Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy. In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip. Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Cast

The Pirate

(Mrs. Mason)

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

(Nancy Partridge)

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

(Mrs. Martha Meade)

New Orleans

(Grace Voiselle)

About Face

(Betty Marlowe)

The Lost Volcano

(Ruth Gordon)

Riding High

(Mary Winslow)

Chain Gang

(Rita McKelvey)

Forty Naughty Girls

(June Preston)

Border Cafe

(Janet Barry)

The Argyle Secrets

(Marla)

Moonlight in Havana

(Patsy Clark)

Down Laredo Way

(Valerie)

Side by Side

Escape from Hong Kong

(Valarie Hale)

On Again—Off Again

(Florence Cole)

High Flyers

(Arlene Arlington)

Stop That Cab

(Mary Thomas)

Venture of Faith

Hideaway

(Joan Peterson)

Girls' School

(Nan (uncredited))

The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

(Babs)

Masked Raiders

(Gale Trevett)

The World of Tomorrow

(Babs Middleton (archive footage))

Johnny Come Lately

(Jane)

Hi, Buddy

(Mary Parker)

Timber!

(Yvette Lacour)

Shantytown

(Virginia Allen)

The Strange Mrs. Crane

(Gina Crane)

The Missing Are Deadly

Blades of the Musketeers

(Queen Anne)

Rebel City

(Jane Dudley)

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

(Janet Thompson)

Flesh and Fantasy

(Justine (uncredited))

Mexican Manhunt

(Sheila Barton)

Air Hostess

(Jennifer White)

Port of Hell

(Kay Walker)

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

(Kathy Williams)

General Electric Theater

(Millie)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Sarah McCoy)

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

China Smith

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Marietta)

Climax!

Make Room for Granddaddy

(Kathy Williams)

Racket Squad

Wire Service

(Phyllis Holley)

Cavalcade of America

(Mrs. Field)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

(Amy Marr)

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Hopalong Cassidy

Letter to Loretta

(Miss Cook)

Sweet Surrender

The Mike Douglas Show

(Self)

The Danny Thomas Show

(Kathy Williams)

Cavalcade of America

(Lee Powell Coleman)

Cavalcade of America

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Elise)

Four Star Playhouse

(Bessie)

The Love Boat

(Martha Rogers)