Lucille Barkley (born Lucille Oshinski,
November 3, 1924 – March 19, 1979) was an American
film actress
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.
Early years
The daughter of Florian and Verna Oshinski,
Barkley was born in Pennsylvania but considered
Rochester, New York
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, her hometown.
[ She gained early acting experience with productions of the Rochester Community Players.]American Academy of Dramatic Arts
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.
Career
Barkley worked as a model with the Harry Conover agency.[
She began her film career with ]Paramount Pictures
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, and after a year she signed with Universal-International.[
In the mid-1950s, she began acting on television,][ including one episode of the ]Abbott and Costello Show
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People
*Abbott (surname)
*Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921), American painter and naturalist
*Abbott and Costello, famous American vaudeville act
Places Argentina
* Abbott, Buenos Aires United States
* Abbott, Arkansas
* ...
, entitled, "Efficiency Experts."
Selected filmography
* ''The Big Clock
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'' (1948)
* '' The Great Plane Robbery'' (1950)
* '' Peggy'' (1950)
* '' The Desert Hawk'' (1950)
* '' The Fat Man'' (1951)
* ''Arizona Manhunt
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The film's sets were designed by the art director Frank Hotaling.
Plot
Cast
* Michael ...
'' (1951)
* '' Bedtime for Bonzo'' (1951)
* '' Flight to Mars'' (1951)
* '' Angel Face (1953 film)'' (1953)
* ''Prisoners of the Casbah
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The film's art direction was by Paul Palmentola.
Plot
Cast
* Gloria Grahame as Pr ...
'' (1953)
* '' The Other Woman'' (1954)
References
Bibliography
* Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962''. McFarland, 2015.
External links
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1924 births
1979 deaths
American film actresses
20th-century American actresses
American television actresses
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