in British films of the 1950s and 1960s, such as Charlie Bubbles (1967). Born Judith Mae Hess, she came from a show business family and was encouraged to study dance and acting. Billie Whitelaw (born 6 June 1932) is a distinguished British actor. Judy Tyler, born October 9, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States – died July 4, 1957 near Laramie, Wyoming, was an actress. Gumshoe (1972). Night Watch (1973). The Omen (1976). |