Phyllis KirkPhyllis Kirk (born 18 September 1929) is an American actress born in Syracuse, New York. Reportedly, she had polio as a child and had difficulty walking later in life. She worked as a sales clerk, waitress, and model before entering show business on the stage. Later she became a Hollywood contract player for MGM and Warner Brothers. She is best known for her many television and film roles throughout the 1950s. She appeared with Vincent Price in the film House of Wax in 1953. Her most notable television role was with Peter Lawford in The Thin Man (1957 - 1959), where they played Nick and Nora Charles. She also appeared with Jerry Lewis in his 1957 film The Sad Sack, with Robert Ryan, Anita Ekberg, and Rod Steiger in the 1956 film Back from Eternity. Kirk was also a regular on the Red Buttons Show. Subsequently, Phyllis Kirk performed on stage before she left show business to enter public relations, working as a publicist for CBS News. Kirk did appear as a guest in some TV shows and was a panalist on Mantrap in 1971. This page about Phyllis Kirk includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Phyllis Kirk News stories about Phyllis Kirk External links for Phyllis Kirk Videos for Phyllis Kirk Wikis about Phyllis Kirk Discussion Groups about Phyllis Kirk Blogs about Phyllis Kirk Images of Phyllis Kirk |
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Kirk did appear as a guest in some TV shows and was a panalist on Mantrap in 1971. (Anne Lockhart married the son of actor Buck Taylor, in his turn the son of actor Dub Taylor). Subsequently, Phyllis Kirk performed on stage before she left show business to enter public relations, working as a publicist for CBS News. One, Junie Lockhart, also billed as Lizbeth Lockhart, had only a brief acting career, and the other, Anne Lockhart appeared in several television programs, most prominently Battlestar Galactica. Kirk was also a regular on the Red Buttons Show. June Lockhart married John Lindsay in 1959, and they had two daughters. She also appeared with Jerry Lewis in his 1957 film The Sad Sack, with Robert Ryan, Anita Ekberg, and Rod Steiger in the 1956 film Back from Eternity. June Lockhart won a 1948 Tony Award for outstanding performance by a newcomer for her role in For Love or Money. Her most notable television role was with Peter Lawford in The Thin Man (1957 - 1959), where they played Nick and Nora Charles. She was the daughter (and only child) of two actors: Gene Lockhart, who came to fame on Broadway in 1933 in Ah, Wilderness!, and his wife Kathleen, née Arthur, who appeared with her husband in many of his stage plays and several movies, including A Christmas Carol, in which June Lockhart, as a young child, also appeared. She appeared with Vincent Price in the film House of Wax in 1953. Janet Craig on Petticoat Junction. She is best known for her many television and film roles throughout the 1950s. She also appeared on television as Dr. Later she became a Hollywood contract player for MGM and Warner Brothers. June Lockhart (born 25 June 1925) is an American television actress best known for her roles as the mothers on Lassie and Lost in Space. She worked as a sales clerk, waitress, and model before entering show business on the stage. Reportedly, she had polio as a child and had difficulty walking later in life. Phyllis Kirk (born 18 September 1929) is an American actress born in Syracuse, New York. |