COP11 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Cathy Downs (March 3, 1924 – December 8, 1976) was an American film actress. Born in Port Jefferson, New York, Downs began her film career with a small role in The Dolly Sisters (1945) and the following year played the title role in My Darling Clementine. Following the success of the latter, Downs was cast in a prison drama For You I Die (1947), an Abbott & Costello comedy The Noose Hangs High, and several western films. By the beginning of the 1950s she was appearing in lower budget films, including some science fiction films, with one of these films Missile to the Moon marking her last screen appearance, in 1958. She worked sporadically in television during the 1960s but was unemployed for several years before her death in Los Angeles, California. Downs has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Television, at 6646 Hollywood Boulevard. Personal life She was married first to Joe Kirkwood, Jr. (1952–1955; divorced) who played the character Joe Palooka in films and on TV. They had long been out of touch, when, in 1976 Kirkwood heard that Downs was in dire financial circumstances. Kirkwood was setting up a trust fund for her when he learned she had died of cancer at the age of 52. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica. Filmography 1945 The Dolly Sisters Miss Mascara uncredited State Fair Girl on carousell uncredited Diamond Horseshoe Miss Cream Puff uncredited 1946 My Darling Clementine Clementine Carter Do You Love Me Clothes model uncredited The Dark Corner Mari Cathcart 1947 For You I Die Hope Novak 1948 The Noose Hangs High Carol Scott Panhandle Jean 'Dusty' Stewart 1949 Massacre River Katherine 'Kitty' Reid 1950 Short Grass Sharon Lynch The Sundowners (1950 film) Kathleen Boyce 1951 Joe Palooka in Triple Cross Anne Palooka 1952 Gobs and Gals Betty Lou Prentice 1953 Bandits of the West Joanne Collier The Flaming Urge Charlotte Cruickshank 1955 The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues Lois King The Big Tip Off Sister Mary Joan of Arc 1956 The She-Creature Dorothy Chappel Kentucky Rifle Amy Connors The Oklahoma Woman Susan Grant 1957 The Amazing Colossal Man Carol Forrest Curfew Breakers Mrs. Bowman 1958 Missile to the Moon June Saxton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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