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Rebel Randall is a Actor American born on 22 january 1921 at Chicago (USA)

Rebel Randall

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Birth name Alaine Charlotte Dorothy Brandes
Nationality USA
Birth 22 january 1921 at Chicago (USA)
Death 22 july 2010 (at 89 years) at Riverside (USA)

Rebel Randall (born Alaine Charlotte Dorothy Brandes (January 22, 1922 – July 22, 2010)), was an American film actress and radio personality. She appeared in approximately 50 films between 1940 and 1956.

She was a popular G.I. pin-up girl during the 1940s and did several layouts, including one for Esquire magazine. She did a stint as "The Coca Cola Girl" in advertisements and was a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio Services and hosted a show called "Radio Calling". In the 1950s, Rebel discovered that a New Orleans stripper began using her name and she had to legally stop her.

According to an interview with Mike Barnum in the December 2009 issue of "Classic Images", she got her initial start after winning a scholarship to the Max Reinhardt Workshop in Hollywood where she appeared as Queen Titania in a version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream. Once a John Robert Powers model before going to Hollywood. Born and raised in Chicago, and graduated from Foreman High School.

A glamorous brunette, she is remembered for her several dozen cinematic appearances from the early 1940s thru the mid 1950s. After making a name for herself doing radio commercials, she moved to Hollywood where she made her 1940 silver screen bow in "Turnabout". Working as a Paramount contract player, she was seen in numerous features of the day, among them 1941's "The Lone Rider in Ghost Town", "In Old Oklahoma" and "The Powers Girl" (both 1943), the 1945 "Booby Dupes", and 1945's "The Shadow Returns".

During World War II, Rebel also worked as a Powers model, was a popular GI pin-up girl, was featured as "Esquire" magazine's centerfold at least twice, and had two failed marriages to radio personality William Mann Moore, A.K.A. Peter Potter; in 1949, she was named "The Most Beautiful Girl on TV".

In September of 1953, Rebel married wealthy actor and businessman Glenn Thompson in an ill-starred union that lasted only a few days due to her husband's apparent mental instability, the marriage ending in annulment.

Last seen on the screen in the 1956 short "Come on Seven", she lived the rest of her days in Southern California, was for a time the face of Coca Cola, had romances with several high profile men, though she never married again, gradually faded from view, and died after spending her final years in a nursing facility. A number of her films are preserved on DVD.

Life Timeline

22 January 1920 is born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

1923 is named the most beautiful child in a baby show

1925 is designated best dancer in an operetta at age 5

? is named foremost dancer at the Enchanted Island of Chicago’s Century of Progress exhibition

? is on stage at a Chicago playhouse in everything from The Wild Duck to Long Voyage Home

1940 is crowned “Ad Queen of Chicago” by the Chicago Federated Advertising Club. As a reward, she is sent to Hollywood with a scholarship to study at Max Reinhardt’s workshop / upon graduation she plays the lead in Booth Tarkington's Seventeen, where she is seen by a talent scout who suggests that she audition for Max Reinhardt's Workshop in Hollywood

1940 is crowned “Movie Glamour Girl of 1940” by the Motion Pictures Still Photographers Association

May 40 is among the leading candidates tested for Columbia’s upcoming Tillie, the Toiler; pinups in the magazines hail her as a member of the cast of The Boys from Syracuse. The publicity department then discovers that she isn’t in the movie at all. In the nick of time, just before shooting is completed, a bit role is found for her.

? is a Powers model

Summer 1942 after a one-year stock contract at Paramount with nothing to do except bit roles and publicity stills, she revolts and changes her name to Rebel Randall

June 1942 calls off her engagement to radio announcer Peter Potter (aka William Mann Moore)

1943 is the fold-out in Esquire

May 1943 marries William M. Moore, a.k.a. Peter Potter, the radio personality

April 1944 is reported taking time off from Atlantic City to divorce Peter Potter, creator of Potter's Platter Parade and Juke Box Jury

June 1944 Esquire features her in a series of American beauties representing Eastern-style beauty

Summer 1944 is on the cover of Glamorous Models

1946 remarries Peter Potter (aka William Mann Moore)

9 October 1947 divorces Potter for a second time in Los Angeles. She says he stayed away from home for days at a time.

1949 is named “The Most Beautiful Girl on TV” and “The Glamour Girl of Hollywood”

May 1952 models Hollywood-approved fashion in a layout in Modern Screen

October 1952 is a big success as Hollywood's only female disc jockey with her Armed Forces Radio Service program "America Calling" on KCBS. She claims she has the world's biggest telephone bill - at least $2,000 a month. Between records, she awards a free phone call to a GI overseas and his family at home. She paid those bills herself. "Only one minute of the phone call is heard on the air, after which the bosomy disc jockey lets the rest of the conversation be private from the estimated radio audience of 244,000,000." Her popularity earns her a lot of titles: "Miss Double Distilled Honey," "The Girl Who Keeps Us Cooking," "The Girl We'd Most Like to Keep Us Warm," "The Girl We Would Like to be at Sea With," "The Girl We Would Most Like to Buzz With," and "The Girl Whose Voice Could Melt an Iceberg"

November 1952 her program "Jukebox, U.S.A." is reported the biggest mail-getter of the Armed Forces Radio Service

21 September 1953 marries wealthy actor-salesman Glenn Thompson of Amarillo, Texas, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He's 22; she's 32. He’s the son of socialite Tommy Thompson and was seen around a lot with Georgette Martel, sister of "Miss Universe," Christiane Martel. She leaves him after three to six days.

