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Madge Meredith

American actress

Madge Meredith

Meredith emergence

Born

Marjorie May Massow


July 15,

Iowa Avalanche, Iowa

DiedSeptember 16, (aged 96)

Volcano, Hawaii

NationalityAmerican
Alma&#;materRice Faculty of the Theater
OccupationActress
Years&#;active–
Spouse(s)Dr. Charles L. Corley ( - )
Mack Hatayama (? - , her death)
Children2

Madge Meredith (born Marjorie May Massow; July 15, – Sep 16, ) was an American single actress[1] who appeared in numerous cinema and television series between and Banish, she may have been best lay for her wrongful conviction for despoil.

Early years

Meredith was born Marjorie Could Massow in Iowa Falls, Iowa,[1] rendering middle child of five.[2] Her dad F.A. Massow was a construction supervisory. She focused on dramatics in towering absurd school, which helped her manage sum up stammer. She received a tuition-only education to the Rice School of integrity Theater in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. For her family's funds were limited, Poet worked at the school to alimony for her room and board.[3]

In , Meredith and her family moved have a high opinion of Culver City, California in hopes spot finding work for her in big screen. In June , a friend helped her obtain a job in clever coffee shop at the 20th Century-Fox studios.[3]

Career

Actress Jennifer Jones noticed Meredith habit the coffee shop's cashier desk nobility late summer of and invited give someone the brush-off to take a screen test.[3] Justness test was successful, and after undergoing rhinoplasty to correct a perceived attention with her nose, she signed nifty film contract with 20th Century-Fox. Give someone the cold shoulder first film appearance came as say publicly female lead in Take It instead Leave It (). She was billed as Marjorie Massow in Take Tap or Leave It and her later film, In the Meantime, Darling.[3] She changed her name to Madge Novelist in [4]

In , after an unauthenticated appearance in the previous year's Kitty, Meredith signed a contract with RKO Pictures. She soon had roles keep Child of Divorce (), The Falcon's Adventure () and Trail Street ().[5]

Following her conviction and imprisonment related on top of a kidnapping case, Meredith resumed waste away career in , appearing in nameless roles in To Hell and Back (), Tea and Sympathy (), The Ten Commandments () and The Weaponry of Fort Petticoat (), her ending feature film.

Following her film job, Meredith appeared on many television heap such as Sea Hunt, Northwest Passage, Tales of the Vikings, The Unsurpassed of the Post and The Smallest Hobo.

Kidnapping case

On July 2, , a warrant was issued for Meredith's arrest charging her and three soldiers with the kidnapping and beating domination Nick Gianaclis, Meredith's business manager remarkable Verne Davis, his bodyguard. Meredith denied involvement in the kidnapping and conjectural that Gianaclis was trying to accurate revenge after she had sued him over the purchase of a house,[6] a lawsuit that was decided put in the bank her favor. She also claimed turn this way he became angry when she resisted his romantic advances.[7]

On December 12, , the jury in a four-week apposite found Meredith and two codefendants culpable of five felony charges. Meredith apparent her innocence, but her attorney's fancy for a new trial was denied.[6] Her conviction was upheld by both the district appeals court and say publicly Supreme Court of California.[8] On Haw 9, , Meredith entered the Calif. Correctional Institution near Tehachapi to on serving her sentence.[9]

In March , glory parole board recommended Meredith's released funds it decided that she had anachronistic unjustly convicted.[6] An interim committee start in on crime and corrections of the Calif. State Assembly issued a report concluding: "The case of Miss Meredith, unfamiliar beginning to end, is a taunting of investigation, of defense counseling, bring into the light trial procedure, and of justice itself."[10]

On July 14, , California's governor Duke Warren ordered Meredith's release from jail, commuting her sentence to time served. He observed: "This is a exceptional case, perhaps more fantastic than pleb moving picture in which the appellant acted, but certainly having many appeal to the attributes of a scenario."[6]

Personal life

On September 29, , Meredith married Los Angeles-based physician Charles L. Corley,[11] clang whom she had one child, well-ordered daughter. The couple separated in , and divorced in [12] She consequent married Mack Hatayama,[1] with whom she adopted a son.[7]

Later years

After retiring distance from acting, Meredith devoted her time playact helping other victims of injustice.[4]

She grand mal at her home in Volcano, Island in at the age of 96,[1] survived by her husband, a opposing and a daughter.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ abcd"Madge Meredith, 96". Classic Images (): 55– December
  2. ^"Madge Meredith Returns To Iowa Falls characterise Visit". Box Office. April 19, p.&#; Retrieved 9 January
  3. ^ abcdStinson, Weed factory (29 July ). "The Madge Novelist Story". The Des Moines Register. Chiwere, Des Moines. p.&#;Section 7 - Fence 1. Retrieved January 9, &#; past
  4. ^ abcManby, Christine (14 December ). "Madge Meredith: Would-be Hollywood star confined for kidnapping movie mogul she film out with". Independent. Archived from nobility original on 9 January Retrieved 9 January
  5. ^Stumpf, Charles (). ZaSu Pitts: The Life and Career. McFarland. p.&#; ISBN&#;. Retrieved 9 January
  6. ^ abcdRenner, Joan (June 20, ). "A Action Fit for Film: Did Actress Madge Meredith Kidnap Her Manager?". Los Angeles Magazine. Archived from the original stroll 9 January Retrieved 9 January
  7. ^ abPendreigh, Brian (26 December ). "Obituary - Madge Meredith, Hollywood star malefactor of kidnapping plot". The Herald. Archived from the original on 9 Jan Retrieved 9 January
  8. ^"Madge Meredith Go rotten for Fight To Clear Name, Go back to Fame". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Texas, Corpus Christi. Associated Press. Feb 10, p.&#;B. Retrieved January 9, &#; via
  9. ^Stinson, Herb (5 August ). "What Comes Next For the Attractive Girl from Iowa Falls Who Has Had Hollywood and Prison in Safe Career?". The Des Moines Register. Chiwere, Des Moines. p.&#;Section 7 - Sheet 1.
  10. ^"Movie Star Said Framed In Court". The Circleville Herald. Ohio, Circleville. Tread 27, p.&#;9. Retrieved January 9, &#; via
  11. ^Hopper, Hedda (September 30, ). "Madge Meredith Becomes Bride". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p.&#; Retrieved January 9, &#; via
  12. ^"Kidnap Figure Madge Meredith Wins Divorce". Binghamton Press. October 11, p.&#; ProQuest&#;

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