Rita Allene Quigley (March 31, 1923[1] – August 25, 2008) was an American actress.

Rita Quigley
Born
Rita Allene Quigley

(1923-03-31)March 31, 1923
DiedAugust 25, 2008(2008-08-25) (aged 85)
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery, Los Angeles
OccupationActress
Years active1940–1948
SpouseArthur J. Goehner (his death)
Children6

Career

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A visit to the commissary of Universal Pictures in 1939 led to Quigley's film career. She was seen by producer Joe Pasternak as she ate lunch with her mother and her sister, and that contact resulted in a role for her in the Deanna Durbin film First Love.[2]

Quigley made her film debut in 1940 in Susan and God, and appeared in more than a dozen other movies, including Five Little Peppers in Trouble, The Howards of Virginia, Whispering Footsteps and The Human Comedy.

Personal life

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Quigley was married to Arthur Goehner.[1] She left acting in the late 1940s to focus on raising her family.[3]

Death

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Quigley died on August 25, 2008, in Arroyo Grande, California, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1940 Susan and God Blossom
1940 Five Little Peppers in Trouble Peggy
1940 The Howards of Virginia Mary Howard at 17
1940 Third Finger, Left Hand Elvira Kelland Uncredited
1940 Jennie Amelia Schermer
1941 Ride, Kelly, Ride Ellen Martin
1941 Blonde Inspiration Regina
1941 Riot Squad Mary Davis
1942 The Vanishing Virginian Caroline, as an Adult Uncredited
1942 Henry Aldrich, Editor Martha Daley
1942 Keeper of the Flame Susan Uncredited
1943 The Human Comedy Helen Elliot
1943 Isle of Forgotten Sins Diane
1943 Women in Bondage Herta Rumann
1943 Whispering Footsteps Brook Hammond
1946 The Trap Clementine
1948 Hills of Home Alan Burnbrae's Wife Uncredited
1969 The Love God? Minor Role Uncredited, (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Wilson, Scott (September 5, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Exciting Vacation". Lansing State Journal. Michigan, Lansing. August 3, 1939. p. 18. Retrieved February 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2009). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 357. ISBN 9780786453849. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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