6 October 1953 files a suit in Los Angeles court asking for annulment of her marriage to Thompson, showing a great deal of bitterness. She declares that Thompson deceived her by saying his real name was Glenn Burgess and that he "was not a healthy and normal male and did not desire children" and was once "committed to a sanitarium for treatment as abnormal." She adds that the marriage shocked her physically and mentally. She wants $500,000 in damages. The press gives his age as 22; hers as 26. On July 10, 1950, Thompson had tried to commit suicide in New York by jumping from the Brooklyn Bridge and was taken to Bellevue hospital for mental examination.

4 November 1953 Burgess is found semiconscious in the basement of an antique shop / art gallery on Sunset Boulevard, that is owned by his father, Tommy Thompson, having cut his wrists and having taken poison or sleeping pills in a suicide attempt. He is reported in fair condition at General Hospital. The police say he telephoned his mother, Mrs. Robert Burgess, in Amarillo, Texas, that he was dying and left a suicide note. His mother contacted her divorced husband, Thompson, who found Burgess on the basement floor. The note reads: "Before I kill myself I want to tell you I love you and dad... I can't stand the disgrace of Miss Randall's charges... You know that it isn't true. My mind is perfectly clear and I think this is the best way out for all of us... I couldn't face any more than I've been through..." Sheriff Sergeant E. J. Evans says Burgess had attempted to see Rebel without success the night before.

9 November 1953 columnist Harrison Carroll ponders: "If Rebel Randall files the expected annulment against Glenn Thompson, will her process servers be able to serve him personally? According to intimates, Glenn is taking off for England to be the house guest of Lady Tankerville Chamberlayne and then will go on to Portugal to visit at the home of Madame Lupescu."

Early December 1953 obtains an annulment from Thompson in Los Angeles because theirs was a "kissless" honeymoon. She testifies that she and Thompson never lived as man and wife after their elopement last September. She dismisses the part of her suit which demanded $500,000 damages on grounds he concealed that he was not mentally and physically suited for marriage.

April 1954 meets Count Julio Thomas Molnar in Buenos Aires, Argentina

July 1954 is off to Paris, France, to visit Molnar and to attend with him the marriage of Jean-Marc Heidsieck of the famous champagne clan

March 1956 dates ad executive Robert E. Lee even though she claims she is still engaged to Molnar, whom she hasn’t seen in a year

August 1956 attends Roberta Linn's opening at the Mocambo with Blake Garner. Columnist Harrison Carroll reports that he noticed "that Rebel now wears her engagement ring from Count Julio Molnar on her right hand..."

1990s lives in Palm Springs

22 July 2010 dies in Riverside, California at the age of 88

July 2010 buried Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, CA, Plot: Section B-9, Lot #60, not far from her twice-married ex-husband, William Mann Moore (aka Peter Potter)

Favorite Quotes

"I loved my work and I took it seriously."

"One of the problems of being an actor is that you work, and then you don't work. The time that you don't work might be extensive and you do still have to continue to live."

Usually with

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Paul Ivano
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(3 films)
Pierre Watkin
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Vera West
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Rebel Randall (23 films)

