Morley, Karen (1905–2003)
Morley, Karen (1905–2003)
American actress. Born Mabel (also seen as Mildred) Linton, Dec 12, 1909, in Ottumwa, IA; died Mar 8, 2003, in Woodland Hills, CA; m. Charles Vidor (director), 1932 (div. 19430; m. Lloyd Gough.
Made film debut in Inspiration (1931); other films include The Sin of Madelon Claudet, Mata Hari, Arsene Lupin, Outcast, Gabriel Over the White House, Dinner at 8, The Littlest Rebel, Our Daily Bread, Beloved Enemy, The Last Train from Madrid, Scarface, M and Pride and Prejudice; career ended abruptly during McCarthy era when she was blacklisted for refusing to testify against others before House Un-American Activities Committee (1952); ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of NY State on American Labor Party ticket (1954).
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