Adele Mara

Biography

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Adele Mara (April 28, 1923 – May 7, 2010), born Adelaide Delgado, was an American actress, singer and dancer who appeared in films during the 1940s and 1950s. During the 1940s, the blond actress was also a popular pinup girl.

One of her early roles was as a receptionist in the Three Stooges film I Can Hardly Wait. Other films include The Vampire's Ghost, Wake of the Red Witch, Angel in Exile, Sands of Iwo Jima, California Passage, and Don Siegel's Count the Hours. In 1961 appeared as a guest star with Cesar Romero on The Red Skelton Show in a sketch titled "Deadeye & The Alamo" - she played Elaine the nurse. Born in Highland Park, Michigan, of Spanish descent, she was married to television writer/producer Roy Huggins and appeared as a dancer in three episodes of his 1957 television series Maverick. Mara died of natural causes on May 7, 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adele Mara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Wheels 1978 ★ 6.7
Cool Million 1972 ★ 7.0
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962 ★ 7.9
Thriller 1960 ★ 6.7
The Tall Man 1960 ★ 6.9
Laramie 1959 ★ 6.7
Lock-Up 1959 ★ 6.4
Bat Masterson 1958 ★ 6.4
77 Sunset Strip 1958 ★ 7.2
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958 ★ 6.3
Curse of the Faceless Man 1958 ★ 5.7
Maverick 1957 ★ 7.0
Cheyenne 1955 ★ 6.2
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955 ★ 6.8
The Millionaire 1955 ★ 5.8
Studio 57 1954 ★ 7.5
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954 ★ 7.0
Count the Hours! 1953 ★ 5.3
Sands of Iwo Jima 1950 ★ 6.4
Wake of the Red Witch 1948 ★ 5.8
I, Jane Doe 1948 ★ 6.4
The Fighting Seabees 1944 ★ 6.2
You Were Never Lovelier 1942 ★ 7.1
Shut My Big Mouth 1942 ★ 8.3