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Actor

The Stranger, 1h35
Directed by Orson Welles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Loretta Young, Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, Philip Merivale, Richard Long, Konstantin Shayne
Roles Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.6491353.6491353.6491353.6491353.649135
In 1946, Mr. Wilson (Edward G. Robinson) of the United Nations War Crimes Commission is hunting for Nazi fugitive Franz Kindler (Orson Welles), a war criminal who has erased all evidence which might identify him, with no clue left to his identity except "a hobby that almost amounts to a mania—clocks."
The Shadow Returns, 1h1
Directed by William Beaudine, Phil Rosen
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Crime
Themes Superhero films
Actors Kane Richmond, Barbara Read, Tom Dugan, Joseph Crehan, Pierre Watkin, Frank Reicher
Roles Lenore Jessup
Rating54% 2.714442.714442.714442.714442.71444
Private detective Lamont Cranston steps in to solve a murder for the police with the assistance of his alter ego The Shadow.
Society Mugs
Directed by Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Shemp Howard, Tom Kennedy, Christine McIntyre, Vernon Dent, Rebel Randall, Etta McDaniel
Roles Alice Preston
Rating66% 3.3345153.3345153.3345153.3345153.334515
High society woman Muriel Allen (Christine McIntyre) wants to attend a swanky dinner party thrown by friend Alice Preston (Rebel Randall) but husband Arthur (Charles Williams) decides instead to go on a fishing trip. Rather than showing up stag to the party, Muriel tells housekeeper Petunia (Etta McDaniel) to call the Acme Escort Service to bring a few "college boy" escorts. However, Petunia accidentally calls the Acme Exterminator Co., run by Shemp and Tom.
Because of Him, 1h28
Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Helen Broderick, Franchot Tone, Stanley Ridges, Donald Meek
Rating65% 3.291193.291193.291193.291193.29119
Kim Walker (Deanna Durbin) is an ambitious waitress who dreams of being on the stage. She tricks respected stage actor John Sheridan (Charles Laughton) into signing a letter of introduction. Thanks to the forged letter, Kim then wins the role of Sheridan's co-star in his next play, much to the disgust of the writer Paul Taylor (Franchot Tone).
The Suspect, 1h25
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Stanley Ridges, Henry Daniell, Rosalind Ivan, Molly Lamont
Roles Model (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.6929953.6929953.6929953.6929953.692995
Philip Marshall (Charles Laughton) is a kind, henpecked accountant who strikes up an innocent friendship with a young stenographer (Ella Raines) who had approached him looking for work. He gradually finds himself falling in love with her, but keeps the relationship platonic.
Booby Dupes
Directed by Del Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent, Rebel Randall, Snub Pollard
Roles Captain's Girl
Rating72% 3.6302653.6302653.6302653.6302653.630265
The Stooges are fish peddlers (similar to their roles in Cookoo Cavaliers) who decide to cut out the middleman by catching the fish themselves. They then go about purchasing fishermen uniforms and a boat. While searching for their wardrobe, Curly manages to swipe a navy captain's uniform from the same guy (Vernon Dent) whose girl (Rebel Randall) Curly decides to overly flirt with.
Here Come the Co-eds, 1h28
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre
Themes Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Peggy Ryan, Martha O' Driscoll, Lon Chaney, Jr., June Vincent
Roles Basketball Player (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.292663.292663.292663.292663.29266
Oliver Quackenbush (Lou Costello), Molly (Martha O'Driscoll) and her brother Slats (Bud Abbott) work for the Miramar Ballroom as taxi dancers. Slats plants a phony article in the local newspaper that declares Molly's ambition is to attend Bixby College. The dean of Bixby (Donald Cook) reads the article and offers her a scholarship. She agrees, but only if Oliver and Slats can accompany her. They are hired as caretakers.
Adventure
Adventure (1945)
, 2h15
Directed by Victor Fleming
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure, Romance
Actors Clark Gable, Greer Garson, Joan Blondell, Thomas Mitchell, Tom Tully, Harry Davenport
Roles Dame #3 (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.0501053.0501053.0501053.0501053.050105
When his ship is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, Harry Patterson (Clark Gable), a World War II merchant marine boatswain, is cast adrift on a launch with a few of his shipmates. While Harry remains calm in the face of disaster, his friend Mudgin (Thomas Mitchell) prays desperately, promising to avoid women, liquor, and fighting and to donate money to the church if they are saved. Harry finds Mudgin's pleas ridiculous, but no sooner does Mudgin complete his pact with God than a rescue plane appears on the horizon and the men are saved.
A Thousand and One Nights, 1h33
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Cornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens, Dusty Anderson, Dennis Hoey
Roles Girl in Tailor Shop
Rating60% 3.0468453.0468453.0468453.0468453.046845
Vagabond singer Aladdin (Cornel Wilde) has his hands full keeping his pickpocket friend, Abdullah (Phil Silvers), out of trouble. Abdullah is thought mad as he claims to have been born 1200 years too early, speaks in 1940s slang and knows about television.
Hit the Ice, 1h22
Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Sheldon Leonard, Lou Costello, Patric Knowles, Elyse Knox, Joe Sawyer
Roles Woman in Bed with Tubby (uncredited)
Rating66% 3.3434653.3434653.3434653.3434653.343465
Two sidewalk photographers, Tubby McCoy (Lou Costello) and Flash Fulton (Bud Abbott), aspire to work for the local newspaper. Their childhood friend, Dr. Bill Burns (Patric Knowles), invites them to come along on a call to a building fire. While attempting to photograph the inferno, Tubby is injured and brought to Burns' hospital. While they are there, Silky Fellowsby (Sheldon Leonard), a gangster who is admitted as a patient to establish an alibi for a robbery he is planning, mistake Tubby and Flash for two Detroit hitmen. He expects them to guard the bank's entrance while they rob it, while they mistakenly believe that they are hired to take photographs of the gang as they leave the bank. When the bank is robbed, Tubby and Flash are considered the prime suspects.
Holiday Inn, 1h40
Directed by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Charles C. Coleman, Mark Sandrich, Oscar Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Christmas films, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Walter Abel, Virginia Dale, Irving Berlin
Rating72% 3.6478553.6478553.6478553.6478553.647855
Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby), Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire), and Lila Dixon (Virginia Dale) have a musical act popular in the New York City nightlife scene. On Christmas Eve, Jim prepares to give his last performance as part of the act before marrying Lila and retiring with her to a farm in Connecticut. At the last minute, Lila decides she is not ready to stop performing, and that she has fallen in love with Ted. She tells Jim that she will stay on as Ted's dancing partner. While heartbroken, Jim follows through with his plan and bids the act goodbye.