Mary Meade Explained

Mary Meade should not be confused with Mary Mead.

Birth Date:24 November 1923
Birth Place:Louisiana, U.S.
Death Place:Apple Valley, California, U.S.
Occupation:Film actor
Yearsactive:1944 - 1950
Spouse:Ted Grouya (1949-1955)
Dick Bremerkamp (1973-2001) (his death)[1]

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),[2] 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.[3]

Meade was also married to director Dick Bremerkamp.[4]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Meade - The Private Life and Times of Mary Meade. Mary Meade Pictures.. www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
  2. News: Hargrove. Rosette. Los Angeles Blonde Wows Paree in 50-Pound Dress. Mt. Vernon Register-News. June 7, 1951. Illinois, Mt. Vernon. 18. Newspapers.com. March 11, 2016.
  3. Web site: Mary Meade. Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. 11 May 2011.
  4. News: Breuer. Howard. Show business veterans find desert lifestyle inviting. The San Bernardino County Sun. February 15, 1987. California, San Bernardino. 108. Newspapers.com. March 11, 2016.