Mary Meade
American actress (1923–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Mary Mead.
Mary Meade (November 24, 1923 – December 10, 2003) was an American film actress who rose to fame in the latter 1940s.
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Mary Meade | |
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Born | (1923-11-24)November 24, 1923 Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | December 10, 2003(2003-12-10) (aged 80) Apple Valley, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Film actor |
Years active | 1944–1950 |
Spouse(s) | Ted Grouya (1949-1955) Dick Bremerkamp (1973-2001) (his death)[1] |
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Born in Louisiana, her first role was in Wonder Man (1945), as a Goldwyn Girl. In 1949, she married Ted Grouya in Paris and embarked on a European career that included stints in the lavish production Gay Paris at the Casino de Paris (1951),[2] and at the Pigalle Club in London. Back in the United States she performed in venues such as the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and in 1953 was selected as one of the nation's 15 best-dressed women by the New York Fashion Academy. One of her last public performances was for Germaine Monteil's cosmetics.[3]
Meade was also married to director Dick Bremerkamp.[4]