Marjorie Lord
Born
July 26, 1918
Died
November 28, 2015 (97 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy.
In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip.
Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Known For
Side by Side
1988
Sweet Surrender
(6 episodes)
1987
The World of Tomorrow
Babs Middleton (archive footage)
1984
The Pirate
Mrs. Mason
1978
Fantasy Island
Beth Shane · (1 episode)
1978
The Love Boat
Martha Rogers · (1 episode)
1977
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Make Room for Granddaddy
Kathy Williams · (24 episodes)
1970
Love, American Style
(1 episode)
1969
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Mrs. Martha Meade
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Kathy Williams · (1 episode)
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Amy Marr · (1 episode)
1956
Wire Service
Phyllis Holley · (1 episode)
1956
Port of Hell
Kay Walker
1954
Climax!
(1 episode)
1954
The Danny Thomas Show
Kathy Williams · (215 episodes)
1953
Letter to Loretta
Miss Cook · (1 episode)
1953
Mexican Manhunt
Sheila Barton
1953
Down Laredo Way
Valerie
1953
Rebel City
Jane Dudley
1953
General Electric Theater
Millie · (1 episode)
1953
Cavalcade of America
Mrs. Field · (1 episode)
1952
Cavalcade of America
(1 episode)
1952
Cavalcade of America
Lee Powell Coleman · (1 episode)
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Bessie · (1 episode)
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
(1 episode)
1952
China Smith
(1 episode)
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sarah McCoy · (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Marietta · (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Elise · (1 episode)
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
(1 episode)
1951
Venture of Faith
1951
Racket Squad
(1 episode)
1951
Stop That Cab
Mary Thomas
1951
Blades of the Musketeers
Queen Anne
1950
Chain Gang
Rita McKelvey
1950
The Lost Volcano
Ruth Gordon
1950
Riding High
Mary Winslow
1950
Air Hostess
Jennifer White
1949
Masked Raiders
Gale Trevett
1949
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Gina Crane
1948
The Argyle Secrets
Marla
1948
New Orleans
Grace Voiselle
1947
Flesh and Fantasy
Justine (uncredited)
1943
Johnny Come Lately
Jane
1943
Shantytown
Virginia Allen
1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Nancy Partridge
1943
Hi, Buddy
Mary Parker
1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
Janet Thompson
1943
Moonlight in Havana
Patsy Clark
1942
Timber!
Yvette Lacour
1942
Escape from Hong Kong
Valarie Hale
1942
About Face
Betty Marlowe
1942
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
Babs
1939
Girls' School
Nan (uncredited)
1938
High Flyers
Arlene Arlington
1937
Forty Naughty Girls
June Preston
1937
Hideaway
Joan Peterson
1937
On Again—Off Again
Florence Cole
1937
Border Cafe
Janet Barry
1937