Topzle Topzle

Glenda Farrell

Updated: Wikipedia source

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American actress. Farrell personified the smart and sassy, wisecracking blonde of the Classic Hollywood films. Her career spanned more than 50 years, and she appeared in numerous Broadway plays, films and television series. She won an Emmy Award in 1963 for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her performance as Martha Morrison in the medical drama television series Ben Casey. Farrell began acting on stage as a child and continued with various theatre companies and on Broadway before signing with Warner Bros. A signature 1930s Warner Bros. star, Farrell appeared in films such as Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) and Lady for a Day (1933). After leaving Warner Bros. in 1939, Farrell remained active in film, television and theatre throughout the rest of her career.

Infobox

Born
(1904-06-30)June 30, 1904[Note 1]Enid, Oklahoma Territory, U.S.
Died
May 1, 1971(1971-05-01) (aged 66)New York City, U.S.
Resting place
West Point Cemetery
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1928–1970
Spouses
mw- Thomas Richards (m. 1921; div. 1929) Dr. Henry Ross (m. 1941)
Children
Tommy Farrell

Tables

· Films
1929
Notes
Uncredited
1930
The Lucky Break
Notes
Short
1931
Role(s)
Olga Stassoff
1932
Role(s)
Stella
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Florette Darien
Role(s)
Mrs. Black
Role(s)
Marie Woods
Role(s)
Babe
1933
Role(s)
Florence Dempsey
Role(s)
Blondie
Role(s)
Kay Curtis
Role(s)
Dot
How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing
Role(s)
Golfer's Wife
Notes
Short, uncredited
Role(s)
Jeanne Sands
Role(s)
Glenda Carroll
Role(s)
Missouri Martin
Role(s)
Belle Howard Saunders
Role(s)
Sadie Appleby
Role(s)
Fay La Rue
1934
Role(s)
Lily "Lil" Duran
Role(s)
Gerry Krale
Role(s)
Valerie "Val" Wilson
Role(s)
Bonnie
Role(s)
Mrs. Tifton
Role(s)
Bunny Fitch
Role(s)
Joan McCarty
Role(s)
Marie Callahan
Role(s)
Hazel Normandie
1935
Role(s)
Betty Hawes
Role(s)
Claudette
Role(s)
Molly Howard
Role(s)
Clara
Role(s)
Dixie Tilton
Role(s)
Jean
Role(s)
Mae O'Brien
1936
Role(s)
Daisy Lowell
Role(s)
Dorothy "Dot" Davis
Role(s)
Ruby Miller
Role(s)
Edith McNeil
Role(s)
Verna Kennedy
Role(s)
Genevieve Larkin
1937
Role(s)
Torchy Blane
Role(s)
Fanny Morgan
Role(s)
Mamie Wallis
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Short
Role(s)
Carol Wallace
Role(s)
Torchy Blane
Role(s)
Jonesy
1938
Role(s)
Torchy Blane
Role(s)
Rita
Role(s)
Jean Fenderson
Role(s)
Sylvia Shane
Role(s)
Click Stewart
Role(s)
Torchy Blane
1941
Role(s)
Mae Blythe
1942
Role(s)
Sonya Cherupin
Role(s)
Regina Bush
1943
Role(s)
Billie LaRue
Role(s)
Susan Cooper
Role(s)
Molly
1944
Role(s)
Babs Cartwright
1947
Role(s)
Nora Elkins
1948
Role(s)
Hazel Bixby
Role(s)
Winnie Winford
Role(s)
Molly Benson
1952
Role(s)
Fanny Webson
1953
Role(s)
Alice Haynes
1954
Role(s)
Mrs. Winston
Role(s)
Maude Snodgrass
1955
Role(s)
Mrs. Nesbit
1959
Role(s)
Mrs. Mueller
1964
Role(s)
Ma Tatum
Role(s)
Dr. Jean Howard
1970
Role(s)
Sarah Harvey
Notes
(final film role)
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1929
Lucky Boy
Uncredited
1930
The Lucky Break
Short
1931
Little Caesar
Olga Stassoff
1932
Scandal for Sale
Stella
Uncredited
Life Begins
Florette Darien
Three on a Match
Mrs. Black
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Marie Woods
The Match King
Babe
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Florence Dempsey
Grand Slam
Blondie
Girl Missing
Kay Curtis
The Keyhole
Dot
How to Break 90 : Position and Back Swing
Golfer's Wife
