Wanda Perry

Wanda Perry (born Helen Marie Beuscher; July 23, 1917 – February 17, 1985) was an American actress.

Wanda Perry
Perry in 1930
Born	Helen Marie Beuscher (1917-07-23)July 23, 1917 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	February 17, 1985(1985-02-17) (aged 67) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1929–1974
Spouse	Irving J. Browne ​ (m. 1937)​

Biography

Wanda Perry was born on July 23, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City. She attended Manual Training High School in Brooklyn. She made her feature film debut at the age of sixteen as an Earl Carroll showgirl in Murder at the Vanities (1934) and was signed to a contract with MGM.^[1][2][3]

Perry starred in a number of feature films and film shorts, including several shorts with The Three Stooges.

She married dentist Dr. Irving J. Browne in 1937.^[4]

Wanda Perry died on February 17, 1985 in Hollywood.^[1]

Filmography

• Bring on the Bride (1929)^[5]
• Murder at the Vanities (1934)^[1][6]
• Let's Talk It Over (1934)^[6]
• Romance in the Rain (1934)^[6]
• Kid Millions (1934)^[1]
• Roberta (1935)^[1][6]
• Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)^[6]
• George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)^[6]
• Born to Dance (1936)^[1]
• The Great Ziegfeld (1936)^[1]
• Rosalie (1937)^[1]
• Thin Ice (1937)^[6]
• Second Fiddle (1939)^[6]
• Booby Dupes (1945)^[7]
• Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)^[8]
• Pardon My Clutch (1948)^[7]
• Mummy's Dummies (1948)^[7]
• Follow the Sun (1951)^[1]
• Death of a Salesman (1951)^[9]
• Musty Musketeers (1954)^[10]
• Wham-Bam-Slam! (1955)^[9]
• Mame (1974)^[1]

References

1. Commire, Anne, ed. (2007). Dictionary of women worldwide: 25,000 women through the ages. Yorkin publications. Detroit: Gale. p. 1501. ISBN 978-0-7876-7585-1.
2. "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 04 May 1934, page Page 3". Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Murray, Ken (1976). The body merchant : the story of Earl Carroll. Pasadena, Calif.: W. Ritchie Press. ISBN 978-0-378-05685-4.
4. "The Los Angeles Times 05 Sep 1937, page 50". Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Bradley, Edwin M. (2005). The first Hollywood sound shorts, 1926-1931. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1030-9.
6. The American Film Institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States : feature films 1931-1940. Berkeley, CA ; London: University of California Press. 1993. ISBN 978-0-520-07908-3.
7. Solomon, Jon (2001). The complete Three Stooges : the definitive source book for the Three Stooges ; the official filmography and Three Stooges companion. Glendale, Calif.: Comedy III Productions. ISBN 978-0-9711868-0-4.
8. Willis, John (John A. ) (1986). Screen world, 1986. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-56257-4.
9. Fetrow, Alan G. (1999). Feature films, 1950-1959 : a United States filmography. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0427-8.
10. Hogan, David J. (2011). Three Stooges FAQ : everything left to know about the eye-poking, face-slapping, head-thumping geniuses. Milwaukee, WI: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. ISBN 978-1-55783-788-2.

External links

• Wanda Perry at IMDb