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 Bert Ira Gordon (September 24, 1922 – March 8, 2023) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and visual effects artist. He is best known for screenwriting and producing and/or directing science fiction and horror B-movies such ...

horror film, '' Tormented'' (1960).

Early life

Esther Fay Reding was born in

Quanah, Texas Quanah () is a city in and the county seat of Hardeman County, Texas, Hardeman County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the population was 2,279, down from 2,641 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. ...

on November 28, 1935, and raised in

Branson, Missouri Branson is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. Most of the city is situated in Taney County, Missouri, Taney County, with a small portion in the west extending into Stone County, Missouri, Stone County. Branson is in the Ozarks, Ozark Mountain ...

, one of seven children born to Roy Reding and Ruth Wallace Reding. Her parents owned an antique shop in Branson.

Career

Reding, usually presented as a curvaceous platinum blonde starlet, won a

Warner Brothers Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bro ...

contract in a publicity contest in the 1950s. She appeared in several films, most notably the horror film ''Tormented'' (1960), and murder mystery ''Mission in Morocco'' (1959). She also appeared on the covers and in pinup pages of magazines including ''Scamp'', ''Escapade'', ''Fling'', ''

Vagabond Vagrancy is the condition of wandering homelessness without regular employment or income. Vagrants usually live in poverty and support themselves by travelling while engaging in begging, waste picker, scavenging, or petty theft. In Western ...

'', ''Vue'', and ''Foto-Rama''. She held various beauty titles, including "Princess Juliet of Verona", "Miss Welder of 1960", "Miss Los Angeles Press Club", and "Miss Los Angeles Dodger". In 1970, she was president of Preservation Of Our Femininity and Finances (POOFF), a publicity effort aimed at defending the

miniskirt A miniskirt (or mini-skirt, mini skirt, or mini) is a skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level, normally no longer than below the buttocks; and a dress with such a hemline is called a minidress or a miniskirt ...

. Later in life, Juli Reding Hutner was a socialite in Los Angeles, often photographed at charity galas. She was named to the board of directors of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum in 1994.

Personal life

Reding married five times. In 1951, she married George Franklin Hildebrandt, who was also from Missouri. She had twin sons born in the 1950s. Another husband was attorney Reese Hale Taylor Jr.; they married in 1962 and divorced in 1964. Her last husband was executive Herbert Hutner; they were married from 1969 until his death in 2008. Reding died in

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on September 16, 2021, at the age of 85.

Film and television credits

* ''

Mr. Adams and Eve ''Mr. Adams and Eve'' is an American sitcom television series about a married couple who are both movie stars. It stars Howard Duff and Ida Lupino (who were actually married at the time) and aired on CBS from January 4, 1957, to July 8, 1958.Mc ...

'' (1957, television) * ''Mission in Morocco'' (1959) * ''

77 Sunset Strip ''77 Sunset Strip'' is an American private detective crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Richard Long (from 1960 to 1961) and Edd Byrnes (billed as Edward Byrnes). Each epis ...

'' (1960, television) * '' Tormented'' (1960) * '' Why Must I Die?'' (1960) * '' Lock-Up'' (1960, television) * ''

Sea Hunt ''Sea Hunt'' is an American action adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges ...

'' (1961, television) * '' King of Diamonds'' (1961, television) * ''

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' is an American television sitcom that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was b ...

'' (1961, television) * '' Burke's Law'' (1964 and 1965, television) * '' Dr. Kildare'' (1966, television) * ''

The Big Valley ''The Big Valley'' is an American Western television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour epis ...

'' (1967, television) * ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' (1988, television)

References

External links

Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen
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