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Claire Kelly is a Actor born on 15 march 1934
Claire Kelly (March 15, 1934 in San Francisco, California - July 1, 1998 in Palm Springs, California) was an American actress. Born Claire Ann Green, the daughter of a wealthy California rancher, she was trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. She started out as a model in Miami, and appeared several times on the cover of McCall, continuing her modelling career throughout the 1950s. She made the cover of Picture Week in 1956, and was a 1958 Deb Star.
She went on to starring roles in films such as The Badlanders (1958), Ask Any Girl (1959) and A Guide for the Married Man (1967). In the 1958 western The Badlanders she played "the Angela role immortalized by Marilyn Monroe". In 1964-65 she appeared in several episodes of Burke's Law.
In 1959 she was called "the screen's most exciting discovery since Rita Hayworth".
In 1951-1955 she married singer-comedian George DeWitt, using the name Claire DeWitt in Son of Sinbad, after which she was seen publicly with Lance Reventlow, son of wealthy heiress Barbara Hutton, singer Frank Sinatra, hotel heir Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, Jr., and actor Perry Lopez, whom she briefly married in 1960-1961, after which she married wealthy banking heir Robert Alan Kenaston, Jr. (d. 1995), son of actress Billie Dove in 1961-1963, followed by wealthy Robert Murphy.
She once dismissed Prince Aly Khan as "gauche" and Elvis Presley as "a mere child".
On November 6, 1954 her 3-year-old son Nicholas Christopher DeWitt died after fighting for three days in an iron lung at Variety Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida, the victim of a rare anesthetic hazard, which happened after he was bitten on the lip by Duke, a cocker spaniel owned by former featherweight champion Willie Pep, and his heart stopped beating as doctors repaired the damage with 25 stitches.
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Claire Kelly
Birth name Claire Ann Green
Birth 15 march 1934
Death 1 july 1998 (at 64 years)
Birth 15 march 1934
Death 1 july 1998 (at 64 years)
Claire Kelly (March 15, 1934 in San Francisco, California - July 1, 1998 in Palm Springs, California) was an American actress. Born Claire Ann Green, the daughter of a wealthy California rancher, she was trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. She started out as a model in Miami, and appeared several times on the cover of McCall, continuing her modelling career throughout the 1950s. She made the cover of Picture Week in 1956, and was a 1958 Deb Star.
She went on to starring roles in films such as The Badlanders (1958), Ask Any Girl (1959) and A Guide for the Married Man (1967). In the 1958 western The Badlanders she played "the Angela role immortalized by Marilyn Monroe". In 1964-65 she appeared in several episodes of Burke's Law.
In 1959 she was called "the screen's most exciting discovery since Rita Hayworth".
In 1951-1955 she married singer-comedian George DeWitt, using the name Claire DeWitt in Son of Sinbad, after which she was seen publicly with Lance Reventlow, son of wealthy heiress Barbara Hutton, singer Frank Sinatra, hotel heir Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, Jr., and actor Perry Lopez, whom she briefly married in 1960-1961, after which she married wealthy banking heir Robert Alan Kenaston, Jr. (d. 1995), son of actress Billie Dove in 1961-1963, followed by wealthy Robert Murphy.
She once dismissed Prince Aly Khan as "gauche" and Elvis Presley as "a mere child".
On November 6, 1954 her 3-year-old son Nicholas Christopher DeWitt died after fighting for three days in an iron lung at Variety Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida, the victim of a rare anesthetic hazard, which happened after he was bitten on the lip by Duke, a cocker spaniel owned by former featherweight champion Willie Pep, and his heart stopped beating as doctors repaired the damage with 25 stitches.
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Straight On Till Morning (1972)
, 1h36Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Rita Tushingham, Shane Briant, James Bolam, Katya Wyeth, Annie Ross, Claire Kelly
Roles Margo Thompson
Rating57%
Brenda is a plain young woman who lives at home with her mother in Liverpool and enjoys writing fairy tales for children. One day she tells her mother that she is leaving home and moving to London in order to find a father for her yet unborn baby.
