Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord

1918-07-26

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!

Also appears in

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

6.7

Riding High

Riding High

5.8

Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

6.7

The Lost Volcano

The Lost Volcano

5.3

The Pirate

The Pirate

5.5

The Middleton Family at the New York World’s Fair

The Middleton Family at the New York World’s Fair

6.2

Down Laredo Way

Down Laredo Way

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Escape from Hong Kong

Escape from Hong Kong

6.0

About Face

About Face

5.0

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

5.1

Chain Gang

Chain Gang

6.7

The Adventures of Smilin’ Jack

The Adventures of Smilin’ Jack

5.0

Border Cafe

Border Cafe

6.3

High Flyers

High Flyers

7.0

The Missing Are Deadly

The Missing Are Deadly

5.0

Air Hostess

Air Hostess

4.7

Johnny Come Lately

Johnny Come Lately

6.7

Girls’ School

Girls’ School

6.0

Rebel City

Rebel City

5.0

The Strange Mrs. Crane

The Strange Mrs. Crane

6.0