Collette Lyons Explained

Collette Lyons
Birth Date:3 October 1908
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1937–1962 (TV & film)
Spouse:
  • Alan Dinehart Jr.
  • (1942; 1950)

Collette Lyons (October 3, 1908 – October 5, 1986) was an American stage, film and television actress.[1]

Lyons married George Randolph Hearst on March 6, 1952, in Hollywood, California. The wedding was their second such ceremony, following an October 1951 nuptial in Mexico.[2] Lyons obtained a divorce from Hearst in Santa Monica, California, in 1958.[3]

On December 26, 1942, Lyons married Alan Dinehart Jr. in Brooklyn,[4] but that union was annulled in April 1950.[5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1937Hotel Haywire Genevieve Stern
1937Dance Charlie Dance Bobbie Benson
1937Woman Against the World Patsy
193752nd Street Minnie
1939Three Texas Steers Lillian
1945Frisco Sal Mickey Finn
1945Blonde Ransom Sheila
1945The Dolly Sisters Flo Daly Uncredited
1949Blondie's Big Deal Norma Addison
1949The Lone Wolf and His Lady Marta Frisbie
1950Wabash Avenue Beulah
1950When You're Smiling Nan Doran
1959The Rebel Set Rita Leland
1959The Rookie Parsons Uncredited
1961Return to Peyton Place Mrs. Sarah Bingham Uncredited

Television

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1955-1958The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpRowdy Kate(Season 1/Episode 5)"Wyatt Earp Comes to Wichita"(Season 1/Episode 22)"The Bribe"(Season 4/Episode 15)"Little Brother"
1958The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpKate Holliday(Season 4/Episode 16) "The Reformation of Doc Holliday"

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Marshall p.330
  2. News: Hearst's Son Weds Hollywood Actress. 26 September 2016. Star-News. March 7, 1952. North Carolina, Wilmington. 16.
  3. Milestones. 26 September 2016. Time. June 9, 1958.
  4. News: Actress Collette Lyons Wins Annulment From Alan Dinehart . May 8, 2021 . April 15, 1950 . Oakland Tribune . California, Oakland . 3. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Hearst Sets Second Marriage Ceremony. 26 September 2016. The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. February 29, 1952. 2.