Sally Forrest
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Sally Forrest is a retired American film actress of the 1940s and 1950s.
She began her film career as a dancer in films in the 1940s before moving on to small film roles. After meeting director Ida Lupino
, she was cast in a few of her films including Not Wanted and Hard Fast and Beautiful. After moving to New York with her husband, writer and producer Milo Frank, her film work all but stopped.
She appeared in summer-stock theater and on Broadway appearing in shows such as The Seven Year Itch
. She also appeared in the Rawhide (TV series)
episode Incident of the Widowed Dove S1/4.
and Paul Bern
on Easton Drive, off Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, California
, when their tenant Jay Sebring
was murdered at the nearby home of Sharon Tate
.
She began her film career as a dancer in films in the 1940s before moving on to small film roles. After meeting director Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino was an English-born film actress and director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed seven others, mostly in the United States. She appeared in serial television programmes 58 times and directed 50 other episodes...
, she was cast in a few of her films including Not Wanted and Hard Fast and Beautiful. After moving to New York with her husband, writer and producer Milo Frank, her film work all but stopped.
She appeared in summer-stock theater and on Broadway appearing in shows such as The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 American film based on a three-act play with the same name by George Axelrod. The film was co-written and directed by Billy Wilder, and starred Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell, reprising his Broadway role...
. She also appeared in the Rawhide (TV series)
Rawhide (TV series)
Rawhide is an American Western series that aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959 to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965 until January 4, 1966, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes...
episode Incident of the Widowed Dove S1/4.
Other
Forrest and her husband owned the former home of Jean HarlowJean Harlow
Jean Harlow was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s. Known as the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde" , Harlow was ranked as one of the greatest movie stars of all time by the American Film Institute...
and Paul Bern
Paul Bern
Paul Bern was a German-born American film director, screenwriter and producer for MGM.-Early life and career:...
on Easton Drive, off Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
, when their tenant Jay Sebring
Jay Sebring
Jay Sebring was an American hair stylist for celebrities, and the founder of the hairstyling corporation Sebring International. He is also known as one of the murder victims of the Manson Family.-Early life:...
was murdered at the nearby home of Sharon Tate
Sharon Tate
Sharon Marie Tate was an American actress. During the 1960s she played small television roles before appearing in several films. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic performances, she was hailed as one of Hollywood's promising newcomers and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for...
.
Filmography
- Till the Clouds Roll ByTill the Clouds Roll ByTill The Clouds Roll By is a 1946 American musical film made by MGM. The film is a fictionalized biography of composer Jerome Kern, who was originally involved with the production of the film, but died before it was completed...
(1946) - Are You With It? (1948)
- Take Me Out to the Ball GameTake Me Out to the Ball Game (film)Take Me Out to the Ball Game is a 1949 Technicolor musical film starring Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, and Gene Kelly. The movie was directed by Busby Berkeley. The title and nominal theme is taken from the unofficial anthem of American baseball, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"...
(1949) - Mr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeMr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeMr. Belvedere Goes to College is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. The screenplay written by Mary Loos, Mary C. McCall, Jr., and Richard Sale was based on characters created by Gwen Davenport...
(1949) - Not Wanted (1949)
- Dancing in the Dark (1949)
- Never FearNever FearNever Fear is a 1949 American film. The film's screenplay was co-written by Ida Lupino, who also directed the film, and Collier Young.The film is also known as The Young Lovers.- Cast :*Sally Forrest as Carol Williams...
(1949) - Mystery StreetMystery StreetMystery Street is a black-and-white film noir directed by John Sturges with cinematography by famed lensman John Alton. The film stars Ricardo Montalban, Bruce Bennett, and Elsa Lanchester....
(1950) - Vengeance ValleyVengeance ValleyVengeance Valley is a Western film starring Burt Lancaster, based on the novel by Luke Short. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer failed to renew the copyright on this film in 1978, so it is now in the public domain in the United States.-Plot:...
(1951) - Hard, Fast and BeautifulHard, Fast and BeautifulHard, Fast and Beautiful is a drama film directed by Ida Lupino and starring Claire Trevor..- Plot :The plot revolves around Florence Farley, a tennis prodigy who is torn between fulfilling the dreams of her ambitious mother Millie who has planned her tennis career, or her own dreams of being with...
(1951) - ValentinoRudolph ValentinoRudolph Valentino was an Italian actor, and early pop icon. A sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino was known as the "Latin Lover". He starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle and Son of the Sheik...
(1951) - Excuse My DustExcuse My DustExcuse My Dust is a 1920 silent film action comedy produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is taken from a Saturday Evening Post short story The Bear Trap by Byron Morgan, who penned stories for the previous year's The Roaring Road. Sam Wood directed Wallace Reid...
(1951) - The StripThe Strip (1951 film)The Strip is a 1951 film starring Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest and William Demarest. It was directed by Leslie Kardos, photographed by Robert Surtees.-Plot:Stanley Maxton is a drummer in the rhythm section of a night club orchestra...
(1951) - Bannerline (1951)
- The Strange DoorThe Strange DoorThe Strange Door is a horror film, released by Universal Pictures. The film starred Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, and Sally Forrest. It was directed by Joseph Pevney and was based on the short story, The Sire de Maletroit's Door by Robert Louis Stevenson...
(1951) - Code Two (1953)
- Son of SinbadSon of SinbadSon of Sinbad is a 1955 American film directed by Ted Tetzlaff. The movie takes place in the Middle East and consists of a wide variety of characters including over 127 women.Initially, the film was shot in 1953 and planned to be released in 3D...
(1955) - Ride the High Iron (1956)
- While the City Sleeps (1956)
External links
- Sally Forrest at Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen