Joanne Dru
Acting
Biography
Joanne Dru (January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) was an American former model, and actress of film and television best known for appearing in westerners like Red River (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and Wagon Master (1950). When her film career died down in the 1950s, she started making television appearances until the 1970s. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to television.
Born: January 31, 1922
Place of Birth: Logan, West Virginia, USA
Known For
My Pal Gus
A single father falls in love with his son's schoolteacher.
Red River
Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet is a television series on the ABC US television network that aired for the 1966–1967 TV season starring Van Williams as the Green Hornet/Britt Reid and Bruce Lee as Kato.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
All the King's Men
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a state of mind.
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
The Pride of St. Louis
The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.
The Light in the Forest
A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to hate.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as Rosy Labouche
as Sabrina Bradley
as Jane (Bronson) Phillips
as Solange Kelly
as Babs Hooten
as Anne Traymore
as Marcy
as Milly Elder
as Elizabeth Blackwell
as Kate Calder
as Self - Guest
as Marcia Rollins
as Marion Moore
as Lady Joan Holland
as Mary Magdalene
as Jill Brent
as Marcia
as Nancy
as Nora Curtis
as Lilly
as Anne Halsey
as Christine Lawrence Manard
as Alice
as Hannah Lee
as Stella Rigaud
as Alice Giles
as Lydia Marble
as Patricia Dean
as Ann Marshall
as Dinny
as Miss Tripp
as Jen Strobie
as Gail Mason
as Denver
as Anne Stanton
as Olivia Dandridge
as Suzie Sherrell
as Tess Millay
as Rosemary Murphy Levy