Lois Patricia McCarty (February 11, 1921
- July 7, 1985) was an American actress.
Biography
Baker was born in
Bakersfield, California
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, and grew up in
Healdsburg.
She graduated from
Covina High School in Covina, California, and she attended
Los Angeles City College.
[ ]
Prior to becoming a film actress, McCarty was a secretary for actress
Dorothy Lamour. Lamour helped her to obtain a bit part in the film ''
Chad Hanna'' (1940).
In January 1941, McCarty began working for
Columbia Pictures
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,
[ ] but in August of that year, the studio declined to take up the option on her contract.
[ ] From 1941 through 1946 she was a Hollywood B movie actress and performed bit parts in 23 films.
She died on July 7, 1985, in
Honolulu, Hawaii
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, at the age of 64.
Filmography
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Under Age'' (1941)
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She Knew All the Answers'' (1941)
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Adventure in Washington'' (1941)
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Blondie in Society'' (1941)
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Prairie Stranger'' (1941)
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You'll Never Get Rich'' (1941)
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The Officer and the Lady'' (1941)
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Beyond the Blue Horizon'' (1942)
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Wake Island'' (1942)
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Here We Go Again'' (1942)
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Death Rides the Plains'' (1943)
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Let's Face It'' (1943)
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Fighting Valley'' (1943)
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Isle of Forgotten Sins'' (1943)
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Devil Riders'' (1943)
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Fuzzy Settles Down'' (1944)
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Gunsmoke Mesa'' (1944)
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Gangsters of the Frontier'' (1944)
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Bluebeard'' (1944)
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Rustlers' Hideout'' (1944)
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Terrors on Horseback'' (1946)
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Overland Riders'' (1946)
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Outlaws of the Plains'' (1946)
References
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1921 births
1985 deaths
American film actresses
Western (genre) film actresses
People from Healdsburg, California
Actresses from the San Francisco Bay Area
20th-century American actresses
Actresses from Bakersfield, California
20th-century people from California