Kathleen Hughes (born Elizabeth Margaret von Gerkan; November 14, 1928)[1][2] is an American actress.

Early life

Hughes' uncle, F. Hugh Herbert, was a playwright who authored Kiss and Tell and The Moon Is Blue.[3] Her desire to act was inspired by a film she saw featuring Donald O'Connor, which gave her the idea that "acting looked like fun."[3] After graduating from Fairfax High School, Hughes attended Los Angeles City College and UCLA.[4]

Motion pictures

Hughes was discovered in a Little Theater production in 1948. Signed to a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox, she made 14 films for the studio. She appeared in five motion pictures for Universal Studios, including the cult film It Came From Outer Space. Released on May 27, 1953, the sci-fi feature was adapted from the writing of Ray Bradbury. It was Universal's first entry into the 3D-film medium.^{[citation needed]} Hughes co-starred with Edward G. Robinson in a 1953 crime drama, The Glass Web, and opposite Rock Hudson in an adventure film that year, The Golden Blade.

Television

By 1956, Hughes was appearing in television series. She played in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956–1957), Telephone Time (1956), The Bob Cummings Show (1958), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, 77 Sunset Strip (1959), Hotel de Paree (1959), Tightrope! (1959), General Electric Theater (1960–1962), The Tall Man (1961), Bachelor Father (1962), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1965), and I Dream of Jeannie (1967).

In 1962, Hughes played the role of murder victim Lita Krail in the sixth-season 1962 episode of Perry Mason, entitled "The Case of the Double-Entry Mind". She played the recurring role of Mrs. Coburn on the television series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir. She appeared on M*A*S*H as Lorraine Blake, wife of unit commander Henry Blake, in a home movie she sent to him. Hughes portrayed Mitch, a secretary, on the NBC drama Bracken's World (1969–1971).[5]

Stage

Hughes' favorite stage role was in the play The Seven Year Itch.[3]

Personal life

On July 25, 1954, Hughes married Stanley Rubin, the producer of Bracken's World, at the home of her uncle.[6] The couple had one daughter and three sons. The marriage lasted 59 years, until Rubin died on March 2, 2014 from natural causes at the age of 96.[7]

Filmography

References

Sources

• "Kathleen Hughes Says She Is Still Growing Up". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. April 11, 1970. p. 11.
• "Kathleen Hughes First Feminine Sensation Created By 3D". The Newport Daily News. Newport, Rhode Island. July 9, 1953. p. 9.

External links

• Kathleen Hughes at IMDb
• Kathleen Hughes at AllMovie
• "Kathleen Hughes Interview - Pt 1". YouTube. NoirCitySF. November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
• "Kathleen Hughes Interview - Pt 2". YouTube. NoirCitySF. November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
• "It Came from Outer Space - Alan K. Rode interviews Kathleen Hughes". YouTube. Alan K. Rode. October 15, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.

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