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Catherine N. Downs[1] (March 3, 1926 – December 8, 1976) was an American film actress.

Cathy Downs
in The Dark Corner (1946)
Born	Catherine N. Downs[1] (1926-03-03)March 3, 1926 Port Jefferson, New York, U.S.
Died	December 8, 1976(1976-12-08) (aged 50) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1945–1965
Spouse(s)	Robert Brunson ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1963)​ Joe Kirkwood, Jr. ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1955)​

Biography

Downs was born in Port Jefferson, New York. She was the daughter of James Nelson Downs and Edna Elizabeth Newman.[2]

A model for the Walter Thornton Agency,[3] she was brought to Hollywood in 1944 by a 20th Century Fox talent scout.[4] The studio initially used her as a model, giving her limited opportunities to act.[5]

She began her film career with small roles in State Fair (1945) and The Dolly Sisters (1945). In 1946, she played the title role in My Darling Clementine and Clifton Webb's unfaithful wife in The Dark Corner. Following the success of My Darling Clementine, Downs was cast in a prison drama For You I Die (1947), an Abbott and Costello comedy The Noose Hangs High, and several Western films. In 1947, Downs was dropped by Fox for unknown reasons, and was never employed by another major studio. In 1949, she participated in a later famous Life magazine photo layout, in which she posed with other up-and-coming actresses, Marilyn Monroe, Lois Maxwell, Suzanne Dalbert, Laurette Luez, Jane Nigh, and Enrica Soma. By the early 1950s, she was appearing in low-budget films, including some science-fiction (sci-fi) stories, including the 1958 sci-fi/fantasy Missile to the Moon. She appeared in a television episode of The Lone Ranger in 1952. She portrayed Ann Howe in the syndicated TV series The Joe Palooka Story (1954).[6] In 1959, she portrayed "Amelia Roberts" in the episode "Marked Deck" (S1E21) of the western TV series Bat Masterson. Downs worked sporadically on TV during the 1960s, with her final appearance in 1965 on Perry Mason as murder victim and title character Millicent Barton in "The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner".

Downs eventually abandoned acting at age 40 and remained unemployed for the rest of her life.^{[citation needed]} She is now a cult-figure among sci-fi fans for her work in these Poverty Row epics.^{[citation needed]}

Downs has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to television, at 6646 Hollywood Boulevard.[7]

Personal life

On October 8, 1949, in Las Vegas, Downs married Joe Kirkwood Jr.,[8] who played the character Joe Palooka in films and on TV.[9] The couple divorced on February 24, 1955.[10] On July 21, 1956, Downs married Robert M. Brunson, an electronics executive. They divorced on July 29, 1963.[11]

In 1976, her former husband, Joe Kirkwood Jr., learned Downs was in dire financial straits. He was reportedly setting up a trust fund for her when he learned she had died of cancer at the age of 50.^{[citation needed]}

She is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, California.[1]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1945	Diamond Horseshoe	Miss Cream Puff	Uncredited
	State Fair	Girl on carousel	Uncredited
	The Dolly Sisters	Miss Mascara	Uncredited
1946	The Dark Corner	Mari Cathcart
	Do You Love Me	Clothes model	Uncredited
	My Darling Clementine	Clementine Carter
1947	For You I Die	Hope Novak
1948	The Noose Hangs High	Carol Scott
	Panhandle	Jean 'Dusty' Stewart
1949	Massacre River	Katherine 'Kitty' Reid
1950	The Sundowners	Kathleen Boyce
	Short Grass	Sharon Lynch
1951	Joe Palooka in Triple Cross	Anne Palooka
1952	Best Laid Plans	Mary Seaton
	Gobs and Gals	Betty Lou Prentice
1953	Bandits of the West	Joanne Collier
	The Flaming Urge	Charlotte Cruickshank
1955	The Big Tip Off	Sister Mary Joan of Arc
	Kentucky Rifle	Amy Connors
	The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues	Lois King
1956	The Oklahoma Woman	Susan Grant
	The She Creature	Dorothy Chappel
1957	Curfew Breakers	Mrs. Bowman
	The Amazing Colossal Man	Carol Forrest
1958	Missile to the Moon	June Saxton
1958	Tombstone Territory	Patricia Camden

References

External links

• Cathy Downs at IMDb
• Cathy Downs at Find a Grave

На других языках

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[de] Cathy Downs

Catherine „Cathy“ Downs (* 3. März 1924 in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York; † 8. Dezember 1976 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Cathy Downs

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[ru] Даунс, Кэти

Кэ́ти Да́унс (англ. Cathy Downs, 3 марта 1924, Порт-Джефферсон, Нью-Йорк, США — 8 декабря 1976, Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния, США) — американская киноактриса.

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