Early years
Vaughan was born in Monmouthshire, Wales, the daughter of a father who was a draftsman and a mother who was a designer. She and her family came to the United States when she was 4 years old. Her interest in acting and a profession was ignited when she was 8 years old and received 25 cents for a recitation in a church play in St. Louis. When she was 11, she had a 26-week role on a radio serial, after which she "divided her time between radio and school". After she graduated from high school, she attendedCareer
On Broadway, Vaughan portrayed Janey in ''Every Man for Himself'' (1940). She continued in the part for a 15,000-mile tour of the play. Her other acting on stage included having a role in a traveling troupe that performed ''Claudia''. Vaughn's performances on radio programs included the roles shown in the following table: She also was heard on ''Grand Marquee'' and ''Uncle Walter's Dog House''. In addition to her acting, Vaughan was assistant director of the Detroit Children's Theater of the Air for 48 weeks, and she read commercials for the ''Personal life
Vaughan married Kenneth Nordine, an actor and announcer on radio and television, in 1954. They had three sons and lived in a mansion in the Edgewater community of Chicago until her death.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaughan, Beryl 1919 births 2016 deaths 20th-century American actresses American radio actresses American soap opera actresses American stage actresses Broadway theatre people