| 18 April 22 |
is born in DeKalb, Illinois, of Scottish-Irish descent, to Luther Ezra Hale, a landscape gardener, and Willa Calvin Hale
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| 23 |
her parents move to Rockford, Illinois, when she’s two years old
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studies tap dancing and ballet
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enrolls at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
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signs with the Chicago Model Bureau and poses for famous pin-up artist Gil Elvgren
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| October 42 |
dates a soldier and follows him to California
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registers at the Hollywood Studio Club for a $15-a-week room and is promptly given an RKO contract
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| 43-44 |
her roommates at the Hollywood Studio Club are fellow actresses Louise Albritton and Margaret Landry
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| Late 44 |
falls for her co-star, studio contractee Bill Williams, while filming West of the Pecos. He’s five years her junior.
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| 22 June 46 |
marries Williams in Rockford, Illinois. It is considered an apple-pie marriage.
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| 24 July 47 |
her daughter Barbara Willa Johanna is born
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| 27 October 48 |
after leaving RKO she signs a term pact with Columbia
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| 16 February 51 |
her son William is born. He will become actor William Katt.
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| 22 December 53 |
her daughter Laura Lee is born
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| 70s |
lives with her family in a new Bel Air home
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| 06 |
resides in Sherman Oaks
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Sources:
The RKO Gals by James Robert Parish, Dave Brockman, Barbara Hale Home Page, Bruce A. Adams
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Recommended Books:
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Links:
Filmography
Barbara Hale Home Page
Perry Mason TV Series: Barbara Hale
Brian's Drive-In Theater: Barbara Hale |
