Jorja Curtright
Jorja Curtright | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 14, 1923 Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 1985 (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actress and interior designer |
| Spouse | Sidney Sheldon (m. 1952) |
| Children | 1 |
Jorja Curtright, also known after marriage as Jorja Sheldon (August 14, 1923 – May 11, 1985) was an American stage and film actress, who later became an interior designer.
Life
Jorja Curtright was born August 14, 1923 in Amarillo, Texas.[1] In her first film, the wartime propaganda film Hitler's Madman (1943), she played a young woman, Clara Janek, who leaps to her death from a hospital window rather than submit to Nazi sterilization.[2]
In 1952, she married the novelist and producer Sidney Sheldon, and the pair had a daughter, Mary.[3] She and Sheldon were good friends of Groucho Marx, who thought highly of her ability as an actress.[4] In later life Jorja Sheldon became an interior designer.[5] By the time of her death she had decorated over 200 homes for friends and celebrities across the United States. She also edited her husband's novels.[3]
Jorja Curtright died on May 11, 1985 from a heart attack, at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She was 61 years old.[3]
Filmography
- Hitler's Madman (1943).
- Whistle Stop (1946).
- Heaven Only Knows (1947).
- M (1951).
- Dangerous Assignment (1951). S1E11
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955).
- The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956).
- Bonanza (1966) S7E27
- I Dream of Jeannie (1966) S1E25
Gunsmoke (1956) S1E36 as Cara
References
- ^ Anne Commire; Deborah Klezmer, eds. (2006). "Curtright, Jorja (1923–1985)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ Herzberg, Bob (19 November 2016). The Third Reich on Screen, 1929-2015. McFarland. p. 101. ISBN 9781476626970.
- ^ a b c "Jorja Sheldon, 64; Decorator, Actress Edited Husband's Work". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1985. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Chandler, Charlotte (11 December 2012). Hello, I Must Be Going: Groucho and His Friends. Simon and Schuster. pp. 171–2. ISBN 9781471105852.
- ^ Tuber, Keith (December 1987). "Master of the Game". Orange Coast Magazine: 236.