Carol Brewster
American actress and model (1927–2013)
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Carol Brewster (born Miriam Elizabeth Hechler; February 25, 1927 – February 1, 2013) was an American actress and model.[2]
February 25, 1927
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| Born | Miriam Elizabeth Hechler February 25, 1927 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2013 (aged 85) Big Bear Lake, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1949–1970 |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Arne J. Gerritsen, Chester Gray[1] |
Biography
After she had a role as a model in a Ziegfeld Follies film, Brewster's first acting role came in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949).[3]
In 1955, Brewster came down with polio, causing her to spend 29 days in an iron lung and nine months in a wheel chair.[2] In 1957, she acted on stage in Los Angeles, with a starring role in The Darling Darlinis at the Ivar Theater.[4]
During a hiatus in her acting career, Brewster began designing purses, an endeavor that grew into a business that had 10 employees.[2]
Death
Brewster died at 85 in Big Bear Lake, California on February 1, 2013.[5]
Filmography
- It's a Great Feeling (1949)
- The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
- Flamingo Road (1949)
- The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)
- A Life of Her Own (1950)
- Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
- Casa Manana (1951)
- The Belle of New York (1952)
- Untamed Women (1952)
- Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
- The Maverick Queen (1955)
- Son of Sinbad (1955)
- Police Nurse (1963)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: "Night Fever" (1965) (TV)
- Branded: "A Proud Town" (1965) (TV)
- Death Valley Days: "Fighting Sky Pilot" with Skip Homeier (1965) (TV)
- Perry Mason: "The Case of the Vanishing Victim" (1966) (TV)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- Hell's Bloody Devils (1970)