Fran Carlon

Fran Carlon
Born April 2, 1913
Indianapolis, Indiana
Died October 4, 1993 (age 80)
Manhattan, New York
Occupation Actress

Fran Carlon (August 15, 1913[1] – October 4, 1993)[2] was an American actress who was most successful in radio and television.[3][4][5]

Early years

She was born in Indianapolis[5] and grew up in Chicago. She received her theatrical training at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre[1] and later at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Stage

Carlon began her stage career in the role of Little Eva in a touring production of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Her first Broadway show, Play, Genius, Play, lasted only four performances.[1] Her other Broadway credits included Sunrise at Campobello and Men of Distinction. She went to Hollywood where she appeared in films with Douglas Montgomery, Loretta Young and the Ritz Brothers.[4]

Radio

Carolon "entered radio doing commercials on Amos 'n' Andy."[2] Her radio roles included Martha in This Changing World,[6] the reporter Lorelei Heilbron in Big Town, sister Sue in Big Sister, Rhoda Brent in Blackstone, the Magic Detective and Irene in Our Gal Sunday. She played the lead in Joan and Kermit,[7] Kitty Keene, Mary Marlin and Joyce Jordan, MD. She was also in episodes of Mary Noble, Backstage Wife; Lora Lawton; Ma Perkins; The Chicago Theater of the Air; Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons and Theatre Five.[5][8]

Television

Her television roles included Ada in The Hamptons (TV series), Julia Burke in As the World Turns and Portia Blake in Portia Faces Life.[4][9]

Personal life

She was married to Casey Allen, a radio actor and announcer, and had two children,[5][10][11] a daughter, Kerry, and a son, Kim.[1]

Death

In 1993, she died of cancer in Manhattan, New York.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Radio Guide". Altoona Tribune. November 29, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved May 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2. Pp. 49-50.
  3. ↑ "Biography for Fran Carlon". IMDb.
  4. 1 2 3 "Fran Carlon - Stage, Radio and Screen Actress". Los Angeles Times. 9 October 1993. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Fran Carlon, 80, dies; Radio and TV actress". The New York Times. 6 October 1993. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  6. ↑ Hilton, Chuck (August 29, 1944). "On the Beam". The Mason City Globe-Gazette. p. 2. Retrieved May 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Wolters, Larry (April 13, 1938). "Radio Telepathy Tests Found to Prove Nothing". Chicago Tribune. p. 20. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Radioarcana.net". Retrieved Radioarcana. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  9. ↑ "Celebrities - Fran Carlon". www.tvguide.com.
  10. ↑ "Casey Allen, actor".
  11. ↑ "Fran Carlon". tinybio.blogspot.
  12. ↑ "Deaths: Fran Carlon". Alaska, Sitka. Daily Sitka Sentinel. October 6, 1993. p. 2. Retrieved February 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

See also

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