Joy Page

Joy Page
Born Joy Cerrette Paige
(1924-11-09)November 9, 1924
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died April 18, 2008(2008-04-18) (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Occupation Actress
Years active 1942–1959
Spouse(s) William T. Orr (1945–1970)
Children Gregory Orr
Parent(s) Don Alvarado
Ann Boyar

Joy Page (November 9, 1924 – April 18, 2008) was an American actress best known for her role as the Bulgarian bride Annina Brandel in the film Casablanca (1942).

Born Joy Cerrette Paige,[1] she was the daughter of Mexican-American silent film star Don Alvarado (born José Paige) and Ann Boyar (1908–1990), the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants. Her parents divorced when she was eight.

In 1936, her mother married Jack L. Warner, then head of Warner Bros. studios. Warner, however, did not encourage his stepdaughter's interest in acting. Page, who initially thought the script to Casablanca was "old fashioned" and "cliched", landed the role on her own and Warner reluctantly approved. She was only seventeen and fresh out of high school.

Warner, however, refused to sign Page to a contract, and she never appeared in another Warner Bros. film. She went on to act in a number of films for other studios, usually billed as Joanne Page, and made some television appearances. In 1945, Page married actor William T. Orr. He became a Warner Bros. executive, leading to accusations of nepotism. She retired from acting after appearing in the first season of Disney's miniseries The Swamp Fox in 1959. Earlier that year, in her final film role, she played Prairie Flower, a Sioux Indian and mother of White Bull, played by Sal Mineo, in Tonka

Personal life

She and Orr divorced in 1970. Their son, Gregory Orr, is a writer and producer.

Death

Page died on April 18, 2008, of complications arising from a stroke and pneumonia.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Joy Page. The Times. April 29, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Joy Page, 83; in 'Casablanca', Bogart told her: 'Go back to Bulgaria.'", Los Angeles Times, April 24, 2008; accessed August 7, 2014.

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