__NOTOC__ Nancy Malone (born Ann Josefa Maloney; March 19, 1935 – May 8, 2014) was an American television actress from the 1950s to 1970s, who later moved into producing and directing in the 1980s and 1990s.

Early life and career

Born in

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, New York City, Malone was one of at least three children born to longshoreman James Maloney and Winnifred Shields, an Irish immigrant from

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. The 1930-1940 census records show she had two older brothers, Roger C(harles) and James F(rancis). Malone first achieved fame as a

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working with the John Robert Powers Agency, most notably on November 25, 1946, when, at age 11, she appeared on the cover of ''

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'' magazine's 10th anniversary issue.

Television

Malone appeared in a number of programs in the early days of television, including '' I Remember Mama'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She played Libby on the television series '' Naked City'' from 1960 to 1963. During the same period, she played Robin Lang Bowden Fletcher on the daytime soap opera ''

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.'' She guest-starred as Kathy in a 1963 episode of ''

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'', "Deposit with Caution". She subsequently played Clara Varner on the television series '' The Long Hot Summer'', which ran for one season on

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, and appeared in ''

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'' episode " Fun and Games" and ''

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'' episode " Stopover in a Quiet Town". She guest-starred alongside

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in an episode of ''

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'' entitled "First Class Mouliak". In 1967, she appeared in an episode of the western ''

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'' as Katherine Rowen ("The Unseen Wound"). She also guest-starred in one 1968 episode of ''

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'', "The Secret". That same year she portrayed Dr. Edith Gibson, the love interest of Goober Pyle (

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), on the next-to-the-last original episode of the television series ''

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'', "A Girl for Goober". In 1968 she also appeared as Steve McGarrett's sister in the '' Hawaii Five O'' episode "Once Upon a Time". Later, in 1971, she performed the role of Cathleen, Rueben Kincaid's love interest, in episode 20 of ''

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'', "They Shoot Managers Don't They?". She also worked behind the camera as a Producer for ''

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'' and as a

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for episodes of ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Stage

Malone debuted on Broadway in '' Time Out For Ginger''.

Entertainment business

In 1976, she became the first female vice-president of television at

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Awards

Malone in 1977 was awarded one of the first Crystal Awards by

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for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. Later, in 1991 and 1992, she was nominated for

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s for directing episodes of the television series ''

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'' and ''

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''. She finally won the award in 1993 for producing the televised

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: The First 90 Years''. She was also a lifetime member of

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, as well as a board member fo
The Alliance Of Women Directors
composed of female directors who are alumnae of the

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Hobbies

Malone was a painter and a poet, and she enjoyed playing football and baseball.

Death

She died of pneumonia while battling

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on May 8, 2014, aged 79.

Filmography as director

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