Patricia Knight (born Marjorie Heinzen;
April 28, 1915 – October 26, 2004) was an American actress who appeared in a few movies in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Career
In 1949, Knight and her husband,
Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde (born Kornél Lajos Weisz; October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker.
Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited app ...
, acted at Cape Playhouse in a production of ''Western Wind''.
Personal life
After meeting actor
Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde (born Kornél Lajos Weisz; October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker.
Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited app ...
at a producer's office in 1936,
the couple eloped to
Elkton, Maryland
Elkton is a town in and the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,443 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It was formerly called Head of Elk because it sits at the head of na ...
, where they married on September 1, 1937. They had one daughter, Wendy, and divorced on August 30, 1951. The family lived at Country House on Deep Canyon Road, Los Angeles. She married Danish businessman Niels Larson on October 24, 1954, and moved with him to Europe.
She and Larson returned to the United States in 1969. Larson died in 1971. She later married building adviser David Wright, and moved with him to
Hemet, California
Hemet is a city in the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, California. It covers a total area of , about half of the valley, which it shares with the neighboring city of San Jacinto. The population was 89,833 at the 2020 census.
The foundin ...
, where he died on May 22, 1996. Patricia Knight died in Hemet in 2004, aged 89.
A
Democrat
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, Wright supported the campaign of
Adlai Stevenson during the
1952 presidential election.
Filmography
# ''
The Fabulous Texan
''The Fabulous Texan'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Lawrence Hazard and Horace McCoy. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, John Carroll, Catherine McLeod, Albert Dekker, Andy Devine and Patricia Knig ...
'' (1947) as Josie Allen
# ''
Roses are Red'' (1947) as Jill Carney
# ''
Shockproof'' (1949) as Jenny Marsh
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The Second Face'' (1950) as Lynn Hamilton
# ''
The Magic Face
''The Magic Face'' is a 1951 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Mort Briskin and Robert Smith. The film stars Luther Adler, Patricia Knight, William L. Shirer, Jaspar von Oertzen, Anton Mitter ...
'' (1951) as Vera Janus
# ''
The Lone Wolf The Lone Wolf may refer to:
* ''The Lone Wolf'', a 1914 novel by Louis Joseph Vance
Louis Joseph Vance (September 19, 1879 – December 16, 1933) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film producer. He created the popular character M ...
'' (1954) as Janice Avon
References
External links
*
Patricia Knight's biography at Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen
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1915 births
2004 deaths
American film actresses
Actresses from Boston
20th-century American actresses
California Democrats
Massachusetts Democrats
People from Hemet, California
21st-century American women