Lucille Barkley (born Lucille Oshinski, November 3, 1924 – March 19, 1979) was an American film actress.

Early years

The daughter of Florian and Verna Oshinski, Barkley was born in Pennsylvania but considered

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, her hometown. She gained early acting experience with productions of the Rochester Community Players. She left Rochester in 1948 to study at the

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Career

Barkley worked as a model with the Harry Conover agency. She began her film career with

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, and after a year she signed with Universal-International. In the mid-1950s, Barkley began acting on television, including one episode of the Abbott and Costello Show, entitled, "Efficiency Experts."

Selected filmography

* '' The Big Clock'' (1948) * '' The Great Plane Robbery'' (1950) * '' Peggy'' (1950) * '' The Desert Hawk'' (1950) * '' The Fat Man'' (1951) * '' Arizona Manhunt'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Flight to Mars'' (1951) * '' Angel Face'' (1953) * '' Prisoners of the Casbah'' (1953) * '' The Other Woman'' (1954)

References

Bibliography

* Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962''. McFarland, 2015.

External links

* 1924 births 1979 deaths American film actresses 20th-century American actresses American television actresses {{US-screen-actor-1920s-stub