Patti McCarty | |
Birth Date: | February 11, 1921 |
Birth Place: | Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
Death Place: | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Actress |
Lois Patricia McCarty (February 11, 1921[1] - July 7, 1985) was an American actress.
Baker was born in Bakersfield, California, and grew up in Healdsburg.[1] She graduated from Covina High School in Covina, California, and she attended Los Angeles City College.[2]
Prior to becoming a film actress, McCarty was a secretary for actress Dorothy Lamour.[3] Lamour helped her to obtain a bit part in the film Chad Hanna (1940).[4]
In January 1941, McCarty began working for Columbia Pictures,[5] but in August of that year, the studio declined to take up the option on her contract.[6] From 1941 through 1946 she was a Hollywood B movie actress and performed bit parts in 23 films.
She died on July 7, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 64.