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Adele Mara

Adele Mara

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Biography

 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adele Mara (April 28, 1923 – May 7, 2010), born Adelaide Delgado, was an American actress, singer and dancer who appeared in films during the 1940s and 1950s. During the 1940s, the blond actress was also a popular pinup girl. One of her early roles was as a receptionist in the Three Stooges film I Can Hardly Wait. Other films include The Vampire's Ghost, Wake of the Red Witch, Angel in Exile, Sands of Iwo Jima, California Passage, and Don Siegel's Count the Hours. In 1961 appeared as a guest star with Cesar Romero on The Red Skelton Show in a sketch titled "Deadeye & The Alamo" - she played Elaine the nurse. Born in Highland Park, Michigan, of Spanish descent, she was married to television writer/producer Roy Huggins and appeared as a dancer in three episodes of his 1957 television series Maverick. Mara died of natural causes on May 7, 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adele Mara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Blondie Goes to College

Blondie Goes to College

1942

Count the Hours!

Count the Hours!

1953

Wake of the Red Witch

Wake of the Red Witch

1948

You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier

1942

Blackmail

Blackmail

1947

Back from Eternity

Back from Eternity

1956

I, Jane Doe

I, Jane Doe

1948

Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

1942

The Last Crooked Mile

The Last Crooked Mile

1946

The Inner Circle

The Inner Circle

1946

The Vampire's Ghost

The Vampire's Ghost

1945

The Catman of Paris

The Catman of Paris

1946

Curse of the Faceless Man

Curse of the Faceless Man

1958

Exposed

Exposed

1947

The Black Whip

The Black Whip

1956

Night Time in Nevada

Night Time in Nevada

1948

The Big Circus

The Big Circus

1959

Angel in Exile

Angel in Exile

1948

The Tiger Woman

The Tiger Woman

1945

The Trespasser

The Trespasser

1947

Back from the Front

Back from the Front

1943

The Magnificent Rogue

The Magnificent Rogue

1946

Twilight on the Rio Grande

Twilight on the Rio Grande

1947

Web of Danger

Web of Danger

1947

Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

1943

Rock Island Trail

Rock Island Trail

1950

Robin Hood Of Texas

Robin Hood Of Texas

1947

California Passage

California Passage

1950

Bells of Rosarita

Bells of Rosarita

1945

Passkey to Danger

Passkey to Danger

1946

Night Train to Memphis

Night Train to Memphis

1946

Girls of the Big House

Girls of the Big House

1945

Flame of Barbary Coast

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

The Main Street Kid

The Main Street Kid

1948

Grissly's Millions

Grissly's Millions

1945

The Great Glover

The Great Glover

1942

The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet

1951

The Avengers

The Avengers

1950

Faces in the Fog

Faces in the Fog

1944

The Gallant Legion

The Gallant Legion

1948

Campus Honeymoon

Campus Honeymoon

1948

I've Always Loved You

I've Always Loved You

1946

The Invisible Informer

The Invisible Informer

1946

A Guy Could Change

A Guy Could Change

1946

Traffic in Crime

Traffic in Crime

1946

Song of Mexico

Song of Mexico

1945

Earl Carroll Vanities

Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

Atlantic City

Atlantic City

1944

Thoroughbreds

Thoroughbreds

1944

Call of the South Seas

Call of the South Seas

1944

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943

The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

1944

Redhead from Manhattan

Redhead from Manhattan

1943

Crime Doctor

Crime Doctor

1943

Vengeance of the West

Vengeance of the West

1942

Lucky Legs

Lucky Legs

1942

Alias Boston Blackie

Alias Boston Blackie

1942

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

1943

Honolulu Lu

Honolulu Lu

1941

I Can Hardly Wait

I Can Hardly Wait

1943

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955

Maverick

Maverick

1957

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

1960

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955

Thriller

Thriller

1960

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Cool Million

Cool Million

1972

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954

Lock-Up

Lock-Up

1959

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958

Laramie

Laramie

1959

Studio 57

Studio 57

1954

Maverick

Maverick

1957

Wheels

Wheels

1978

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955