Short, uncredited
Gambling Ship
Jeanne Sands
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Glenda Carroll
Lady for a Day
Missouri Martin
Bureau of Missing Persons
Belle Howard Saunders
Havana Widows
Sadie Appleby
Man's Castle
Fay La Rue
1934
The Big Shakedown
Lily "Lil" Duran
Hi Nellie!
Gerry Krale
Dark Hazard
Valerie "Val" Wilson
I've Got Your Number
Bonnie
Heat Lightning
Mrs. Tifton
Merry Wives of Reno
Bunny Fitch
The Personality Kid
Joan McCarty
Kansas City Princess
Marie Callahan
The Secret Bride
Hazel Normandie
1935
Gold Diggers of 1935
Betty Hawes
Traveling Saleslady
Claudette
Go into Your Dance
Molly Howard
In Caliente
Clara
We're in the Money
Dixie Tilton
Little Big Shot
Jean
Miss Pacific Fleet
Mae O'Brien
1936
Snowed Under
Daisy Lowell
The Law in Her Hands
Dorothy "Dot" Davis
Nobody's Fool
Ruby Miller
High Tension
Edith McNeil
Here Comes Carter
Verna Kennedy
Gold Diggers of 1937
Genevieve Larkin
1937
Smart Blonde
Torchy Blane
Fly-Away Baby
Dance Charlie Dance
Fanny Morgan
You Live and Learn
Mamie Wallis
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Herself
Short
Breakfast for Two
Carol Wallace
The Adventurous Blonde
Torchy Blane
Hollywood Hotel
Jonesy
· Television
1949
Notes
Episode: "The Mirror and the Manicure"
1949-58
Role(s)
Studio One in Hollywood
Notes
Various
1950
Notes
Episode: "Gaudy Lady"
1951
Role(s)
Effie Flound
Notes
Episode: "Ruggles of Red Gap"
Notes
Episode: "Fountain of Youth"
Role(s)
Dorine
Notes
Episode: "The Come-Back"
1952
Personal Appearance Theater
Role(s)
Christopher Cross
Notes
Episode: "Adventure of Christopher Cross"
1952-53
Role(s)
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Notes
Serena Price
1953
Notes
Episode: "The Build-Box"
Role(s)
Mrs. Dane
Notes
Episode: "Crime in the Streets"
Role(s)
Mrs. Davis
Notes
Episode: "The Expendable House"
1956
Role(s)
May Cooper
Notes
Episode: "Uncle Barney"
Role(s)
Eloise Schroeder
Notes
Episode: "Doll Face"
Notes
Episode: "Cracker Money"
1956-57
Role(s)
Kraft Theatre
Notes
Alma Wilkes / Stella Harvey / Momma
1957
Role(s)
Mae Swasey
Notes
Episode: "The Marriage Broker"
The Sheriff of Cochise
Role(s)
Sarah Avery
Notes
Episode: "Federal Witness"
1958
Matinee Theatre
Notes
Episode: "The Hickory Heart"
Role(s)
Maggie Arkins
Notes
Episode: "A Respectable Girl"
1959
Notes
Episode: "Confession of Murder"
Role(s)
Mrs. Brady
Notes
Episode: "Night Club"
The Bells of St. Mary's
Notes
Television film
Notes
Episode: "The Killers"
Role(s)
Belle MacAbee
Notes
Episode: "The Jess MacAbee Story"
1960
Role(s)
Rose Frobisher
Notes
Episode: "A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden"
Role(s)
Mrs. Dan King
Notes
Episode: "The Widow from Richmond"
1960-63
Role(s)
The United States Steel Hour
Notes
Various
1961
Role(s)
Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
Notes
Episode: "The Invincible Teddy"
A String of Beads
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Laura
Notes
Episode: "A Tale of Two Mothers"
Special for Women: The Glamour Trap
Role(s)
Beauty Operator
Notes
Television film
1962
Role(s)
Ma Jukes
Notes
Episode: "Mighty Like Rogues"
Role(s)
Edna Holley
Notes
Episode: "The Naked Heiress"
Role(s)
Laverne
Notes
Episode: "Man Out of Time"
1963
Role(s)
Martha Morrison
Notes
Episode: "A Cardinal Act of Mercy" part 1Episode: "A Cardinal Act of Mercy" part 2Won the Emmy Award for outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress
Role(s)
Elizabeth Farragut
Notes
Episode: "Incident at Farragut Pass"
Role(s)
Vera Dennis
Notes
Episode: "The Exploiters"
Role(s)
Maggie Lambert
Notes
Episode: "Fatso"
1964
Role(s)
