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Vanessa Brown

Mar 24, 1928 - May 21, 1999 (71 years old) in Vienna, Austria

Known as the bright radio "Quiz Kid," Vanessa Brown became a popular leading lady in films and stage productions of the 1940s and 1950s and later a respected writer. During her heyday as an actress, Brown appeared in such varied productions as "The Seven Year Itch" opposite Tom Ewell on Broadway (a role later assumed by Marilyn Monroe in the film version) and the motion picture "Tarzan and the Slave Girl." Brown toured with Katharine Hepburn in a Theatre Guild production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and became something of a protege of the legendary actress. Among Brown's major films of the late 1940s and the early 1950s were "I've Always Loved You," "The Late George Apley," "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir," "The Foxes of Harrow," "The Heiress," "The Fighter" and "The Bad and the Beautiful."

Known For

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Matinee Theater
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Robert Montgomery Presents
Ann Kimball
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The Wonder Years
Punch Lady
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One Step Beyond
Elsa Schuldorf
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Murder, She Wrote
Alma Goodrich
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The Millionaire
Louise Williams
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The Twilight Zone
(segment "A Message From Charity")
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Perry Mason
Donna Kress
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All That Glitters
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The Philco Television Playhouse

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