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American actress (1935–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Esther Fay Reding Hutner (November 28, 1935 – September 16, 2021), better known as Juli Reding, was an American actress and model, best known for her role in the Bert I. Gordon horror film, Tormented (1960).
Juli Reding | |
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Born | Esther Fay Reding November 28, 1935 Quanah, Texas, U.S. |
Died | September 16, 2021 85) Springfield, Missouri, U.S. | (aged
Other names | Juli Reding Hutner, Juli Otis |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1957–1988 |
Notable work | Tormented (1960) |
Spouse(s) | Phillip Carter (m. 1951; div. 1951) George Franklin Hildebrandt (m. 1951; div. 19??) Joseph Digiovanni (m. 1960; div. 19??) Reese Hale Taylor Jr.
(m. 1962; div. 1964) |
Children | 2 |
Esther Fay Reding[1] was born in Quanah, Texas on November 28, 1935,[2] and raised in Branson, Missouri,[3] one of seven children born to Roy Reding and Ruth Wallace Reding.[4] Her parents owned an antique shop in Branson.[5][6]
Reding, usually presented as a curvaceous platinum blonde starlet,[7][8] won a Warner Brothers contract in a publicity contest in the 1950s. She appeared in several films, most notably the horror film Tormented (1960),[9][10] and murder mystery Mission in Morocco (1959).[11] She also appeared on the covers and in pinup pages of magazines including Scamp, Escapade, Fling, Vagabond, Vue, and Foto-Rama.[1] She held various beauty titles, including "Princess Juliet of Verona",[12] "Miss Welder of 1960", "Miss Los Angeles Press Club", and "Miss Los Angeles Dodger".[4] In 1970, she was president of Preservation Of Our Femininity and Finances (POOFF), a publicity effort aimed at defending the miniskirt.[13]
Later in life, Juli Reding Hutner was a socialite in Los Angeles,[14] often photographed at charity galas.[15] She was named to the board of directors of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum in 1994.[16]
Reding married five times. In 1951, she married George Franklin Hildebrandt, who was also from Missouri.[17] She had twin sons born in the 1950s.[4][18][19] Another husband was attorney Reese Hale Taylor Jr.; they married in 1962[20] and divorced in 1964.[21] Her last husband was executive Herbert Hutner; they were married from 1969[22] until his death in 2008.[23] Reding died in Springfield, Missouri on September 16, 2021, at the age of 85.[24]
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