Lulabelle "Looney" Watkins
Notes
Episode: "The Pure Truth"
Role(s)
Aunt Lulu
Notes
Episode: "The Liberated Woman"
1968
Role(s)
Jeanette Anderson
Notes
Episode: "The Deadly Innocents"
1969
Role(s)
Hortense Rockeford
Notes
Episode: "The Battle of Burning Oak"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1949
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
Episode: "The Mirror and the Manicure"
1949-58
Studio One in Hollywood
Various
Episode: "June Moon"Episode: "Miss Turner's Decision"Episode: "The Other Place"Episode: "The Edge of Truth"
1950
The Silver Theatre
Episode: "Gaudy Lady"
1951
Prudential Family Playhouse
Effie Flound
Episode: "Ruggles of Red Gap"
Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre
Episode: "Fountain of Youth"
Starlight Theatre
Dorine
Episode: "The Come-Back"
1952
Personal Appearance Theater
Christopher Cross
Episode: "Adventure of Christopher Cross"
1952-53
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Serena Price
Episode: "The Darkroom"Episode: "The Straight and Narrow"
1953
Tales of Tomorrow
Episode: "The Build-Box"
1955
Justice
Episode: "House of Hatred"
The Elgin Hour
Mrs. Dane
Episode: "Crime in the Streets"
Goodyear Playhouse
Mrs. Davis
Episode: "The Expendable House"
1956
Front Row Center
May Cooper
Episode: "Uncle Barney"
The Alcoa Hour
Eloise Schroeder
Episode: "Doll Face"
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour
Episode: "Cracker Money"
1956-57
Kraft Theatre
Alma Wilkes / Stella Harvey / Momma
Episode: "Home Is the Hero"Episode: "The Man on Roller Skates"Episode: "The Last Showdown"Episode: "The Old Ticker"Episode: "Polka"
1957
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
Mae Swasey
Episode: "The Marriage Broker"
The Sheriff of Cochise
Sarah Avery
Episode: "Federal Witness"
1958
Matinee Theatre
Episode: "The Hickory Heart"
Cimarron City
Maggie Arkins
Episode: "A Respectable Girl"
1959
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Episode: "Confession of Murder"
General Electric Theater
Mrs. Brady
Episode: "Night Club"
The Bells of St. Mary's
Television film
Buick-Electra Playhouse
Episode: "The Killers"
Wagon Train
Belle MacAbee
Episode: "The Jess MacAbee Story"
1960
Play of the Week
Rose Frobisher
Episode: "A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden"
The Islanders
Mrs. Dan King
Episode: "The Widow from Richmond"
1960-63
The United States Steel Hour
Various
Episode: "Queen of the Orange Bowl"Episode: "Summer Rhapsody"Episode: "The Woman Across the HallEpisode: "The Inner Panic"Episode: "Moment of Rage"
1961
Our American Heritage
Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
Episode: "The Invincible Teddy"
A String of Beads
Television film
Westinghouse Playhouse
Laura
Episode: "A Tale of Two Mothers"
Special for Women: The Glamour Trap
Beauty Operator
Television film
1962
Frontier Circus
Ma Jukes
Episode: "Mighty Like Rogues"
The Defenders
Edna Holley
Episode: "The Naked Heiress"
Route 66
Laverne
Episode: "Man Out of Time"
1963
Ben Casey
Martha Morrison
Episode: "A Cardinal Act of Mercy" part 1Episode: "A Cardinal Act of Mercy" part 2Won the Emmy Award for outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress
Rawhide
Elizabeth Farragut
Episode: "Incident at Farragut Pass"
Dr. Kildare
Vera Dennis
Episode: "The Exploiters"
The Fugitive
Maggie Lambert
Episode: "Fatso"
1964
Bonanza
Lulabelle "Looney" Watkins
Episode: "The Pure Truth"
The Bing Crosby Show
Aunt Lulu
Episode: "The Liberated Woman"
1968
Felony Squad
Jeanette Anderson
Episode: "The Deadly Innocents"
1969
Bewitched
Hortense Rockeford
Episode: "The Battle of Burning Oak"

