Nancy Saunders
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Nancy Lou Saunders (June 29, 1925 – June 13, 2020) was an American actress of film, television and the stage.
Career
Saunders appeared in over 20 films between 1946 and 1957. She was discovered when a talent scout was looking for attractive actresses who could ride a horse.[1]
Saunders was a contract actress first with RKO Pictures and later with Columbia Pictures.[2]
To modern viewers, Saunders is known for her roles in several Three Stooges films from the Shemp Howard era, specifically I'm a Monkey's Uncle (and its remake Stone Age Romeos) and as Lady Godiva in The Ghost Talks.[3]
Saunders entered the "Queen" competition at the 1972 All American Quarter Horse Congress.[4]
Personal life
Saunders was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles in June 1925. In December 1946, Saunders married used-car dealer Ray Russell Davioni in Las Vegas. The marriage was annulled in August 1947.[5]
She died from leukemia in Mission Viejo, California in June 2020 at the age of 94.[6]
Selected filmography
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- The Bamboo Blonde (1946) as glamour girl
- Lady Luck (1946) as manicurist
- The Secret of the Whistler (1946) as girl
- Slappily Married (1946) as bellhop
- Criminal Court (1946) as secretary
- The Locket (1946) as Miss Wyatt - Blair's secretary
- South of the Chisholm Trail (1946) as Nora Grant
- The Thirteenth Hour (1947) as Donna
- West of Dodge City (1947) as Anne Avery
- A Likely Story (1947) as blonde on train
- Law of the Canyon (1947) as Mary Coleman
- The Millerson Case (1947) as Belle Englehart
- Prairie Raiders (1947) as Ann Bradford
- The Woman on the Beach (1947) as girl at party
- Brideless Groom (1947) as former girlfriend
- When a Girl's Beautiful (1947) as Sue Dennis, model
- Her Husband's Affairs (1947) as nurse
- The Lone Wolf in London (1947) as Ann Klemscott[7]
- It Had to Be You (1947) as Nancy, the model
- Six-Gun Law (1948) as June Wallace
- Prairie Raiders (1949) as Ann Bradford
- Outlaw Country (1949) as Jane Evans
- Arizona Territory (1949) as Doris Devan
- Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) as Joanie
References
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- ↑ Nancy Saunders at threestooges.net
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- ↑ ThreeStooges.net: Nancy Saunders profile
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External links
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- Nancy Saunders at the American Film Institute
- Nancy Saunders interview at Western Clippings
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