Rita Corday

Rita Corday (born Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset; October 20, 1920 – November 23, 1992) was an American actress.^[1] She appeared in 30 films during the 1940s and 1950s. She was sometimes billed as Paula Corday^[2] or Paule Croset.

Rita Corday
Corday in Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Born	Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset (1920-10-20)October 20, 1920 Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Died	November 23, 1992(1992-11-23) (aged 72) Century City, Los Angeles, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California
Other names	Paula Corday Paule Croset
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1943–1954
Spouse	Harold Nebenzal ​ ​ (m. 1947; div. 1961)​
Children	2

Biography

Rita Corday was born Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset^[3] in Papeete, Tahiti, one of two children born to a Swiss-French father, Marc Paul Croset, traveling representative of a Swiss watch company, and an English mother, the former Lily Wigglesworth.^[4][5][6] She received theatrical training in Switzerland, Paris and Shanghai.^[7]

In 1942, RKO Pictures signed Corday to a long-term contract.^[8][7] She made her first film appearance in January 1943, in Hitler's Children.^[9][10] During her career in Hollywood, she appeared mostly in second features. In her later films she was billed as Paula Corday or Paule Croset.^[9]

Personal life

In 1943, Corday announced her engagement to Navy Ensign Marshall Buell.^[11] She married producer Harold Nebenzal in 1947^[12][13] and, in 1954, retired to raise their two children.^[14] They divorced in 1961.^[15]

Corday died November 21, 1992,^[16] after surgery, from complications of diabetes.^[10] She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.^{[citation needed]}

Partial filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1943	Hitler's Children	Young matron	Uncredited[9]
1943	The Falcon Strikes Back	Mia Bruger	[9]
1943	Mr. Lucky	Girl	Uncredited[9]
1943	Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event		[9]
1943	The Adventures of a Rookie	Ruth - Party Guest	[9]
1943	Gildersleeve on Broadway	Model	Uncredited[9]
1943	Gangway for Tomorrow	Georgine	Uncredited[9]
1943	Government Girl	Girl in Hotel Lobby	Uncredited[9]
1943	The Falcon and the Co-eds	Marguerita Serena	[9]
1944	Girl Rush	Member of troupe	Uncredited[9]
1944	The Falcon in Hollywood	Lili D'Allio	[9]
1945	Pan-Americana	Pan American girl	Uncredited[9]
1945	The Body Snatcher	Mrs. Marsh	[9]
1945	What a Blonde	Sonya	Uncredited[9]
1945	The Falcon in San Francisco	Joan Marshall	[9]
1945	West of the Pecos	Suzanne	[9]
1946	The Truth About Murder	Peggy	[9]
1946	The Falcon's Alibi	Joan Meredith	[9]
1946	Dick Tracy vs. Cueball	Mona Clyde
1947	The Exile	Katie	Credited as Paule Croset[9]
1951	The Sword of Monte Cristo	Lady Christiane	Credited as Paula Corday[9]
1951	Too Young to Kiss	Denise Dorcet	Credited as Paula Corday[9]
1952	You for Me	Lucille Brown	Credited as Paula Corday[9]
1952	Because You're Mine	Francesca Landers	Credited as Paula Corday[9]
1952	The Black Castle	Elga Von Bruno	Credited as Paula Corday[9]
1954	The French Line	Celeste	Credited as Paula Corday[9]
1956	G.E. Summer Originals		TV series, episode "Dawn at Damascus"; credited as Paula Corday[17]

References

1. "Rita Corday". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
2. Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 117. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
3. Johnson, Erskine (April 6, 1943). "In Hollywood". The Evening News. The Evening News. p. 6. Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rita Corday -- Name Means Ball of Light". Des Moines Register. June 25, 1944. p. 49. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
5. "Latest Glamour Star Is Coming to Memphis". ' The Commercial Appeal. September 30, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
6. "Paule Croset Wins Role 'Because She Was Ready; New Film Personality, Tyrolean Blonde, Selected for 'The Exile' by Douglas Fairbanks Jr.". The Los Angeles Times. March 9, 1947. p. 23. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
7. "Rita Corday Gets Long-Term Offer From RKO Studio". The Waco News-Tribune. The Waco News-Tribune. October 23, 1942. p. 13. Retrieved October 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Rita Corday — Name Means Ball of Light". The Des Moines Register. The Des Moines Register. June 25, 1944. p. 49. Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rita Corday". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
10. "Obituary: Rita Corday; Appeared in B Movies". Los Angeles Times. December 10, 1992. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
11. Carroll, Harrison (March 27, 1943). "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". The Wilkes-Barre Record. p. 16. Retrieved October 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Katz, Ephraim (1979). The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume. Perigee Books. ISBN 0-399-50601-2. P.273.
13. "Marriages". Billboard. November 29, 1947. p. 46. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
14. "Obituaries: Rita Corday". Variety. December 14, 1992. p. 62. ProQuest 1401381702. In 1954 she married producer Harold Nebenzal and retired. Survived by two children, Deborah Corday and Daniel Nebenzal.
15. Lentz III, Harris M. (2020). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9781476640594.
16. "Rita Corday". Variety. December 9, 1992. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
17. "General Electric Summer Originals". ctva.com. CTVA – The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved June 3, 2024.

External links

• Rita Corday at IMDb
• Rita Corday at Find a Grave