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Barbara Hale (born April 18, 1922)[1] is an Emmy Award-winning American actress known for her roles as the loyal secretary of Perry Mason, "Della Street". Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39018 at the 2000 census. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Perry Mason is a fictional character a defense Attorney who originally was the main character in numerous pieces of Detective fiction authored by
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Biography
Personal life
Hale was born in DeKalb, Illinois to Willa Colvin and Luther Ezra Hale,[2] a landscape gardener. DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39018 at the 2000 census. She has Scottish-Irish ancestry. [3] Hale began appearing in motion pictures in 1943 after training at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In 1946 she married actor Bill Williams, a union that produced three children (including actor William Katt) and four grandchildren (two grandsons by her son William Katt and one grandson and one granddaughter by youngest daughter Juanita). Bill Williams ( May 21, 1915 &ndash September 21, 1992) born Hermann Katt in Brooklyn New York, was an American movie William Theodore Katt (born February 16 1951) is an American film and television Actor, best known as the star of The Greatest American The marriage lasted for forty-six years until his death in 1992 from brain cancer. Hale herself has survived several bouts of cancer. She has also been a spokeswoman for Amana appliances. The Amana Corporation was founded by George Foerstner as Amana Refrigeration in 1934 in Amana Iowa to manufacture commercial walk-in coolers She is an adherent of the Bahá'í Faith. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind [4]
Career
Hale was under contract to RKO Pictures in the late 1940's. Although she never became a major star, she was very good in films like 1946's Lady Luck opposite Robert Young and Frank Morgan as well as 1949's The Window. Lady Luck is a Hollywood Comedy film released in 1946, starring Robert Young and Barbara Hale. Bob or Rob(ert Young may refer to many people Bob Young, Canadian founder and CEO of Red Hat Bob Young (American football (1942&ndash1995 Frank Morgan ( June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949) was an American Character actor best known for his portrayal of the title For an article about the Arthur Sullivan song cycle see The Window (song cycle The Window ( 1949) is a
Hale played a significant role as the loyal and knowledgeable secretary in the Perry Mason series with Raymond Burr that ran from 1957 to 1966 and was reprised in a number of television movies afterwards. Perry Mason is an Emmy -winning American TV series that ran from 1957 to 1966. Raymond William Stacey Burr ( May 21, 1917 &ndash September 12, 1993) was a Canadian Emmy -winning Actor and The show was so successful that the actress's contribution was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that She was nominated for the Emmy Award twice, in 1959 and 1961, winning in 1959.
Hale had a featured role in the hit movie Airport portraying the wife of pilot Dean Martin. Airport is a 1970 film based on the 1968 Arthur Hailey novel of the same name. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality
References
- ^ Some sources cite 1921
- ^ Descendants of John Hale Sr. (Frontiersman) - Hale Roots
- ^ Barbara Hale - The Private Life and Times of Barbara Hale. Barbara Hale Pictures
- ^ The Associated Press. "Bahai faith teaches universal acceptance of God", 2000-12-30. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St
External links
- Barbara Hale at the Internet Movie Database
- Barbara Hale at TV.com
- Barbara Hale Home Page
- Barbara Hale Annex
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