Marjorie Lord

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

Gender

Female

Birthday

1918-07-26

Day of death

2015-11-28 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Marjorie Lord

Biography

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!

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson

    The Adventures of Kit Carson

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Danny Thomas Show

    The Danny Thomas Show

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

  • Hopalong Cassidy

    Hopalong Cassidy

  • Wire Service

    Wire Service

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • The Strange Mrs. Crane

    The Strange Mrs. Crane

  • Sherlock Holmes in Washington

    Sherlock Holmes in Washington

  • Side by Side

    Side by Side

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

  • China Smith

    China Smith

  • Hideaway

    Hideaway

  • The Missing Are Deadly

    The Missing Are Deadly

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Argyle Secrets

    The Argyle Secrets

  • Riding High

    Riding High

  • Rebel City

    Rebel City

  • The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

    The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Girls' School

    Girls' School

  • Border Cafe

    Border Cafe

  • Flesh and Fantasy

    Flesh and Fantasy

  • Make Room for Granddaddy

    Make Room for Granddaddy

  • Stop That Cab

    Stop That Cab

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • On Again—Off Again

    On Again—Off Again

  • The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

    The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

  • Timber!

    Timber!

  • Hi, Buddy

    Hi, Buddy

  • Mexican Manhunt

    Mexican Manhunt

  • Shantytown

    Shantytown

  • Sweet Surrender

    Sweet Surrender

  • Masked Raiders

    Masked Raiders

  • About Face

    About Face

  • The World of Tomorrow

    The World of Tomorrow

  • Escape from Hong Kong

    Escape from Hong Kong

  • Blades of the Musketeers

    Blades of the Musketeers

  • Chain Gang

    Chain Gang

  • The Pirate

    The Pirate

  • Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

    Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

  • The Lost Volcano

    The Lost Volcano

  • Air Hostess

    Air Hostess

  • Johnny Come Lately

    Johnny Come Lately

  • Port of Hell

    Port of Hell

  • Down Laredo Way

    Down Laredo Way

  • High Flyers

    High Flyers

  • Venture of Faith

    Venture of Faith

  • Forty Naughty Girls

    Forty Naughty Girls

  • Moonlight in Havana

    Moonlight in Havana