Betty Burgess (February 15, 1917 – 2002) was a singer, dancer, and actress in the United States. She married Duncan Laing in 1951 and then

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in January 1960. She co-starred in the 1935 film ''

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'' and the 1938 film ''

I Demand Payment ''I Demand Payment'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Clifford Sanforth and starring Betty Burgess, Jack La Rue and Matty Kemp. The film was based on Rob Eden's 1932 novel ''Second Choice''. Sanforth produced the film and Sherman L. Low ...

''. She worked for Paramount as a promising young star. She performed with Sonny Lamont. The UCLA Library has a 1935 photo of 18 year old Burgess shaking hands with fellow actress 15 year old

Olympe Bradna Antoinette Olympe Bradna (12 August 1920 – 5 November 2012) was a French dancer and actress, who emigrated to the United States where she lived for the rest of her life. Early years Bradna was born in a dressing room in the Olympic Theatre in ...

Filmography

*'' Pirate Party on Catalina Isle'', a 2-reel short *''

'' (1935) *''

Tough to Handle ''Tough to Handle'' is a 1937 American film directed by S. Roy Luby. Plot A reporter's grandfather wins a sweepstake, but later discovers that that is ticket was not legal. The police are looking for the con-artists that is responsible for fake ...

'' (1937) *''

'' (1938) *'' The Adventures of the Masked Phantom'' (1939), a "campy" Western themed musical

References

1917 births {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Betty 2002 deaths American actresses American female dancers American women singers