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Noreen Nash
Noreen Nash (born Norabelle Jean Roth; April 4, 1924) is an American retired film and television actress. In the beginning of her career, she had uncredited parts at MGM. In 1945, she appeared in '' The Southerner'', after which she had mostly leading roles in b-movies of the late 1940s and 1950s, such as '' The Red Stallion'' (1947), '' The Checkered Coat'' (1948), and ''Phantom from Space'' (1953). After retiring from acting in 1962, she attended university and became a writer, having published several books. Early life Nash was born Norabelle Jean Roth on April 4, 1924, in Wenatchee, Washington. Her parents were Albert, who was in the beverage industry, and Gail Roth, a teacher. Gail died in 1998 at the age of 99. Early Hollywood career Nash's career started in 1942 when she was crowned ”Apple Blossom Queen” in her home town. With help from Louis Shurr, Bob Hope’s agent, she entered showbusiness and eventually got a contract with MGM as a showgirl. She had initially de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Southerner (film)
''The Southerner'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Jean Renoir and based on the 1941 novel ''Hold Autumn in Your Hand'' by George Sessions Perry. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Director (the only Oscar nomination Renoir received), Original Music Score, and Sound. Renoir was named Best Director by the National Board of Review, which also named the film the third best of 1945. The film portrays the hardships of a poor family struggling to establish a cotton farm in Texas in the early 1940s. Plot The film opens with a Texas sharecropper, Sam Tucker, picking cotton in a sunbaked field alongside his wife Nona and his elderly Uncle Pete. Pete suddenly collapses due to the extreme heat and to what he blames as "my darned old heart". Before he dies, he tells his nephew, "Work for yourself; grow your own crops." Sam heeds his uncle's advice, so Nona, their children Daisy and Jot, "Granny", and he leave the migrant camp and set out to work a vacant 68-acre tenant f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |