Louise Currie facts for kids
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Louise Currie
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Louise Currie in Adventures of Captain Marvel, 1941
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Louise Gunter
April 7, 1913 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
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| Died | September 8, 2013 (aged 100) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1940–1956 |
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Louise Currie (born April 7, 1913 – died September 8, 2013) was an American actress. She starred in many movies and TV shows from 1940 to 1956.
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About Louise Currie
Louise Currie was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her father, Charles W. Gunter, was a banker. She used her mother's maiden name, Currie, for her acting career.
As a young woman, Louise went to the Martha Washington Seminary in Washington, D.C.. This was a special school for young women. She was even chosen as one of the ten most beautiful girls in the capital city.
Later, she attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Here, she became very interested in acting. She then moved to Hollywood, California. She studied at Max Reinhardt's drama school. Talent scouts noticed her during a school play. She waited until she finished school before trying out for movies.
With help from her agent, Sue Carol, Louise began working in Hollywood. She made movies with companies like Monogram Pictures and Columbia Pictures. Many of her films were "B-movies." These were lower-budget films often shown before the main movie. She also starred in "serials," which were adventure stories told in many short parts. Louise often played the heroines in these films.
Her movie career started in 1940. She appeared in Billy the Kid Outlawed and You'll Find Out. In 1941, she starred as the heroine in the serial Adventures of Captain Marvel.
Louise also had a small part in the famous movie Citizen Kane (1941). She played a reporter in the film. She was the last living actor from the Citizen Kane cast.
From 1940 to 1949, Louise acted in 39 movies. She had starring roles in many of them, including The Masked Marvel (1943). In the 1950s, she appeared in a few TV shows. She stopped acting completely in 1956.
Her Life Outside of Movies
Louise Currie was married four times. Her first marriage was to Robert A. Hefner II. This marriage ended in 1940. She then married actor John Whitney. This marriage also ended in divorce.
On May 4, 1948, she married actor John Good. He stopped acting, and they started a successful business together. They imported and exported antiques in Beverly Hills. They stayed married until John Good passed away in 1996.
In 2002, Louise married Grover Asmus. He was the widower of actress Donna Reed. They were together until Louise passed away in 2013.
Later Years and Special Appearances
In 1944, Louise Currie starred with the famous actor Bela Lugosi in the movie Voodoo Man. Later, in 1997, she took part in a documentary film called Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula. This film was about Bela Lugosi's life and acting career.
Louise made special appearances in her later years. On May 17, 2010, she visited the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. She introduced a showing of the first part of the 1941 serial, Adventures of Captain Marvel. She came back for more showings on May 24, 2010, and August 16, 2010.
Movies She Starred In
- Double Trouble (1941)
- The Masked Marvel (1943)
- Voodoo Man (1944)
Images for kids
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Louise Currie (center) with Alan Ladd in a photo for Citizen Kane (1941). They both played reporters in the movie.
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A poster for The Masked Marvel (1943).
See also
In Spanish: Louise Currie para niños
