Nancy Saunders

Nancy Saunders

This pretty, blonde 1940s B-movie starlet was the daughter of newspaperman Leonard Sanders and showgirl Blanche Thompson (who also appeared in a few silent pictures). By her own account, she was born in Hollywood as Nancy Lou Sanders on June 29 1925, the day of the Santa Barbara earthquake. Curiously, being in the movies had not been her primary career choice when she was spotted dancing at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub by journeyman actor and talent scout Don Dillaway. Dillaway took an instant shine to Nancy and managed to arrange a screen test at RKO. She passed muster and was rewarded with a six-month contract (being an experienced equestrian from the age of eight also helped clinch the deal). Before long, she found herself on the cover of Life magazine -- along with Jane Greer and Martha Hyer -- as one of 'nine hopefuls'. After five pictures, RKO dropped her option and Nancy moved over to Columbia where she went on to appear in no less than thirteen pictures in 1947 alone. Many of these were horse operas, including half a dozen of the Durango Kid series with Charles Starrett, shot at the Columbia ranch in Burbank. Nancy also doubled for Rita Hayworth in The Lady from Shanghai (1947) (wearing a blonde wig) and The Loves of Carmen (1948) (dressed as a gypsy). She was Gerald Mohr's leading lady in The Lone Wolf in London (1947) and popped up in a few Three Stooges comedies which she later said to have really enjoyed being in. When her Hollywood career began to falter in the early 50s, Nancy found work as a tour booking agent with Air Cal Airlines. In 1996, she came out of retirement for occasional TV guest appearances. She was predeceased by her husband of 43 years, a sales rep for Seagram and Jim Bean. - Biography By: I.S.Mowis

  • Titolo: Nancy Saunders
  • Populareco: 0.78
  • Konata pro: Acting
  • Naskiĝtago: 1925-06-29
  • Naskiĝloko: Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • 1947
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    The Woman on the Beach

    The Woman on the Beach

    6 1947 HD

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    The Millerson Case

    The Millerson Case

    5.6 1947 HD

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    I'm a Monkey's Uncle

    I'm a Monkey's Uncle

    5 1948 HD

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  • 1955
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    Stone Age Romeos

    Stone Age Romeos

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1946
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    Slappily Married

    Slappily Married

    5 1946 HD

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  • 1948
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    Whirlwind Raiders

    Whirlwind Raiders

    5 1948 HD

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    A Likely Story

    A Likely Story

    4.2 1947 HD

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  • 1949
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    Outlaw Country

    Outlaw Country

    3.5 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Lone Wolf in London

    The Lone Wolf in London

    5.5 1947 HD

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    South of the Chisholm Trail

    South of the Chisholm Trail

    1 1947 HD

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    West of Dodge City

    West of Dodge City

    1 1947 HD

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    Law of the Canyon

    Law of the Canyon

    1 1947 HD

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    Prairie Raiders

    Prairie Raiders

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1950
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    Arizona Territory

    Arizona Territory

    5 1950 HD

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  • 1948
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    Six-Gun Law

    Six-Gun Law

    5 1948 HD

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    The Shunning

    The Shunning

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  • 1950
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    Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

    Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

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  • 1949
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    The Ghost Talks

    The Ghost Talks

    6.6 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    It Had to Be You

    It Had to Be You

    6.5 1947 HD

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