Straight On Till Morning (1972)
, 1h36Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors Rita Tushingham, Shane Briant, Katya Wyeth, Annie Ross, Tom Bell, Claire Kelly
Roles Margo Thompson
Rating57%
Brenda Thompson est une jeune femme rêveuse et timide qui cherche l'homme de sa vie. Quittant Liverpool pour la capitale, elle trouve un travail de vendeuse dans une boutique et devient co-locataire auprès de Caroline, qui décide de la prendre sous son aile. Elle fait alors la connaissance de Peter Clive, un étrange jeune homme qui s'avère être un psychopathe ...
, 1h41Directed by Lee H. Katzin, Bernard Girard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Geraldine Page, Ruth Gordon, Rosemary Forsyth, Robert Fuller, Mildred Dunnock, Peter Bonerz
Roles Elva
Rating67%
The opening scene of the film sets the tone. Claire Marrable (Page) is recently widowed and at the funeral, she frantically removes flowers from her husband's coffin, while eerie music plays in the background. A few days later, her husband's will is revealed by the junior partner of a law firm (The Bob Newhart Show's Peter Bonerz, in one
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
, 1h29Directed by Gene Kelly
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Walter Matthau, Robert Morse, Inger Stevens, Sue Ane Langdon, Elaine Devry, Aline Towne
Roles Harriet Stander
Rating65%
Paul Manning discovers one day that his dear friend and neighbor Ed Stander has been cheating on his wife. Curious, he asks Ed about it and is given the history and tactics of men who have successfully committed adultery. With each new story, Paul can't help but notice the attractive blonde, Irma Johnson, who lives nearby.
The Loved One (1965)
, 2h2Directed by Tony Richardson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Robert Morse, Anjanette Comer, Rod Steiger, Jonathan Winters, John Gielgud, Liberace
Roles Whispering Glades Hostess
Rating68%
Young Englishman Dennis Barlow (Robert Morse) wins an airline ticket and visits his uncle Sir Francis Hinsley (John Gielgud) in Los Angeles. Hinsley has worked as a production staffer at a major Hollywood studio for over thirty years. His employer D.J. Jr. (Roddy McDowall) fires Hinsley, despite the old man's faithful dedication to the company. Hinsley commits suicide by hanging himself.
Ask Any Girl (1959)
, 1h38Directed by Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors David Niven, Shirley MacLaine, Gig Young, Rod Taylor, Jim Backus, Elisabeth Fraser
Roles Lisa
Rating64%
A wide-eyed Meg Wheeler comes to New York City and takes a job in market research for a large firm. She's also keeping an eye open to meet the right man, her research making her aware that the United States has five million more females than males.
The Badlanders (1958)
Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance, Western
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Alan Ladd, Ernest Borgnine, Katy Jurado, Kent Smith, Claire Kelly, Nehemiah Persoff
Roles Ada Winton
Rating63%
In 1898, two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison. One, mining engineer and geologist Peter Van Hoek (Ladd), the "Dutchman," tells the warden he was framed for the robbery of a gold shipment from the Lisbon Mine. The other, John McBain (Borgnine), killed Bascomb, the man who cheated him out of his land.
Party Girl (1958)
, 1h39Directed by Nicholas Ray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb, John Ireland, Kent Smith, Claire Kelly
Roles Genevieve Farrell
Rating69%
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending Chicago mobsters in court. At a party for mob boss Rico Angelo, he meets chorus girl Vicki Gaye, who accepted $100 to attend the party and another $400 from another gangster, Louis Canetto, from his gambling winnings.
Underwater Warrior (1958)
Directed by Andrew Marton
Origin USA
Genres War, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Dan Dailey, James Gregory, Ross Martin, Claire Kelly, Raymond Bailey, Alex Gerry
Roles Anne Winnmore
Rating51%
Snowfire (1958)
, 1h13Directed by Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Don Megowan, Claire Kelly, John L. Cason, Rusty Wescoatt
Roles Carol Hampton
Rating57%