Nancy Walters Explained

Nancy Walters (born Nancy Driver[1] on June 26, 1933 – September 29, 2009) was an American model, actress and minister.

Early years

Walters was born in Mount Plymouth, Florida, and brought up near Mount Plymouth and Zellwood, Florida.[2] A bone infection that was incurred when she was four years old prevented her from standing until her teenage years.[3] When she was seven years old, she spent eight months in a hospital for treatment of the infection.[4] After she finished high school, she went to secretarial school and took a business law class, both of which were in line with her plans to be a lawyer's secretary.[5]

Career

Her career in modeling included appearances in magazines, including Glamour, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Mademoiselle.[6]

In 1955, Walters left modeling and began working on the NBC game show The Big Payoff.[7] In 1958 she was also on the CBS show Strike It Rich.[8]

Walters polished her acting skills in productions at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.[9] On Broadway, she performed as a singer in Ankles Aweigh (1955).[10] A 1957 newspaper article described her as a protege of Bernie Wayne.[11]

In 1960, Walters signed a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with her first film for that studio being Bells Are Ringing (1960).[12] She was in several movies including Blue Hawaii, The Singing Nun and Monster on the Campus. Over the years she was a guest star on several television shows, including 77 Sunset Strip, Gunsmoke, The Monkees, and Get Smart.[13] Her film and television career ended after 1967.

After her husband was killed in Vietnam, Walters joined an evangelical group.[14] She became an ordained minister and was living in Las Vegas, Nevada when she died at the age of 76.[15]

Personal life

On March 10, 1962, Walters married Lt. Paul Warren Payne, a jet pilot in the U.S. Navy, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[16]

Recognition

Walters was one of 13 actresses selected as Deb Stars of 1958.[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wadsworth . Charlie . Hush Puppies . The Orlando Sentinel . June 13, 1961 . Florida, Orlando . 18. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2018.
  2. News: In Movies . The Orlando Sentinel . January 31, 1958 . Florida, Orlando . 3. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2018.
  3. News: Nancy Walters . Williamsport Sun-Gazette . September 22, 1959 . Pennsylvania, Williamsport . 9. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2018.
  4. News: Rand . Sumner . Nancy Walters Gets Her Big Chance . The Orlando Sentinel . June 5, 1960 . Florida, Orlando . 46. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2018.
  5. News: Star Once A Cripple . Quad-City Times . October 30, 1960 . Iowa, Davenport . 64. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2018.
  6. Web site: Elvis' Women;Nancy Walters. November 9, 2012.
  7. News: Wilson . Earl . It Happened Last Night . Courier-Post . November 12, 1955 . New Jersey, Camden . 5. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2018.
  8. Web site: Nancy Walters: The Private Life. November 9, 2012.
  9. News: Nancy Walters Gets Contract at MGM . The Los Angeles Times . June 3, 1959 . California, Los Angeles . 41. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2018.
  10. Web site: Nancy Walters . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . 27 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180727001554/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/nancy-walters-103800 . 27 July 2018.
  11. News: Career Looms . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . March 9, 1957 . Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh . 23. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2018.
  12. News: Contract for Model . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . May 11, 1960 . Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh . 13. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2018.
  13. Web site: Internet Movie Database. . November 9, 2012.
  14. News: Campbell . Ramsey . Acting Bug Bites Again . 27 July 2018 . The Orlando Sentinel . February 16, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180727022554/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2003-02-16/news/0302160022_1_elvis-presley-nancy-walters-blue-hawaii . 27 July 2018 . Florida, Orlando.
  15. Web site: Elvis' Women:Nancy Walters. November 9, 2012.
  16. News: Nancy Walters Weds Jet Pilot In Las Vegas . Orlando Evening Star . April 2, 1962 . Florida, Orlando . 3. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2018.
  17. News: Future Stars . Idaho State Journal . September 28, 1958 . Idaho, Pocatello . 32. Newspapers.com. July 26, 2018.

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