Katherine Victoria Walsh (April 11, 1947 – October 7, 1970) was an American actress best known for her performance as Lulu in Roger Corman's movie The Trip (1967).[1]
Walsh was discovered at Paramount Studios by a William Morris agent while she was having lunch with a girlfriend. The agent took Walsh to Columbia, where she read scenes, had an interview, and had a screen test. Columbia signed her under a then-new expanded talent program.[2] She was 17 at the time, and Judge Ben Koenig of Los Angeles Superior Court approved the long-term contract.[4]
On October 7, 1970, Walsh died while at a small party in her flat in Kensington, an area in London, England. The Coroner's report in London returned an open verdict because of insufficient evidence, concluding death was due to alcohol and barbiturate poisoning, but that it had been impossible to establish whether the death was due to suicide or accident.[1]
^ abcdeWells, Gary (May 7, 2021). . SoulRide (including Cincinnati Enquirer, AP & other news reports + photos w/ captions). Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ abc"Katherine Walsh: S. Ft.Mitchell teen-ager rode to stardom on a milk shake". The Cincinnati Post & Times-Star. October 30, 1965. p. 23. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
katherine, walsh, actress, katherine, victoria, walsh, april, 1947, october, 1970, american, actress, best, known, performance, lulu, roger, corman, movie, trip, 1967, katherine, walshbornkatherine, victoria, walsh, 1947, april, 1947kenton, county, kentucky, d. Katherine Victoria Walsh April 11 1947 October 7 1970 was an American actress best known for her performance as Lulu in Roger Corman s movie The Trip 1967 1 Katherine WalshBornKatherine Victoria Walsh 1947 04 11 April 11 1947Kenton County Kentucky U S DiedOctober 7 1970 1970 10 07 aged 23 Kensington London EnglandOccupationActressYears active1961 1968SpousePiers von Westenholz 1969 1970 annulled Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditWalsh was born on April 11 1947 in Kenton County Kentucky or South Fort Mitchell Kentucky 2 to Martha and Thomas Walsh Her father Thomas Walsh died 1965 was President of the Atlantic Underwriters Agency He was killed in the November 8 1965 crash of American Airlines Flight 383 in Boone County Kentucky 3 She was the family s oldest child and she had two brothers and two sisters 2 Walsh attended Villa Madonna Academy Dixie Heights High School the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London England and the University of London 1 Walsh was discovered at Paramount Studios by a William Morris agent while she was having lunch with a girlfriend The agent took Walsh to Columbia where she read scenes had an interview and had a screen test Columbia signed her under a then new expanded talent program 2 She was 17 at the time and Judge Ben Koenig of Los Angeles Superior Court approved the long term contract 4 Career EditWalsh made her acting debut in the 1966 film The Chase 5 She went on to guest star in various shows such as The Monkees in the debut episode Royal Flush The Virginian and Daniel Boone 1 Walsh is best known for the last professional acting assignment of her career as Lulu in The Trip 1967 starring Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda written by Jack Nicholson and directed by Roger Corman 1 Death EditOn October 7 1970 Walsh died while at a small party in her flat in Kensington an area in London England The Coroner s report in London returned an open verdict because of insufficient evidence concluding death was due to alcohol and barbiturate poisoning but that it had been impossible to establish whether the death was due to suicide or accident 1 See also EditList of unsolved deathsReferences Edit a b c d e Wells Gary May 7 2021 UnEarthed Katherine Walsh SoulRide including Cincinnati Enquirer AP amp other news reports photos w captions Archived from the original on 7 May 2021 Retrieved 19 December 2021 a b c Katherine Walsh S Ft Mitchell teen ager rode to stardom on a milk shake The Cincinnati Post amp Times Star October 30 1965 p 23 Retrieved October 3 2022 via Newspapers com The Cincinnati Post and Times Star dated 1965 11 09 17 year old signed up Calgary Herald December 2 1964 p 24 Retrieved October 3 2022 via Newspapers com Option Picked Off The Pittsburgh Press March 14 1966 p 27 Retrieved October 3 2022 via Newspapers com External links EditKatherine Walsh at IMDb Katherine Walsh at Find a Grave Legends of London This article about a United States film and television actor born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Katherine Walsh actress amp oldid 1142146815, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
