Alix (Alice) Talton (June 7, 1920 – April 7, 1992) was an American actress. A former Miss Georgia, from 1953-1955, Talton portrayed both Myrna Cobb and Myrna Shepard, next door neighbors in the television version of ''

My Favorite Husband ''My Favorite Husband'' is the name of an American radio program and network television series. The original radio show, starring Lucille Ball, evolved into the groundbreaking television sitcom ''I Love Lucy''. The series was based on the novel ...

''. She appeared in the films '' Ranger of Cherokee Strip'', ''

In a Lonely Place ''In a Lonely Place'' is a 1950 American film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, produced for Bogart's Santana Productions. The script was written by Andrew P. Solt from Edmund H. North's adaptation o ...

'', '' The Great Jewel Robber'', ''

Fourteen Hours ''Fourteen Hours'' is a 1951 American drama directed by Henry Hathaway, which tells the story of a New York City police officer trying to stop a despondent man from jumping to his death from the 15th floor of a hotel. The film won critical accla ...

'', '' Sally and Saint Anne'', '' Tangier Incident'', ''

Rock Around the Clock "Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the Twelve-bar blues, 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight") in 1952. The best-known and most successful ren ...

'', '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'', ''

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! ''Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!'' is a 1956 American musical film starring Dámaso Pérez Prado, Stephen Dunne, the Mary Kaye Trio, Helen Grayco, Luis Arcaraz and his Orchestra, Lucerto Bárcenas, and Manny López and his Orchestra. It was produced by Sam ...

'', '' The Deadly Mantis'', '' Romanoff and Juliet'' and '' The Devil's Brigade'', among others. Talton was married to George Cahan. She died of

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, malign ...

on April 7, 1992, in

Burbank, California Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank has a population of 107,337. The city was named after David Burbank, wh ...

, at age 71.

Partial filmography

*''

Dive Bomber A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that Dive (aviation), dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the Aerial bomb, bomb it drops. Diving towards the target simplifies the bomb's trajectory and allows the pilot to ...

'' (1941) as Girl at Newsstand (uncredited) *'' International Squadron'' (1941) as Minor Role (uncredited) *'' Passage from Hong Kong'' (1941) as Tourist (uncredited) *''

You're in the Army Now ''You're in the Army Now'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman, and Regis Toomey. It featured the longest kiss in film (lasting three minutes and five seconds), between Toomey an ...

'' (1941) as Navy Blues Sextette Member *''

The Man Who Came to Dinner ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, where it ran until 1941, closing after 739 performances. It then enjoyed a number of ...

'' (1942) as Chorine (uncredited) *'' Hers to Hold'' (1943) as Hazel (uncredited) *'' Ranger of Cherokee Strip'' (1949) as Mary Bluebird *''

'' (1950) as Frances 'Fran' Randolph (uncredited) *'' The Great Jewel Robber'' (1950) as Brenda Hall *''

'' (1951) as Miss Kelly, Secretary (uncredited) *'' Sally and Saint Anne'' (1952) as Jeanne (uncredited) *'' Tangier Incident'' (1953) as Olga *'' The Story of Three Loves'' (1953) as Rose (segment "Equilibrium") (uncredited) *''

'' (1956) as Corinne Talbot *'' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956) as Helen Parnell *''

'' (1956) as Debbie Farmer *'' The Deadly Mantis'' (1957) as Marge Blaine *'' Romanoff and Juliet'' (1961) as Beulah * ''

Carnival of Crime ''Carnival of Crime'' (Spanish: ''Carnaval del crimen'') is a 1962 mystery film directed by George Cahan and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Alix Talton and Tônia Carrero.Goble p.189 It is based on the 1956 novel '' The Sleeping Partner'' by Briti ...

'' (1962) as Lynn Voray *'' The Devil's Brigade'' (1968) as Miss Arnold

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talton, Alix 1920 births 1992 deaths 20th-century American actresses American film actresses