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(Beverly Jean Saul)
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| 5 July 27 |
is born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Her mother is a secretary.
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still in her early teens, she debuts on radio
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her mother takes her to the Manhattan offices of MGM and gets her a contract
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her screen test is directed by Joe Pasternak in New York City. Two weeks later, she and her family are on their way to California.
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| c. 42 |
is signed by MGM at age 14
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attends school at MGM in the same studio classroom with Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Powell, Margaret O'Brien, Virginia Weidler, and Vicki Laine. Vicki picks her up every morning in a bright green Cadillac.
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| February 46 |
her escort at the Biltmore Bowl is actor Peter Lawford
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| August 46 |
there's a leg art and cheesecake ban at MGM for her. She'll get a straight dramatic buildup as a result of The Green Years.
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| September 46 |
is seen out with actor Jim Davis
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| December 46 |
MGM doesn't mind a bit when she steps out with Tom Drake. They are seen together at Billingsley's.
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| 47 |
tests for The Romance of Rosy Ridge, but the part goes to Janet Leigh
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| January 47 |
columnist Louella Parsons reports that there's "a serious romance" between Beverly and Tom Drake
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MGM initiates her dates with fellow actor Tom Drake for publicity purposes
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| March 47 |
Parsons wonders what became of that romance and reports: "She lunched several times at Mike Lyman's with Bob Moon."
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| August 47 |
is taken by Mickey Rooney to the dark, side-street spots. "He has to be discreet until that divorce thing is final."
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| November 47 |
she and publicist A. C. Lyles are a surprise twosome around the clubs, but Tom Drake's still the number one man in her life
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| October 48 |
her escort at the Mocambo is David May, the ex of actress Ann Rutherford
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| December 48 |
either she or Joyce Reynolds is scheduled to be in the upcoming And Baby Makes Three opposite Donald O'Connor and Charles Coburn
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MGM continues to say "no" to her for the Boris Morros production of Babes in Toyland, so Boris hopes to get Mary Hatcher from Paramount
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sees a lot of actor Rory Calhoun for a while
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| 49 |
is a guest soloist with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miklos Rozsa
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tests for That Midnight Kiss, but the part goes to Kathryn Grayson
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| April 49 |
columnist Erskine Johnson predicts that her romance with David May will be over by the time "you read the last line of this column."
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| August 49 |
David May seems serious about her
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| October 49 |
Tay Garnett plans to team her with Mickey Rooney, her old MGM stablemate, in his upcoming Dark Challenge
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| July 50 |
is a new twosome with actor Hugh O'Brien
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| August 50 |
may land a starring role on Broadway in Cole Porter's Out of This World. The contract is in the negotiation stage.
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| October 50 |
columnist Walter Winchell reports that she and Drake refuse to confirm or deny the "talk" at the Alibi Club
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| November 50 |
Winchell hints that she's the most interested bystander in the Johnny Johnston-Kathryn Grayson crash
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| Early 50s |
breaks off her relationship with mobster lieutenant Johnny Stompanato on advise from a studio executive. He will next date Lana Turner and die at the hands of her daughter.
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| November 51 |
is seen at the Sportsmen's Lounge with Ralph Fields
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| December 51 |
is headed to entertain the GIs in Korea and the Far East. The other artists are Paul Douglas and Jan Sterling, Hillary Brooks, Mala Powers, Gary Cooper, and Piper Laurie.
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| January 52 |
during their tour in Tokyo, she, Piper Laurie and Mala Powers bump into former actor Richard Long
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| February 52 |
her escort at the Captain's Table is Major Jim Wilson, who used to go with Rita Hayworth
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columnist Erskine Johnson reports that she is steaming because she has the feminine lead opposite Audie Murphy in The Cimarron Kid, but newcomer Yvette Dugay, with a smaller role, gets the co-starring billing with Audie
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| July 52 |
is Keenan Wynn's girl-of-the-hour
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| November 52 |
dyes her tresses a Hedy Lamarrish color and will leap to Broadway as the ingenue lead in Carnival in Flanders
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is seen at the Captain's Table with director David Miller
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she and Scotty Rubin are at the Mocambo to listen to Joanne Gilbert
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| January 53 |
her escort at the Encore Room is David Miller
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columnist Walter Winchell thinks that "director D. Miller is the Oh in Bev Tyler's rOHmance..."
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| March 53 |
at the Mocambo, her striped dress is a perfect match for Pat Nerney's weskit but they vow it is just a coincidence
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| June 53 |
is seen at the Mocambo with David Miller; Marti Stevens sings
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| November 53 |
says that she is going steady with Dr. John Williams and that they have discussed marriage but have no definite plans
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wins the big role of Lorelei in Big Town, vacated by Jane Nigh because of her stork date
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| 54 |
is forced out of The Big Bluff by illness. Eve Meyer replaces her.
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| August 54 |
is seen at the Sportsmen's Lounge with Dr. Andrew Smatko
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| October 54 |
columnist Walter Winchell reports her to be "the 5-alarm blaze of actor Lance Fuller"
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| March 55 |
her escort at the Gourmet Beverly is Ricki de la Vega
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| April 55 |
is seen at the Valley Tail O' the Cock on Ventura Boulevard with Rique de la Vega
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| July 55 |
is the newest flame of actor Brad Dexter, the ex of singer Peggy Lee
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| October 55 |
is seen ringside with Manny Walters for Maria Cole's opening at Ciro's
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| February 56 |
attends Alan Gordon's party with Manny Walters
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| 57 |
is off to Hawaii for the filming of Voodoo Island, opposite Boris Karloff. There she stays at the Cocoa Palms on the island of Kauai.
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| 6 May 62 |
marries the ex of actress Peggy Knudsen, comedy writer-director James C. Jordan, Jr., in Los Angeles. He's 38; she's 34.
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| 18 December 63 |
her son, James W., is born in Los Angeles
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| 72 |
the Jordans move to Nevada, where they become involved in land development and make their home on a ranch on the outskirts of Reno
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| Mid-80s |
appears in several plays at Reno's Little Theatre
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| 24 December 98 |
becomes the widow of Jordan, who dies at age 75 in Reno, Nevada
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| 23 November 05 |
as Beverly Jordan, she dies at age 78 in Reno, Nevada
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Sources:
Whatever became of...? by Richard Lamparski, "Howard W. Koch" in Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers by Tom Weaver, Picturegoer, Syracuse Herald-Journal, Dixon Evening Telegraph, The Lowell Sun, The Independent-Record, San Francisco Examiner, Middletown Times Herald, The Era, Portland Press, The Monessen Daily Independent, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Valley Morning Star, Mansfield News-Journal, The Zanesville Signal, The Lima News, The Berkshire Evening Eagle, Nevada State Journal, Van Nuys News, www.Ancestry.com |
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