Christine Larson (born Marjorie Goss; 1925–1973) was an American film and television actress. From 1948 to 1953 she played the female lead in a number of films produced by

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and

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, gradually transitioning into television. She particularly appeared in

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s.Pitts p. 24, p. 43, p. 73, p. 107, p. 246 & p. 316 She was sometimes credited as Christine Larsen.

Early years

Larson, born Marjorie Goss in Durand, Wisconsin, was the daughter of Galen Goss. Larson shared her father's interest in horses, winning ribbons and trophies for "her excellence as a horsewoman." As a student at Durand High School, she focused on commercial art and organized the school's first drama club. She wrote and starred in plays there. Larson acted in little theatres in her home state. After her father's death, she and her mother moved to Beverly Hills, California, after Larson finished high school. She attended the Art Center School in Los Angeles, the

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, and the Los Angeles School of Design.

Career

In California she designed greeting cards and first worked in the film industry as a designer of men's costumes, including those for the films '' The Dolly Sisters'', '' Dragonwyck'', and ''

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''. Hoping to become an actress, she moved to New York, where she worked as a commercial artist and studied acting at the

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. She moved back to California and began to work in television and eventually in films. Winning a Los Angeles television contest "over a large and accomplished field of actresses" gave Larson the opportunity to act in motion pictures.

Personal life

Larson married John Frederick Cook on August 12, 1956, in Beverly Hills, California. He was an engineer with Pacific Telephone Company.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1948) * '' Silver Trails'' (1948) * '' Partners of the Sunset'' (1948) * '' Outlaw Brand'' (1948) * '' Devil's Cargo'' (1948) * '' The Fighting Ranger'' (1948) * '' Belle Starr's Daughter'' (1948) * '' Crashing Thru'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1950) * '' Valley of Fire'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Brave Warrior'' (1952) * '' Last Train from Bombay'' (1952) * '' Valley of the Head Hunters'' (1953)

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1925 births 1973 deaths American film actresses American television actresses People from Durand, Wisconsin Actresses from Wisconsin {{US-screen-actor-1920s-stub