Karen Morley
| Karen Morley | |
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publicity photo (1934)
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| Born |
Mildred Linton December 12, 1909 Ottumwa, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 2003 (aged 93) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1929–1975 |
| Spouse(s) |
Charles Vidor (m. 1932; div. 1943) Lloyd Gough (m. 1943; his death 1984) |
| Children | 2 |
Karen Morley (December 12, 1909 – March 8, 2003) was an American film actress.
Born Mildred Linton in Ottumwa, Iowa, Morley lived there until she was thirteen years old. When she moved to Hollywood, she attended Hollywood High School and later graduated from UCLA.
After working at the Pasadena Playhouse, she came to the attention of the director Clarence Brown, at a time when he had been looking for an actress to stand-in for Greta Garbo in screen tests. This led to a contract with MGM and roles in such films as Mata Hari (1931), Scarface (1932), The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), Arsene Lupin (1933), Gabriel Over the White House (1933) and Dinner at Eight (1933).
In 1934, Morley left MGM after arguments about her roles and her private life. Her first film after leaving the studio was Our Daily Bread (1934), directed by King Vidor. She continued to work as a freelance performer, and appeared in Michael Curtiz's Black Fury, and The Littlest Rebel with Shirley Temple. Without the support of a studio, her roles became less frequent, however she did play Mr. Collins' wife Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice (1940), which was produced by MGM. The film was critically well-received, but it did not advance her career, as a result, Morley turned her attention to stage plays.
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