May Wynn


May Wynn | |
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![]() May Wynn in The Caine Mutiny (1954) | |
Born | Donna Lee Hickey (1928-01-08) January 8, 1928 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1952–1960 |
Spouse(s) | Jack Kelly (1956–1964; divorced) Jack W. Custer (1968–1979; divorced)[1] |
Donna Lee Hickey, better known as May Wynn, (born January 8, 1928) is an American dancer, singer, and actress.
Contents
1 Early life and career
2 Personal life
3 Selected filmography
4 References
5 External links
Early life and career
She began performing under her birth name at New York's Copacabana nightclub in 1947, aged 19. In 1954, she adopted the stage name of May Wynn[2] after she played a character of that name in The Caine Mutiny. Wynn later was cast as the lead actress in the 1956 feature films The Man Is Armed and The White Squaw, and in the Jack Webb-created NBC television series, Noah's Ark, in which she played opposite Paul Burke and Victor Rodman. In 1959, she guest-starred on Perry Mason as Donna Sherwood in "The Case of the Glittering Goldfish".[citation needed]
Personal life
In 1956, she and actor Jack Kelly, whom she played opposite in They Rode West, Taming Sutton's Gal and Hong Kong Affair, wed. They divorced in 1964. She was married, secondly, to Jack W. Custer, from 1968–1979. That union also ended in divorce. May Wynn has no children.[3]
Selected filmography
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
They Rode West (1954)
The Violent Men (1955)
The White Squaw (1956)
References
^ "May Wynn – The Private Life and Times of May Wynn. May Wynn Pictures". Glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
^ Lane, Lydia (March 3, 1957). "May Wynn's Discovery". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Divorce Granted to May Wynn". Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1964.
External links
May Wynn on IMDb- AllMovie.com entry
- Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen
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