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Lois Collier
Actor
Born March 21, 1919Died January 27, 1999 (79 years)
Collier's acting career started in 1938, when she had a small but credited role in A Desperate Adventure, starring Ramon Novarro and Marian Marsh. From 1940 through 1949, her career would be active and somewhat successful, with her playing mostly heroine roles in B-movies. During that period, she often starred opposite western stars Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Dennis Moore. In 1950, she starred in the sci-fi serial The Flying Disc Man from Mars.
Collier was sometimes called the Fourth Mesquiteer because seven of Republic Pictures' The Three Mesquiteers movies featured her as the female lead. Collier played Carol in the soap opera Dear John, which ran on CBS in the 1930s and 1940s. Beginning December 6, 1948, she was featured in You, a program on KMGM in Los Angeles, California.
In 1949, Collier co-starred in City Desk, a drama about activity in the newsroom of a newspaper. From 1950 through 1957, she starred mostly on television series episodes. She played Mary, the hero's girlfriend and sidekick, in 58 episodes of the television series Boston Blackie, which ran from 1951 to 1954. She retired from acting after 1957.
Collier was sometimes called the Fourth Mesquiteer because seven of Republic Pictures' The Three Mesquiteers movies featured her as the female lead. Collier played Carol in the soap opera Dear John, which ran on CBS in the 1930s and 1940s. Beginning December 6, 1948, she was featured in You, a program on KMGM in Los Angeles, California.
In 1949, Collier co-starred in City Desk, a drama about activity in the newsroom of a newspaper. From 1950 through 1957, she starred mostly on television series episodes. She played Mary, the hero's girlfriend and sidekick, in 58 episodes of the television series Boston Blackie, which ran from 1951 to 1954. She retired from acting after 1957.
Filmography
| 1957 | |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow (TV Series) · as Mildred Kirby |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Lady Elaine |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) · as Mary Peering |
| 1954 | The Great Gildersleeve (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | It's a Great Life (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Gloria Joy |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Marion |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Sue Bradley |
| 1952 | The Unexpected (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie (TV Series) · as Mary Wesley |
| 1950 | Flying Disc Man from Mars · as Helen Hall |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Julie Aames |
| 1950 | Dick Tracy (1950) (TV Series) · as Fluff |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance · as Anne Howe Palooka |
| 1947 | Slave Girl · as Aleta |
| 1946 | A Night in Casablanca · as Annette |
| 1946 | The Cat Creeps · as Gay Elliot |
| 1945 | The Crimson Canary · as Jean Walker |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties · as Miss Caroline Jackson |
| 1945 | Jungle Queen · as Pamela Courtney |
| 1944 | Jungle Woman · as Joan Fletcher |
| 1944 | Cobra Woman · as Veeda |
| 1944 | Weird Woman · as Margaret Mercer |
| 1944 | Ladies Courageous · as Jill Romilly |
| 1943 | Young Ideas · as Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| 1943 | My Son, the Hero · as Nancy Cavanaugh |
| 1942 | The Phantom Plainsmen · as Judy Barrett |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine · as Receptionist |
| 1942 | Yokel Boy · as Stewardess |
| 1942 | The Courtship of Andy Hardy · as Cynthia, Girl At The Dance |
| 1942 | A Tragedy at Midnight · as Cast |
| 1942 | Blondie Goes to College · as Coed |
| 1941 | West of Cimarron · as Doris Conway |
| 1941 | Ice-Capades · as Audition Girl |
| 1941 | Sis Hopkins · as Chorus Girl |
| 1940 | Girls of the Road · as Road Girl (uncredited) |