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Wanda McKay (born Dorothy Quackenbush; June 22, 1915 – April 11, 1996) was an American actress and model.

Wanda McKay
Mckay in The Black Raven (1943)
Born	Dorothy Quackenbush (1915-06-22)June 22, 1915 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	April 11, 1996(1996-04-11) (aged 80) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	1939–1957
Spouse(s)	Hoagy Carmichael ​ ​ (m. 1977; died 1981)​

Early years

McKay was born as Dorothy Quackenbush in Portland, Oregon,[note 1][1] but her family later moved to Fort Worth in Texas. After moving to New York she became a model and her image was used to promote Chesterfield cigarettes.[2]

In 1938, McKay represented Trans World Airlines, for which she worked as a hostess, in a beauty competition at the Birmingham Air Show.[1] She won, being voted "Miss American Aviation".[2]

Career

By 1939 McKay had moved into films after being given a contract by Paramount Pictures. Initially she made small uncredited appearances before going on to starring roles as a leading lady in many B Movies during the 1940s, working in particular at studios such as PRC and Monogram Pictures.[2]^{: 135–137} Film worked dried up for her in the 1950s, and she appeared on television and in a minor role in The Merry Widow (1952). Her last film appearance was a small uncredited part in Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957).

Personal life

In 1977 she married Hoagy Carmichael, a marriage that lasted until his death in 1981.

Death

On April 11, 1996, McKay died of cancer in Los Angeles. She was 80.[1]

Partial filmography

Notes

References

Bibliography

• Raw, Laurance. Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930–1960. McFarland, 2012.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wanda McKay.

• Wanda McKay at IMDb

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