Phyllis kirk biography

Phyllis Kirk

American actress (–)

Phyllis Kirk (born Phyllis Kirkgaard or Kirkegaard;[1] September 18, – October 19, )[2] was an American actress.

Early life

Kirk was born in Syracuse, New York,[3] although some sources state her birthplace as Plainfield, New Jersey.

She contracted polio as a child, which resulted in health problems for the rest of her life.[4] Kirk grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey and graduated from Battin High School in [1]

Career

As a teenager, Kirk moved to New York City to study acting and shortened her last name from Kirkegaard to Kirk.

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She began her career on Broadway before embarking on a television and film career.[5] Among stage appearances were My Name is Aquilon in New York and the road company of Present Laughter before beginning her long-term contract with Samuel Goldwyn in Hollywood that summer.[6]

Kirk is best known for her many roles throughout the s.

In Two Weeks With Love, she sang and danced with Jane Powell, Richardo Montalban and Debbie Reynolds (). She appeared with Vincent Price in the 3D horror film House of Wax (), the first major 3D movie. She co-starred as Frank Sinatra's love interest in the western he produced, Johnny Concho ().[7] She replaced Gloria Vanderbilt in the role a week before filming began.[8]

Her most notable television role was opposite Peter Lawford in The Thin Man (–), wherein they played Nick and Nora Charles.

A newspaper columnist described what distinguished Kirk's role in the program: "[I]t's her brains that keep her flying high on 'The Thin Man' series."[9] She also received an Emmy nomination as Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series in [10]

She also appeared with Jerry Lewis in his film The Sad Sack and the film Back from Eternity.

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Kirk was a regular on The Red Buttons Show and appeared as a guest on some television programs, including an episode of The Twilight Zone ("A World of His Own"). As her acting career slowed down, Kirk began serving as an activist for various social causes. She vocally opposed death row inmate Caryl Chessman's death sentence and visited Chessman in prison until his execution in After the Watts Riots in , she funded preschool programs for underprivileged families in South Los Angeles.[5]

She granted interviews and wrote for the American Civil Liberties Union newspaper.

Kirk made her last onscreen appearance in a episode of The F.B.I. before leaving show business altogether to enter public relations.

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She worked as a publicist for CBS News, and retired in [11]

Personal life

Kirk's marriage to television producer and screenwriter Warren Bush was announced in the press in early ,[12] and lasted until his death in at the age of [13][11] A Democrat, she attended the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California.[14]

On October 19, , Kirk died of a cerebral aneurysm at age 79 in Woodland Hills, California.[15] She was buried with her husband Warren Bush at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.[16]

Filmography

Film

Television

Award nominations

References

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    and Mrs. Patrick J. Murray. 7 Jefferson Ave., appears in the motion picture Our Very Own, now showing at the Strand Theater. She is Phyllis Kirk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kirkgaard of Elizabeth, a graduate of Battin High School in Elizabeth, and a former Conover model."

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  20. ^Wilson, Earl. "A Bachelor Girl is Wed." Lubbock (TX) Avalanche-Journal, 6 January
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    Phyllis Kirk (born Phyllis Kirkgaard or Kirkegaard; [1] September 18, – October 19, ) [2] was an American actress. Kirk was born in Syracuse, New York, [3] although some sources state her birthplace as Plainfield, New Jersey. She contracted polio as a child, which resulted in health problems for the rest of her life. [4].

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  22. ^ Democratic Convention Los Angeles Committee for the Arts on YouTube
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  24. ^"Burial detail: Bush, Warren V". ANC Explorer. Retrieved March 25,

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