Ingrid Goude
Encyclopedia
Ingrid Goude is a model
from Sandviken
, in Gästrikland
, Sweden
.
She became an actress in B-movie
and sci-fi motion pictures of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Edward K.
Goude. Her father was the manager of a steel plant in Sandviken. Her mother's name was Valdy.
beauty pageant. As second runner-up
in the 1956 Miss Universe
, and 1st runner-up in Miss Europe
contests, Goude signed a Universal Pictures
film contract on July 25, 1956. The studio also offered contracts to the 1956 Miss Universe, Carol Morris
, and Marina
Orschel of Germany
, the 1st runner-up. Universal picked up her option
during Christmas
1956 and requested that she report back to the studio
on January 8.
Goude won the right to manage all of the earnings from her Universal contract in September 1957. The contract was paying $250 per week at the time. It called for her to invest 20% of her earnings in government bonds. A superior court judge in Los Angeles
waived this proviso. He noted that Goude would turn twenty-one on May 26, 1958. Also, he noted, the contract was signed thirteen months earlier, and she had lived within her means since then. Universal started her at $150 weekly with a maturation salary of $800 a week. After eighteen months with Universal, Goude asked for and was granted, her release from her studio agreement in January 1958.
role as a secretary in The Big Beat (1958). The film is studded with
musicians like Harry James
and Fats Domino
in its cast. She
played Beulah, a bride, in Once Upon A Horse (1958). The comedy was written by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin
and produced by Universal. Goude trained for this part at the Los Angeles Athletic Club
. There she learned to use boxing gloves under the supervision of
Duke Llewellyn, athletic director.
In July 1957 Goude went to Denver
, Colorado
, to play hostess for Night Passage (1957), a motion picture starring James Stewart
and Audie Murphy
.
Goude was cast with James Best
in January 1959, in The Killer Shrews. A production of the Hollywood Pictures Corporation, the
sci-fi movie was filmed on location in Dallas, Texas
. Ken Curtis
is a co-star in this cult movie, which was backed financially by Gordon and B.R. McClendon.
(1959–1960), Johnny Staccato
(1959), The Bob Cummings Show (syndicated as Love That Bob) and The Best of the Post (1961).
, in April 1962. He was president of Ohrbach's
department stores. The couple made their home in Beverly Hills after a honeymoon in Europe
.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
from Sandviken
Sandviken
Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway...
, in Gästrikland
Gästrikland
' is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Uppland, Västmanland, Dalarna, Hälsingland and the Gulf of Bothnia. Gästrikland is the southernmost of the Norrland provinces....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
She became an actress in B-movie
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
and sci-fi motion pictures of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Edward K.
Goude. Her father was the manager of a steel plant in Sandviken. Her mother's name was Valdy.
Film Contract
Goude won the 1956 Miss SwedenMiss Sweden
Miss Sweden , is the title of the Swedish beauty pageant, which ran from 1949-2003, by the female magazine VeckoRevyn and production company Strix in partnership with MTG. The competition qualified delegates to the global contests Miss Universe and first runner ups to Miss World...
beauty pageant. As second runner-up
Runner-up
Runner-up is a term used to denote a participant which finishes in second place in any of a variety of competitive endeavors, most notably sporting events and beauty pageants; in the latter instance, the term is applied to more than one of the highest-ranked non-winning contestants, the...
in the 1956 Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
, and 1st runner-up in Miss Europe
Miss Europe
Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...
contests, Goude signed a Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
film contract on July 25, 1956. The studio also offered contracts to the 1956 Miss Universe, Carol Morris
Carol Morris
Carol Ann Laverne Morris , Miss Iowa USA, was the second Miss USA to win the Miss Universe title in the pageant's fifth edition in 1956....
, and Marina
Orschel of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the 1st runner-up. Universal picked up her option
during Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
1956 and requested that she report back to the studio
on January 8.
Goude won the right to manage all of the earnings from her Universal contract in September 1957. The contract was paying $250 per week at the time. It called for her to invest 20% of her earnings in government bonds. A superior court judge in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
waived this proviso. He noted that Goude would turn twenty-one on May 26, 1958. Also, he noted, the contract was signed thirteen months earlier, and she had lived within her means since then. Universal started her at $150 weekly with a maturation salary of $800 a week. After eighteen months with Universal, Goude asked for and was granted, her release from her studio agreement in January 1958.
Actress
Neither Morris or Orschel were successful in movies. Goude earned arole as a secretary in The Big Beat (1958). The film is studded with
musicians like Harry James
Harry James
Henry Haag “Harry” James was a trumpeter who led a jazz swing band during the Big Band Era of the 1930s and 1940s. He was especially known among musicians for his astonishing technical proficiency as well as his superior tone.-Biography:He was born in Albany, Georgia, the son of a bandleader of a...
and Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language....
in its cast. She
played Beulah, a bride, in Once Upon A Horse (1958). The comedy was written by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin
Dick Martin (comedian)
Thomas Richard "Dick" Martin was an American comedian and director, best known for his role as the cohost of the sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.-Early life and career:...
and produced by Universal. Goude trained for this part at the Los Angeles Athletic Club
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Los Angeles Athletic Club is an athletic club and private social club in Los Angeles, California, USA. It awards the John R. Wooden Award to the outstanding men's and women's college basketball player of each year....
. There she learned to use boxing gloves under the supervision of
Duke Llewellyn, athletic director.
In July 1957 Goude went to Denver
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, to play hostess for Night Passage (1957), a motion picture starring James Stewart
James Stewart (actor)
James Maitland Stewart was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and his everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime...
and Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy
Audie Leon Murphy was a highly decorated and famous soldier. Through LIFE magazine's July 16, 1945 issue , he became one the most famous soldiers of World War II and widely regarded as the most decorated American soldier of the war...
.
Goude was cast with James Best
James Best
James Best is an American actor best known for his role as bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the CBS television series The Dukes of Hazzard. He has also worked as an acting coach, artist, and musician.-Early years:...
in January 1959, in The Killer Shrews. A production of the Hollywood Pictures Corporation, the
sci-fi movie was filmed on location in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. Ken Curtis
Ken Curtis
Ken Curtis was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the long-running CBS western television series Gunsmoke.-Early years:...
is a co-star in this cult movie, which was backed financially by Gordon and B.R. McClendon.
Television
In her brief career Goude played in several television series, including Flight (1957), Steve CanyonSteve Canyon
Steve Canyon was a long-running American adventure comic strip by writer-artist Milton Caniff. Launched shortly after Caniff retired from his previous strip, Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon ran from January 13, 1947 until June 4, 1988, shortly after Caniff's death...
(1959–1960), Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato
Johnny Staccato is an American private detective series which ran for 27 episodes on NBC from September 10, 1959 through March 24, 1960.-Synopsis:...
(1959), The Bob Cummings Show (syndicated as Love That Bob) and The Best of the Post (1961).
Marriage
Goude married Jerome K. Ohrbach in Palm Springs, CaliforniaPalm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
, in April 1962. He was president of Ohrbach's
Ohrbach's
Ohrbach's was a moderate-priced department store with a merchandising focus primarily on apparel and accessories. From its modest start in 1923 until the chain's demise in 1987, Ohrbach's expanded dramatically after World War II, and opened numerous branch locations in the metro areas of New York,...
department stores. The couple made their home in Beverly Hills after a honeymoon in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.