Irene Hervey
| Irene Hervey | |
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| Born |
Beulah Irene Herwick July 11, 1909 Los Angeles, CA, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 1998 (aged 89) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Cause of death | heart failure |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1933-1944 1948-1972 1978-1981 |
| Spouse(s) | William Fenderson (1929– 19??; divorced; 1 daughter) Allan Jones (1936–1957; divorced; 1 son) |
| Children |
Jack Jones Gail Fenderson Jones (b. 1931) |
| Parent(s) | John Leslie Herwick (1883-1936) |
Irene Hervey (July 11, 1909 – December 20, 1998) was an American television and film actress.
Born Beulah Irene Herwick in Los Angeles, California. She began her acting career after being introduced to a casting agent from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. After a successful screen test, she was signed by the studio and made her screen debut in the 1933 film The Stranger's Return, opposite Lionel Barrymore.
Though signed by MGM, Hervey was loaned out by the studio and appeared in several films including United Artists' The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) and With Words and Music, released by Grand National Films Inc..
In 1936, Hervey left MGM and signed with Universal Pictures. While at Universal, Hervey appeared in The League of Frightened Men (1937) and Destry Rides Again (1939) with Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart.
At Universal from 1940 to 1943, Hervey had the lead in 11 B pictures, one A (The Boys from Syracuse) and one serial (Gang Busters).
In 1943, Hervey was seriously injured in a car accident and was forced to retire from acting for five years. Though she did briefly return to acting for the stage play No Way Out, where she played Dr. Enid Karley, in 1944.
Hervey returned to acting in 1948 with the film Mickey, followed by Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid. By the early 1950s, she began appearing in the new medium of the era; television. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Hervey appeared in several television series, including the crime dramas Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Peter Gunn, and Hawaiian Eye. She also made three guest appearances on Perry Mason: in 1958 she played Helen Bartlett in "The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde;" in 1961 she played Grace Davies in "The Case of the Jealous Journalist," and in 1963 she played Jill Garson in "The Case of the Lawful Lazarus." In 1965, she landed a regular role on The Young Marrieds, followed by a stint on the short-lived Anne Francis series Honey West as the titular character's Aunt Meg.
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