Mary Lawrence (actress) explained

Mary Lawrence
Birth Name:Mary Lou Lender
Birth Date:May 17, 1918
Death Date:[1] [2]
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor, author
Years Active:19371965

Mary Lawrence (born Mary Lou Lender, May 17, 1918September 24, 1991) was an American actress, who had a career in film and television. She was the wife of film director Delmer Daves.

She had a recurring role in the syndicated television series Casey Jones, where she played Jones's wife Alice with Alan Hale Jr. as her husband. Lawrence also appeared in episodes of The Bob Cummings Show, The Donna Reed Show, and Dragnet.

After she retired from acting, she turned to writing books on art.

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television
TitleYearRoleNotes
County Fair1937Julie Williamscredited as Mary Lou Lender
Numbered Woman1938Doracredited as Mary Lender
Professor Beware1938The Bridecredited as Mary Lou Lender
Obliging Young Lady1942Bird LoverUncredited
The Stratton Story1949Dot
Task Force1949Ruth RankinUncredited
No Man of Her Own1950Lucy HuntUncredited
The Sound of Fury1950KathyUncredited
Night into Morning1951Edith Bottomly
The Lady Says No1951Mary
Code Two1953GirlUncredited
The Lady Says No1953Louise MalvineUncredited
Arena1953Young WomanUncredited
Climax!1955Episode: "Flight 951"
The Bob Cummings Show1955 - 1958Ruth Helm7 episodes
A Cry in the Night1956Madge Taggart
These Wilder Years1956Mrs. CallahanUncredited
Burns and Allen1956Dr. J.L. Hendricks' nurseSeason 6; Episode 39: Mrs. Sohmers Needs a Psychologist
Casey Jones 1957 - 1958Alice Jones16 episodes
The Donna Reed Show1959Myra Keppler
Dragnet1959Barbara RoxwellEpisode: "The Big Byron"
Sea Hunt 1961 Dr. BarnesEpisode: "The Aquanettes"
The Asphalt Jungle1961Marian GowerEpisode: "The Lady and the Lawyer"
The Lawbreakers1961Marian Gowerfilm adaptation of The Asphalt Jungle episode "The Lady and the Lawyer"
Back Street1961Marge Claypole
The Best Man1964Mrs. Merwin
Youngblood Hawke1964Mrs. GivneyUncredited
Run for Your Life1965Mrs. BeaumontEpisode: "The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan", (final appearance)

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Mary Lawrence, 73; Activist Was Former Actress in TV, Movies. Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1991. November 6, 2011.
  2. News: Mary Lawrence Dies; Actress on TV Was 73. The New York Times. September 29, 1991. November 6, 2011.
  3. Book: Amazon.com: Mother and Child: 100 Works of Art with Commentaries by 106 Distinguished People: Lawrence Mary (compiled by): Books. January 1975 . Thomas Y. Crowell . November 6, 2011.
  4. Book: Amazon.com: Lovers: 100 Works of Art Celebrating Romantic Love, With Commentaries by the Distinguished and the Great (9780894791161): Mary Lawrence: Books. 1982 . A & W Publishers . 0894791168 .