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Carolyn Craig (born Adele Ruth Crago, October 27, 1934 – December 12, 1970) was an American actress who was best known for her performance as Nora Manning in
Carolyn Craig (born Adele Ruth Crago, October 27, 1934 – December 12, 1970) was an American actress who was best known for her performance as Nora Manning in William Castle
William Castle (born William Schloss Jr.; April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
Orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater. He came to the attenti ...
's 1959 shocker ''House on Haunted Hill
''House on Haunted Hill'' is a 1959 American horror film produced and directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Carolyn Craig and Elisha Cook Jr. Price plays an ...
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Career
Craig gained early acting experience at the Community Playhouse in Santa Barbara, California. She made her film debut in ''Giant
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'' (1956) as Lacey Lynnton and had a lead role in the 1957 film noir '' Portland Exposé'' as Ruth Madison. She was also the second female lead in the 1958 Western ''Apache Territory
''Apache Territory'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and produced by and starring Rory Calhoun. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The story is based on the 1957 novel ''Last Stand at Papago Wells'' by Louis L'Amour.
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Sometimes billed as Caroline Craig, she also made numerous guest appearances on television, including a recurring role on the soap opera
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''General Hospital
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''. Craig made a guest appearance on the fourth episode of the television series
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''Perry Mason
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''; she played Helen Waters in "The Case of the Drowning Duck". Craig also made a guest appearance on season 1 episode 3 "End of a Young Gun" of ''The Rifleman
''The Rifleman'' is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The sho ...
'' in October 1958, playing Ann Bard, a young woman who sparked the interest of Will Fulton, played by Michael Landon
Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in '' Bonanza'' (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in '' Little House on the P ...
.
On April 8, 1958, Craig was cast as Edna Granger, a young woman with an unrequited romantic interest in deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp took part in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which la ...
in the Western
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series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' is the first Western television series written for adults, premiering four days before '' Gunsmoke'' on September 6, 1955. Two weeks later came the Clint Walker western ''Cheyenne''. The series is loosely ...
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On April 9, 1962, Craig was cast in the episode "The Fortune Hunter" of the Western series '' Laramie'' in the role of Kitty McAllen.
Personal life and death
Craig in 1957 married Charles E. Graham and in 1959 gave birth to their child, a son. After divorcing Graham in 1961, she married Arthur Francis Bryden, a union that lasted until April 1970. Later that same year, on December 12, Craig died in Los Angeles from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984" Carolyn Craig dele Ruth Cragoand Arthur F. Bryden, April 1970; citing Los Angeles City records, State Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento. Retrieved October 23, 2021—via FamilySearch archives.Filmography
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