Stephanie Bachelor (May 23, 1912 – November 22, 1996) was an American
film actress. During the 1940s, Bachelor briefly achieved leading status in
supporting features such as
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures is currently an acquisition-only label owned by Paramount Pictures. Its history dates back to Republic Pictures Corporation, an American film studio that originally operated from 1935 to 1967, based in Los Angeles, California ...
' ''
Secrets of Scotland Yard''. However, most of her appearances were
supporting parts.
When Bachelor was 13, she studied drama in a school headed by
Jessie Bonstelle.and she appeared in a professional show in Detroit. She also performed in productions at Newman School for Girls and
Royal Oak High School.
Bachelor modeled clothes for dress shops
and was a photographer's model in Detroit. She acted on stage in New York before she began performing in films.
Bachelor acted with the Penman Players in Detroit and performed on the ''Dramatized Book Review'' on
CKLW radio. She was a member of a
stock theater company whose show had closed when she visited Hollywood as a tourist. An agent invited her to test for a part in a film, and that led her her role in ''Lady of Burlesque''.
In December 1946, Bachelor married Cornelius Vincent "Connie" Hurley, who owned and operated a casino in Las Vegas.
["United States Census, 1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XVL-1YFV : Mon Mar 18 20:22:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Cornelius V Hurley and Stephanie Hurley, 12 May 1950.]
Filmography
Bibliography
* Hanson, Helen. ''Hollywood Heroines: Women in Film Noir and the Female Gothic Film''. I.B. Tauris, 2007.
References
External links
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1912 births
1996 deaths
Actresses from Detroit
American film actresses
20th-century American actresses
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