References

  1. Some sources state Farrell's birth year as 1901, often citing the Social Security Death Index and US Census records; how
  2. Muskogee Phoenix
    https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/remember-the-ladies-farrell-had-her-own-style/article_500a6904-7ec4-5e6f-833a-0a50d800c814.html
  3. Arizona Daily Star
    https://tucson.com/glenda-farrell/article_e7679962-9917-11e9-bb88-03a2c994ca55.html
  4. Glenda Farrell: Hollywood's Hardboiled Dame
    https://books.google.com/books?id=3fBDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT14
  5. Los Angeles Times
    http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/glenda-farrell/
  6. Turner Classic Movies
    https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/59970%7C62291/Glenda-Farrell
  7. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/16/archives/glenda-farrell-19041971.html
  8. Emmy Awards
    https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1963/best-series-supporting-actress
  9. The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies, with Filmographies for Each
  10. Glenda Farrell: Hollywood's Hardboiled Dame
    https://books.google.com/books?id=3fBDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT13
  11. "Glenda Farrell Biography and 1930s Hollywood Heyday"
    http://immortalephemera.com/42693/glenda-farrell/
  12. "My Pal Glenda"
    https://thoughtsandramblingsofhardwickebenthow.wordpress.com/my-pal-glenda/
  13. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood - Torchy Blane: The Investigative Reporter
  14. Van Neste, Dan. "Glenda Farrell: Diamond in the Rough". Classic Images. May 1998. Issue 275.
  15. "Los Angeles Actress To Wed In June", Los Angeles Times, March 11, 1931, p. 11.
  16. "Glenda To Wed", The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Indiana. February 6, 1941, p. 5.
  17. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/28/obituaries/dr-henry-ross-89-eisenhower-s-chief-of-health-in-war.html?scp=30&sq=Glenda%20Farrell&st=cse
  18. "Actress Glenda Farrell Dies in N.Y. at Age 66", European Stars and Stripes, May 3, 1971, p. 6.
  19. "The True Inspiration for Lois Lane"
    http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=articles/lois-lane
  20. "Glenda Farrell"
    http://www.walkoffame.com/glenda-farrell
  21. Adventures Around Putnam Volume 1: Family Friendly, Outdoors Oriented, Low or No Cost Things to Do in and Around Putnam County
    https://books.google.com/books?id=Ylc94pefmiEC&pg=PA52
  22. Nollen, Scott (2014). pp. 299–300.
Image
Source:
Tip: Wheel or +/− to zoom, drag to pan, Esc to close.