Mary Meade | |
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Born | (1923-11-24)November 24, 1923 Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | December 10, 2003(2003-12-10) (aged 80) Apple Valley, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Film actor |
Years active | 1944–1950 |
Spouse(s) | Ted Grouya (1949-1955) Dick Bremerkamp (1973-2001) (his death) |
Mary Meade (November 24, 1923 – December 10, 2003) was an American film actress who rose to fame in the latter 1940s.
Born in Louisiana, her first role was in Wonder Man (1945), as a Goldwyn Girl. In 1949, she married Ted Grouya in Paris and embarked on a European career that included stints in the lavish production Gay Paris at the Casino de Paris (1951), and at the Pigalle Club in London. Back in the United States she performed in venues such as the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and in 1953 was selected as one of the nation's 15 best-dressed women by the New York Fashion Academy. One of her last public performances was for Germaine Monteil's cosmetics.
Meade was also married to director Dick Bremerkamp.
Filmography
- Show Business (1944)
- Wonder Man (1945)
- The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
- T-Men (1947)
- In This Corner (1948)
- Assigned to Danger (1948)
References
- "Mary Meade - The Private Life and Times of Mary Meade. Mary Meade Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
- Hargrove, Rosette (June 7, 1951). "Los Angeles Blonde Wows Paree in 50-Pound Dress". Illinois, Mt. Vernon. Mt. Vernon Register-News. p. 18. Retrieved March 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mary Meade". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- Breuer, Howard (February 15, 1987). "Show business veterans find desert lifestyle inviting". California, San Bernardino. The San Bernardino County Sun. p. 108. Retrieved March 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Mary Meade at IMDb
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