Marjorie Lord
ActingAlso Known As
Marjorie Wollenberg
Biography
Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy. In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip. Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Movies
(37 total)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Nancy Partridge
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Mrs. Martha Meade
Johnny Come Lately
as Jane
Flesh and Fantasy
as Justine (uncredited)
The Argyle Secrets
as Marla
New Orleans
as Grace Voiselle
The Lost Volcano
as Ruth Gordon
Forty Naughty Girls
as June Preston
The Pirate
as Mrs. Mason
Riding High
as Mary Winslow
Girls' School
as Nan (uncredited)
Air Hostess
as Jennifer White
About Face
as Betty Marlowe
Chain Gang
as Rita McKelvey
Border Cafe
as Janet Barry
High Flyers
as Arlene Arlington
Hi, Buddy
as Mary Parker
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Gina Crane
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
as Janet Thompson
TV Shows
(27 total)
The Love Boat
as Martha Rogers
Fantasy Island
as Beth Shane
The Danny Thomas Show
as Kathy Williams
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Kathy Williams
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Amy Marr
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Sarah McCoy
Letter to Loretta
as Miss Cook
General Electric Theater
as Millie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Marietta
Cavalcade of America
as Mrs. Field
Cavalcade of America
as Lee Powell Coleman