Patricia Wheel
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Patricia Wheel | |
|---|---|
 Wheel with Donald Curtis, 1953 | |
| Born | December 9, 1925 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 1986 (aged 60) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–1976 |
| Spouse |
Eric Henry Alba Teran
(m. 1954) |
| Children | 2 |
Patricia Wheel (December 9, 1925 – June 3, 1986) was an American actress who appeared in films and TV series from the 1940s to the 1970s.[1]
Wheel was the daughter of Lester H. Wheel and his wife, Helene,[2] and she had a sister, Lesley. She was born in New York City[3] in 1925.[citation needed] She graduated from St. Agatha's school in New York and attended Hunter Model School. When she was 15, she received a dramatic scholarship and performed with a Long Island summer stock company.[4]
Career
During World War II, Wheel participated in a six-month USO tour through the South Pacific. Her activities with the troupe included tap dancing and acting in a production of Doughgirls. She also presented plays using people selected from the military personnel at Army camps.[5]
Wheel began her acting career in 1949, appearing in TV series like A Woman to Remember, Ford Theatre, Cameo Theatre, Somerset Maugham TV Theatre, The Billy Rose Show, and Lux Video Theatre among others.[1][6]
She also appeared in the films Cry Uncle! and Jeremy.[1] In the 1950s she had the title role in The Doctor's Wife, a soap opera on NBC radio.[7]
Wheel appeared in several Broadway Productions during the 1950s and 1960s like Cyrano de Bergerac, Charley's Aunt and Butterflies Are Free.[1]
