Sarah Selby
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August 30, 1905
Sarah Selby | |
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 Sarah Selby in The Hardy Boys 1956 | |
| Born | Sarah Elizabeth Selby August 30, 1905 Middletown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1980 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1979 |
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| Children | 2 |
Sarah Elizabeth Selby (August 30, 1905 – January 7, 1980) was an American actress.
Selby was a character actress who played minor roles for the most part – usually a town gossip, maiden aunt, or teacher. Beginning her career as a radio actress, she made her screen debut voicing one of the elephants in Disney's Dumbo (1941). She was best known for her recurring role as Ma Smalley, the owner of a boarding house on TV's Gunsmoke (1955).[1] She had recurring roles on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, initially as Gracie's friend Mamie Kelly, and then a recurring role as Lucille Vanderlip the society hostess wife of banker Chester Vanderlip. In 1963 she played Mrs. Cardiff in S4, E24 "The Way of Aaron" on Bonanza. In 1964, she appeared with Jackie Cooper in an episode of the Twilight Zone (S5,E32 - "Caesar and Me"). She also had a recurring role on Father Knows Best as Jim Anderson's (Robert Young) secretary.
She starred in numerous films from 1941 to 1978. In her first role, she voiced[2] the elephant Prissy in the movie Dumbo.[3] Selby was an actress, known for Tower of London (1962), Beyond the Forest (1949) and a recurring role as Aunt Gertrude in The Mickey Mouse Club television series The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956). Among her radio program appearances, she played various roles on 1947 Escape drama anthology series, and was a regular cast member as Grace in the 1948-50 Junior Miss radio sitcom.[4]
Personal life and death
Feature-length films
1943
- The Seventh Victim - Min Gottschalk [6]
1944
- San Diego, I Love You - Mrs. Lovelace [7]
- The Curse of the Cat People - Miss Plunkett [8]
1945
- The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry - Alice [9]
- Earl Carroll Vanities - Mrs. Thayer [10]
- The Beautiful Cheat - Athena [Haven] [11]
- Wonder Man - Woman in library [12]
- The Naughty Nineties - Mrs. Hawkins [13]
1946
- One Exciting Week - Committee Woman [14]
- Ideal Girl - Esmeralda [15]
- Little Iodine - Mrs. Bigdome [16]
1947
- Swell Guy - Lorraine [17]
- Stork Bites Man - Mrs. Greene [18]
- The Fabulous Texan - Unknown [19]
- That's My Man - Unknown [20]
1948
- A Double Life - Anna [21]
- Trapped by Boston Blackie - Mrs. Carter [22]
- Train to Alcatraz - Widow's friend [23]
1949
- Beyond the Forest - Mildred Sorren [24]
- Prison Warden - Vivian Markham [25]
- Side Street - Nurse Williams [26]
1950
- Perfect Strangers - Mrs. Wilson [27]
1951
- Jim Thorpe – All-American - Miss Benton [28]
1952
- The Sniper - (unknown character role) [29]
- The Iron Mistress - Mrs. Bowie [30]
1953
- Battle Circus - Capt. Dobbs [31]
- Mister Scoutmaster - Mrs. Weber [32]
- The System - Liz Allen [33]
1954
- Men of the Fighting Lady - Mrs. Syzmanski [34]
1955
- Good Morning, Miss Dove - Teacher [35]
- Battle Cry - Mrs. Forrester [36]
- The McConnell Story - Mom Brown [37]
1957
- An Affair to Remember - Miss Lane [38]
- Short Cut to Hell - Adam's secretary [39]
- Gunfire at Indian Gap - Bessie Moran [40]
- Stopover Tokyo - Wife of High Commissioner [41]
- No Time to Be Young - Helen Root [42]
1962
- Moon Pilot - Mrs. Celia Talbot [43]
- Tower of London - The Queen [44]
1964
1967
- Don't Make Waves - Ethyl [46]
1973
- The World's Greatest Athlete - Woman in jeep who points out cheetah [47]
