Margaret Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 – February 7, 1974) was an American actress singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying.
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Born | Margaret Arline Judge (1912-02-21)February 21, 1912 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | February 7, 1974(1974-02-07) (aged 61) |
Resting place | Saint Michael's Cemetery, Stratford, Connecticut |
Other names | Bella Grifiths Arlene Judge |
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Years active | 1931–1964 |
Spouses | Dan Topping
(m. 1937; div. 1940)James Ramage Addams
(m. 1942; div. 1945)Vincent Morgan Ryan
(m. 1945; div. 1947)Henry J. Topping
(m. 1947; div. 1948)George Ross III
(m. 1949; div. 1950)Edward Cooper Heard
(m. 1955; div. 1960) |
Children | 2 |
Arline Judge was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut,[2] the daughter of newspaperman John Judge and his wife, Margaret Ormond Judge. She was educated at St. Augustine's in Bridgeport and at New Rochelle College, leaving the latter to seek a career in acting.[3]
Judge made her theatrical debut in Broadway musicals and revues such as The Second Little Show and Silver Slipper.[2] A part in George White's Scandals provided an opportunity to demonstrate her skills at comedy and dancing.[3]
After meeting director Wesley Ruggles on a train,[3] she got her start in films with his help, then married him. Nicknamed "One-Take Sally,"[citation needed] her film career spanned the 1930s and 1940s.
Judge co-starred in When Strangers Meet (1934), among other films.[4]
Judge had a few television appearances, the last one in 1964 as Emmalou Schneider in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Nautical Knot".[5]
Judge was married seven times and had two sons: Wesley Ruggles Jr. by her first husband, Wesley Ruggles,[6] and Dan Topping Jr. with second husband, Dan Topping,[1] who from 1945 to 1964 was president and part owner of the New York Yankees. She married Ruggles in 1931 and divorced him on April 9, 1937, a few hours before she married Topping, whom she divorced in 1940.[7]
Her other husbands were:
Judge was found dead February 7, 1974, in her West Hollywood, California, apartment, age 61. She died of natural causes. [2] She was interred in Saint Michael's Cemetery in Stratford, Connecticut.[10]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1931 | Laugh and Get Rich | Young Lady at Dance | (scenes deleted) |
1931 | Bachelor Apartment | Second Girl in Ladies Room | Uncredited |
1931 | White Shoulders | Minor Role | Uncredited |
1931 | Three Who Loved | Helga's Friend - Party Girl | Uncredited |
1931 | An American Tragedy | Bella Griffiths | Uncredited |
1931 | Are These Our Children? | Florence "Flo" Carnes | |
1932 | Girl Crazy | Molly Gray | |
1932 | Young Bride | Maise | |
1932 | Is My Face Red? | Bee - Poster's Secretary | |
1932 | Roar of the Dragon | Hortense O'Dare | |
1932 | The Age of Consent | Dora Swale | |
1933 | Sensation Hunters | Jerry Royal | |
1933 | Flying Devils | Mrs. Ann Hardy | |
1934 | Looking for Trouble | Maizie Bryan | |
1934 | Shoot the Works | Jackie Donovan | |
1934 | Name the Woman | Betty Adams | |
1934 | The Party's Over | Phyllis | |
1934 | When Strangers Meet | Ruth Crane | |
1934 | One Hour Late | Hazel | |
1934 | The Mysterious Mr. Wong | Peg | |
1934 | Bachelor of Arts | Gladys Cottle | |
1934 | Million Dollar Baby | Grace Sweeney | |
1935 | George White's 1935 Scandals | Midgie Malone | |
1935 | College Scandal | Sally Dunlap | |
1935 | Welcome Home | Gorgeous | |
1935 | Music Is Magic | Theatre Customer | Uncredited |
1935 | Ship Cafe | Ruby | |
1936 | King of Burlesque | Connie | |
1936 | It Had to Happen | Miss Sullivan | |
1936 | Here Comes Trouble | Margie Simpson | |
1936 | Star for a Night | Mamie de la Mont | |
1936 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | Lady | |
1936 | Pigskin Parade | Sally Saxon | Alternative title: Harmony Parade |
1936 | One in a Million | Billie Spencer | |
1941 | Harvard, Here I Come! | Francie Callahan | Alternative title: Here I Come |
1942 | Law of the Jungle | Nona Brooks | |
1942 | The Lady Is Willing | Frances | |
1942 | Wildcat | Nan Deering | |
1942 | Smith of Minnesota | Gwyn Allen | |
1942 | The McGuerins from Brooklyn | Marcia Marsden | |
1943 | Girls in Chains | Helen Martin | |
1943 | Song of Texas | Hildegarde Gray | |
1943 | The Contender | Linda Martin | |
1944 | Take It Big | Pert Martin | |
1945 | G. I. Honeymoon | Flo LaVerne | |
1946 | From This Day Forward | Margie Beesley | |
1947 | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock | Manicurist | Alternative title: Mad Wednesday |
1963 | A Swingin' Affair | Marge - Johnny's Mother | |
1963 | The Crawling Hand | Mrs. Hotchkiss | Alternative titles: Don't Cry Wolf The Creeping Hand |
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1953 | Mr. and Mrs. North | Dot Jansen | 1 episode |
1964 | Perry Mason | Emmalou Schneider | 1 episode, (final appearance) |
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