Sarah Selby
American actress (1905–1980)
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Sarah Elizabeth Selby (August 30, 1905 – January 7, 1980) was an American actress.
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 |
Career
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 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]
Bibliography
- Dunning, John (1998). On the Air : The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. New York : Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
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