Doreen Lang (February 15, 1915 – April 21, 1999) was a New Zealand-born American character actress, remembered for roles in theatre, television and films.
Lang's live TV performances included the title role in The Story of Mary Surrat (1955) for Kraft Television Theatre; among her other television appearances were episodes of Studio One from 1954 to 1957 and the daytime drama The Nurses (1965). Later, she appeared as a guest star on numerous TV dramas, such as Hawaii Five-O (1968), Mod Squad (1969), Gunsmoke (1970), Mannix (1971) and The Waltons (1973).[1]
Lang was married to Richard B. Rudy from 1939 to 1956, with whom she had a daughter, and, after a divorce, to Arthur Franz from 1964, with whom she had three stepchildren.[1][5]
She died in Malibu, California, at the age of 84 after a long battle with cancer.[1]
^"Doreen Lang: Filmography", Turner Classic Movies, accessed May 31, 2023
^Thurber, Jon (June 19, 2006). . Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
Sourcesedit
Gaye, Freda, ed. (1967). Who's Who in the Theatre (fourteenth ed.). London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons. OCLC 5997224.
External linksedit
Doreen Lang at the IMDb
Doreen Lang at the Internet Broadway Database
Photo of Lang in Blithe Spirit (1941)
May 15, 2024
doreen, lang, february, 1915, april, 1999, zealand, born, american, character, actress, remembered, roles, theatre, television, films, contents, life, career, selected, filmography, references, sources, external, linkslife, career, editlang, born, gisborne, ze. Doreen Lang February 15 1915 April 21 1999 was a New Zealand born American character actress remembered for roles in theatre television and films Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected Filmography 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife and career editLang was born in Gisborne New Zealand and studied drama in London 1 She played Edith in Noel Coward s Blithe Spirit on Broadway from 1941 to 1943 2 Other Broadway shows included Make Way for Lucia 1948 I Know My Love 1949 Season in the Sun 1950 and Faithfully Yours 1951 3 Lang s live TV performances included the title role in The Story of Mary Surrat 1955 for Kraft Television Theatre among her other television appearances were episodes of Studio One from 1954 to 1957 and the daytime drama The Nurses 1965 Later she appeared as a guest star on numerous TV dramas such as Hawaii Five O 1968 Mod Squad 1969 Gunsmoke 1970 Mannix 1971 and The Waltons 1973 1 Her first film role was in Hitchcock s The Wrong Man 1956 followed by an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1958 and roles in North by Northwest 1959 and The Birds 1963 1 Her other films included Wild in the Country 1961 The Cabinet of Caligari 1962 The Group 1966 Brian s Song 1971 A Death of Innocence 1971 Death Sentence 1974 Death In Canaan 1978 Like Normal People 1979 and Almost an Angel 1990 4 Lang was married to Richard B Rudy from 1939 to 1956 with whom she had a daughter and after a divorce to Arthur Franz from 1964 with whom she had three stepchildren 1 5 She died in Malibu California at the age of 84 after a long battle with cancer 1 Selected Filmography editAlfred Hitchcock Presents 1958 Season 3 Episode 35 Dip in the Pool as EmilyReferences edit a b c d e Bartney Rashonda Doreen Lang Variety June 15 1999 Gaye p 1543 Doreen Lang Playbill accessed May 31 2023 Doreen Lang Filmography Turner Classic Movies accessed May 31 2023 Thurber Jon June 19 2006 Arthur Franz 86 He Played the Friendly Guy in Movies and on TV Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 18 March 2017 Retrieved 18 March 2017 Sources editGaye Freda ed 1967 Who s Who in the Theatre fourteenth ed London Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons OCLC 5997224 External links editDoreen Lang at the IMDb Doreen Lang at the Internet Broadway Database Photo of Lang in Blithe Spirit 1941 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doreen Lang amp oldid 1212360155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
