Mildred Coles (actress)

This article is about the actress. For the tennis player, see Mildred Coles.
Mildred Coles
Born Mildred Blanche Coles
(1920-07-18)July 18, 1920[1]
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died August 31, 1995(1995-08-31) (aged 75)
Paradise, Butte County, California, USA
Other names Mildred Blanche Frost
Mildred Blanche Call
Occupation American actress
Years active 1938-1948[2]
Spouse(s) John Rodney Frost (m. 1939–79)[3](divorced)
Mr Call:1980's-1995
Children Josephine Faith Frost(1942-2014)[4][5]
Susan Elizabeth Frost(1944-)
Jacqueline May Frost(1949-)
Sally Anne Frost(1950-)
Parent(s) Thomas R. Coles
Josephine Elizabeth Warrick

Mildred Coles (July 18, 1920 August 31, 1995) was an American actress and former beauty queen, from Warner Bros.[6][7][8]

Partial filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1939 Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever Uncredited Doria - a Student
1939 Our Neighbors – The Carters Gloria Carter
1940 Money and the Woman Secretary at Bank
1940 Ladies Must Live Chorus girl
1941 Play Girl Ellen Daley[9][10][2][11][12] Grace's protegée
1941 Scattergood Meets Broadway Peggy Gibson
1941 Here Comes Happiness Jessica Vance
1941 Hurry, Charlie, Hurry Beatrice Boone
1941 Lady Scarface Mary Jordan Powell
1942 Sleepytime Gal Connie Thompson
1943 So This Is Washington Jane Nestor Marshall's Secretary
1948 Marshal of Amarillo Marjorie Underwood
1948 Oklahoma Badlands Leslie Rawlins
1948 Desperadoes of Dodge City Gloria Lamoreaux
1948 Bungalow 13 Hibiscus
1948 Bob and Sally Helen Cooper
1948 Blonde Ice June Taylor

References

  1. Mildred Coles, 2015/06/27, Those obscure objects of desire
  2. 1 2 Nixon, Rob. "Play Girl" on TCM.com, Mildred Coles was snatched from uncredited roles and bits to play her first major part on screen. It didn't catapult the former beauty queen to stardom, but she settled into what was for her a satisfying career, mostly in Westerns, before retiring from acting in 1948 at the age of 28.
  3. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VZ-S69 : accessed 21 March 2016), Faith Orton in entry for John Rodney Frost and Mildred Blanche Coles, 18 Jun 1939; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,114,336.
  4. "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLJ9-4CL : accessed 21 March 2016), Coles in entry for Josephine Faith Frost, 14 May 1942; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
  5. Josephine Faith Frost Marcucci: May 14, 1942 - April 26, 2014, By Sally Anne Frost, 2014-04-28, meet Me in the morning
  6. Actress Mildred Coles Wearing a Swimsuit - JS1561770 - Stock Photo - Corbis
  7. "NOT NECK TO KNEE, BUT NICE". Truth (2688) (New South Wales, Australia). 13 July 1941. p. 37. Retrieved 22 March 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  8. Original Fancies And Fads Beauty Theme Of Hollywood's Stars, By Donna Grace, Page 20-A, 1941-07-04, The Milwaukee Sentinel, Google News Archive Search, ...Mildred Coles, pretty Warner Bros, actress,...
  9. Play Girl began with the working title of "Debutantes, Inc.". Both Sheila Ryan and Elyse Knox were considered for the role of "Ellen Daly", but RKO eventually got Mildred Coles, a former beauty queen, from Warner Bros. to play the part.
  10. "Notes" on TCM.com
  11. Feminine Lead For 'Debutante, Inc.', Page 15, 1940-09-21, Reading Eagle Newspaper, Google News Archive Search, Mildred Coles, beautiful young brunette actress, has been borrowed from Warner Bros, by Lee Marcus, executive producer, to play the romantic ingenue lead...
  12. Miss Coles Gets Break, By Charles R. Moore, 1941-03-30, The Pittsburgh Press, Google News Archive Search

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