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(Lois Jean Albright)
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| 20 July 24/25 |
is born in Akron, Ohio, to John Paul and Marion Alma Albright, both evangelistic singers
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attends King Grammar School and West High School
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at age 15 she obtains a job as receptionist-typist at radio station WAKR
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at age 18 she moves to Cleveland for a job as a stenographer and switchboard operator with NBC at WTAM
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moves to station WJW and starts playing bits on their variety and dramatic programs
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| 44 |
marries a radio executive, who has children from a former marriage, and moves with him to Chicago
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top photographer Paul Hesse encourages her to consider a career in films
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her parents relocate to Southern California
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| 47 |
MGM tests her and puts her under contract
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| 48 |
under the name of Lola Deem, she appears in Easter Parade. Fellow actress Elaine Sterling, a.k.a. Sara Shane, will later remember her breathtaking beauty.
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| Early 50s |
is a frequent model for pinup painter Gil Elvgren
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| 50 |
misses out on The Asphalt Jungle. Her part goes to newcomer Marilyn Monroe.
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stars with Jack Carson in The Good Humor Man. They start to date seriously.
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| April 50 |
will marry Carson after his divorce from Kay St. Germaine
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| 1 August 52 |
marries Carson at the Little Brown Church in the Valley near Los Angeles
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| 57 |
her marriage has become shaky
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| 10 November 58 |
receives a divorce from Carson in Los Angeles, stating that their careers clashed. Jack wanted a wife at home, and she, a career.
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| 19 May 61 |
marries pianist and restaurant owner William C. Chadney at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas
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the Chadneys have a trial separation but eventually reconcile
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| December 74 |
divorces Chadney in Los Angeles
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Sources:
Classic Images, Hollywood Players: The Forties by James Robert Parish, Made in Heaven by Victoria Houseman, Modern Screen, www.Ancestry.com |
Recommended Books:
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Links:
Filmography
Lola Albright at Spooky's Nightmare Mansion |
