Carol Ohmart
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Ohmart in trailer to House on Haunted Hill (1959)
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| Born |
Armelia Carol Ohmart June 3, 1927 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 2002 (aged 74) Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1950–1974 |
Armelia Carol Ohmart (June 3, 1927 – January 1, 2002), better known as Carol Ohmart, was an American actress who is best known for the Michael Curtiz film, The Scarlet Hour (1956). She's also known for lead roles in numerous film noir and horror films.
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, into a Mormon family her father was C. Thomas Ohmart, a dentist who was first a professional actor, and Armelia Ohmart. She attended East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Washington.
Ohmart won the Miss Utah 1946 title (A September 27, 1945, newspaper article gives her title as "Miss Utah, 1945".) at the age of 19. (An Associated Press news story published September 6, 1945, says that Ohmart won the Miss Utah title when she was 17). She then won fourth place in the Miss America pageant. (An Associated Press news story published September 8, 1946, says Ohmart "placed fourth runner-up," which equates to fifth place.)
In 1947, Ohmart became a model for the character "Copper Calhoun" in Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon comic strip.
At age 12, Ohmart was a singer on KFRC in San Francisco, California. She also sang on KSL, KUTA and KDYL in her hometown of Salt Lake City. Additionally, she sang with dance bands, including that of Jan Garber.
Ohmart was seen on early television doing commercials, appearing on NBC's Bonny Maid Versatile Varieties (1949–51), which aired Friday nights at 9 p.m. Ohmart was seen pitching floor wax along with Anne Francis and Eva Marie Saint, with the trio also hosting the show. She also worked on The 20th Century Fox Hour.
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