Angela Greene

Angela Katherine Greene (born Angela Catherine Williams; 24 February 1921 [lower-alpha 1] – 9 February 1978) was an Irish-American actress.

Angela Greene
Greene in At War with the Army (1950)
Born
Angela Catherine Williams

(1921-02-24)24 February 1921
Dublin, Ireland
Died9 February 1978(1978-02-09) (aged 56)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1944–1976
Spouse
Stuart Warren Martin
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(m. 1946; div. 1975)​

Biography

Born in Dublin as Angela Catherine Williams, she was the only daughter of Margaret (née Greene) and Joseph Williams. At the age of six, she was adopted by her maternal uncle, Eddie Greene, and moved to Flushing, Queens.[2]

Angela Greene and Wally Cox from TV's The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1957)

Before becoming an actress, Greene was a model for the John Robert Powers agency.[3]

Her films included Shotgun (1955), The Lady Wants Mink (1953), Hollywood Canteen (1944), The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946), Stallion Road (1947), At War with the Army (1950), A Perilous Journey (1953), The Cosmic Man (1959), and Futureworld (1976). [3]

Personal life

After having dated naval lieutenant John F. Kennedy,[4][5] she married Stuart Warren Martin on 7 December 1946. They divorced in 1975.[2]

Death

Angela Greene died of a stroke[1] in Los Angeles, shortly before her 57th birthday.[2]

Partial filmography

Notes
  1. The reference Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory gives 4 February 1921 as her date of birth.[1]

References
  1. Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 197. ISBN 9780786450190. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. Angela Greene profile, glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Accessed 17 October 2022.
  3. Liebman, Roy (2003). Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts. McFarland. p. 361. ISBN 9781476609362. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. Sullivan, Michael John (1994). Presidential Passions: The Love Affairs of America's Presidents--from Washington and Jefferson to Kennedy and Johnson. SP Books. p. 19. ISBN 9781561710935. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. Irish Movie Actresses of the 1940s and 1950s at The Vintage Inn
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