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Amelita Ward (July 17, 1923 – April 26, 1987) was an American film actress. She played supporting roles in over 20 films between 1943 and 1949, generally in B Pictures such as Gangway for Tomorrow[2] and The Falcon in Danger (1943). She was sometimes credited as Lita Ward.

Amelita Ward
Born	July 17, 1923 Magnolia, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 26, 1987(1987-04-26) (aged 63) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Ivy Hill Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)[1]
Other names	Lita Ward
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1943 - 1949
Spouse(s)	Leo Gorcey ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1956)​
Children	2

Life and career

Ward's father was Claude "Bud" Ward, a production manager for NBC.[3]

Two producers discovered Ward while they were in Harlingen, Texas, filming scenes on location. That led to her first film role, in Aerial Gunner (1943).[4]

Ward married Leo Gorcey on February 10, 1949, in Ensenada, Mexico. They had two children and later divorced in February 1956.[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1943	Aerial Gunner	Peggy Lunt
1943	Clancy Street Boys	Judy Monahan
1943	The Sky's the Limit	Southern Girl	Uncredited
1943	The Falcon in Danger	Bonnie Caldwell
1943	Let's Face It	Chorus Girl	Uncredited
1943	Gangway for Tomorrow	Mary Jones, Miss America
1943	The Falcon and the Co-eds	Jane Harris
1944	Seven Days Ashore	Lucy Banning
1944	Gildersleeve's Ghost	Marie - Wells' Maid
1945	Rough, Tough and Ready	Kitty Duval
1945	The Jungle Captive	Ann Forrester
1945	Swingin' on a Rainbow	Barbara Marsden
1945	Come Out Fighting	Rita Joyce
1945	Who's Guilty?	Ruth Allen
1946	The Best Years of Our Lives	Counter Girl	Uncredited
1947	When a Girl's Beautiful	Bunty McGregor - Model
1948	Smugglers' Cove	Teresa Mahoney
1949	Rim of the Canyon	Lily	Uncredited
1949	Slattery's Hurricane	Marie	Uncredited, (final film role)

References

Bibliography

• Fyne, Robert. Long Ago and Far Away: Hollywood and the Second World War. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

• Amelita Ward at IMDb

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