Beverly Washburn

Beverly Washburn (born November 25, 1943) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the Walt Disney drama Old Yeller (1957) and the American General Pictures horror Spider Baby (1967).

Beverly Washburn
Beverly Washburn in 2014
Born	(1943-11-25) November 25, 1943 (age 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1950–present
Relatives	Darlene Tompkins (niece)
Website	beverlywashburn.com (dead link)

Early years

Washburn was born in Los Angeles, California, on November 25, 1943,^[1] the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Washburn of Hollywood.^[2] She is the aunt of actress Darlene Tompkins,^[1] as well as the sister of actress Audrey Allen.^[3]

Career

Washburn began her career as a child actor, when she was 3 years old,^[2] appearing in The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) and Frank Capra's Here Comes the Groom (1951). Her subsequent film credits included a supporting role in the Walt Disney feature Old Yeller (1957),^[4] for which she is the last surviving cast member of the film.^[5] By age 16, she had appeared in 10 films and more than 500 television programs.^[2]

On television, Washburn portrayed Kathryn "Kit" Wilson, on Professional Father,^[6] Shirley Mitchell on Gidget,^[7] and Vickie Massey on The New Loretta Young Show.^[7]: 756 She was also seen regularly on A Letter to Loretta^[7]: 597 and The Loretta Young Theater.^[7]: 623

Washburn is the author of Reel Tears: The Beverly Washburn Story, Take Two, which BearManor Media re-released in 2013.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1950	The Killer That Stalked New York	Walda Kowalski		[9]
1951	Here Comes the Groom	Suzi		[9]
1951	Superman and the Mole-Men	Child
1952	Hans Christian Andersen	Little Girl Near Jailhouse	Uncredited	[citation needed]
1953	Shane	Ruth Lewis	Uncredited
1953	The Juggler	Susy
1956	The Lone Ranger	Lila Kilgore
1957	Summer Love	Jackie Bronson
1957	Old Yeller	Lisbeth Searcy
1967	Spider Baby	Elizabeth		[10]
1969	Pit Stop	Jolene
2007	Hard Four	Brenda
2016	White Paint	Darlene

Partial television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1953	Adventures of Superman	Little Girl	Episodes: "The Unknown People" – Part 1
1954	Cavalcade of America	Elizabeth	Episode: "Crazy Judah"
1954	Dragnet	Ruthie Snyder	Episode: "The Big Pair"
1955	"Treasury Men in Action"	Rita	Episode: "The Case of the Swindler's Gold"
1955	Professional Father	Kit Wilson	18 episodes	[9]
1956	Telephone Time	Laura Bridgman	Episode "The Key"	[9]
1957	Father Knows Best	Mara	Episode: "The Spelling Bee"
1957	Code 3	Nancy	Episode: "The Search"
1958	Wagon Train	Midge	Episode: "The Tobias Jones Story"
1958	The Texan	Henrietta "Hank" Tovers	Episode: "No Tears for the Dead"
1959	Leave It to Beaver	Jill Bartlett	Episode: "Blind Date Committee"
1959	One Step Beyond	Young Lisa Garrick	Episode: "Premonition"
1967	Star Trek	Lieutenant Arlene Galway	Episode: "The Deadly Years"

References

1. Lisanti 2015, p. 180.
2. "Pictured". Valley Times. California, North Hollywood. July 7, 1960. p. 11. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Clemens, Samuel (June 2023). "Beverly Washburn". Classic Images.
4. Eder, Bruce. "Beverly Washburn Biography". AllMovie. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
5. Genzlinger, Neil (2021-10-01). "Tommy Kirk, Young Star of 'Old Yeller,' Is Dead at 79". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
6. Leszczak, Bob (8 November 2012). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide. McFarland. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-7864-9305-0. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
7. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
8. Thomas, Nick. "Beverly Washburn's Favorite Co-Stars". Boomer. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
9. Lisanti 2015, p. 181.
10. Lisanti 2015, p. 188.

Sources

• Lisanti, Tom (2015). Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49342-5.

External links

• Beverly Washburn at IMDb