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Rita Allene Quigley (March 31, 1923[2] – August 25, 2008) was an American actress who later became Corporate Secretary, and the first woman on the board of directors, of the Petroleum Club of Los Angeles. She was the elder sister of Juanita Quigley, who was also an actress, beginning in films at the age of three in 1934.^{[citation needed]}

Rita Quigley
Born	Rita Allene Quigley (1923-03-31)31 March 1923 Bell, California, U.S.
Died	August 25, 2008(2008-08-25) (aged 85) Arroyo Grande, California, U.S.
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1940–1948
Spouse(s)	Arthur J. Goehner (his death)
Children	6
Relatives	Juanita Quigley (sister)[1]

Career

A visit to the commissary of Universal Pictures in 1939 led to Quigley's film career. She was seen by producer Joe Pasternak as she ate lunch with her mother and her sister, and that contact resulted in a role for her in the Deanna Durbin film First Love.[3]

Quigley made her film debut in 1940 in Susan and God, and appeared in more than a dozen other movies, including Five Little Peppers in Trouble, The Howards of Virginia, Whispering Footsteps and The Human Comedy.

Personal life

Quigley was born in Bell, California and was married to Arthur Goehner.[2] She left acting in the late 1940s to focus on raising her family.[4]

Death

Quigley died in Arroyo Grande, California.[2] She is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1940	Susan and God	Blossom
1940	Five Little Peppers in Trouble	Peggy
1940	The Howards of Virginia	Mary Howard at 17
1940	Third Finger, Left Hand	Elvira Kelland	Uncredited
1940	Jennie	Amelia Schermer
1941	Ride, Kelly, Ride	Ellen Martin
1941	Blonde Inspiration	Regina
1941	Riot Squad	Mary Davis
1942	The Vanishing Virginian	Caroline, as an Adult	Uncredited
1942	Henry Aldrich, Editor	Martha Daley
1942	Keeper of the Flame	Susan	Uncredited
1943	The Human Comedy	Helen Elliot
1943	Isle of Forgotten Sins	Diane
1943	Women in Bondage	Herta Rumann
1943	Whispering Footsteps	Brook Hammond
1946	The Trap	Clementine
1948	Hills of Home	Alan Burnbrae's Wife	Uncredited
1969	The Love God?	Minor Role	Uncredited, (final film role)

References

External links

• Rita Quigley at IMDb

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