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(Cherry Ann Davis)
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| 20 April 36 |
is born in Neasden, London, Great Britain, into a show business family. Her older sister is future singer Beryl Davis.
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| c. 41 |
as Cherry Davis, she’s in British films at age 5
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| ? |
attends Arts Educational school in England
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| 47 |
plays Jean Simmons’ character as a child in Woman in the Hall
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| 50 |
is called by Disney to play his originally intended "live action" Alice in Wonderland
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| c. 51 |
attends school at MGM at age 15
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| 53 |
is brought to Hollywood for Young Bess, which she never makes
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| ? |
attends school on the MGM lot and then at Columbia
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| 55 |
her director on The Long Gray Line, John Ford, changes her name from Cheryl to Lisa because he can’t pronounce it
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| March 55 |
has many dates with actor Michael Rennie. It’s the first time he’s looked twice at any girl since his unhappy marital experience.
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| October 55 |
actor Richard Long, whose wife Suzan Ball died of cancer, tries to forget his heartache with her
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| February 56 |
she and Fred Gebhart are among those at Ciro’s listening to Nat King Cole
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| April 56 |
her romance with top-Romeo-in-town Michael Rennie has definitely ended
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| August 56 |
is on stage with the inimitable Jimmy Durante at a benefit
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| June 57 |
is spotted walking on a downtown street wearing a brief, fuzzy, pink nightgown to publicize a movie. The local police find a city ordinance that forbids wearing bathing suits on city streets but not a word about nightgowns.
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| January 58 |
Zsa Zsa Gabor refuses to return to the set of Queen of Outer Space until Lisa has changed back into her original costume
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| ? |
falls in love with her co-actor in Queen of Outer Space, 33-year-old Patrick Waltz
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| February 58 |
is on the Palm Beach stage in Holiday for Lovers opposite Robert Cummings
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| June 58 |
has her very first date with Waltz at Disneyland
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| 28 June 58 |
as Shirley Ann Davis, she marries Patrick J. Waltz in Las Vegas, Nevada. He’s 33; she’s 22.
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| April 59 |
is on the cover of She
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| 14 June 59 |
her daughter Carrie C. is born in Los Angeles
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| 28 March 65 |
her daughter Wendy P. is born in Los Angeles
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| 16 August 66 |
her son, Timothy P., is born in Los Angeles
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| January 71 |
divorces Waltz in Los Angeles
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| 13 August 72 |
Waltz dies at age 47 of a heart attack
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| 31 December 73 |
marries Rudy M. Challenger in Los Angeles. He's 45; she's 37.
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| April 76 |
files for divorce from Challenger in Los Angeles
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| 14 September 78 |
divorces Challenger in Los Angeles
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| 12 May 79 |
marries Brian R. White in Los Angeles. He's 45; she's 43.
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| ? |
as Lisa Waltz, she resides in Studio City, California
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Sources:
Tom Weaver, Paul Parla, Picturegoer, Mansfield News-Journal, Nevada State Journal, Movieland, Silver Screen, The Daily Register, www.Ancestry.com |
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