Beryl Vaughan

Beryl Vaughan (July 1, 1919 - April 26, 2016)[1] was an American actress.

Early years

Vaughan was born in Monmouthshire, Wales,[2] the daughter of a father who was a draftsman and a mother who was a designer.[3] She and her family came to the United States when she was 4 years old.[4] Her interest in acting and a profession was ignited when she was 8 years old and received 25 cents for a recitation in a church play in St. Louis. When she was 11, she had a 26-week role on a radio serial, after which she "divided her time between radio and school".[3] After she graduated from high school, she attended Wayne University in Detroit for two years before she began to devote more of her time to acting.[3]

Career

On Broadway, Vaughan portrayed Janey in Every Man for Himself (1940).[4] She continued in the part for a 15,000-mile tour of the play.[3] Her other acting on stage included having a role in a traveling troupe that performed Claudia.[2]

Vaughn's performances on radio programs included the roles shown in the following table:

Partial List of Vaughan's Roles on Radio Programs
ProgramRole
Citizens of TomorrowJerry[5]
HelpmateHolly<[5]
Ma PerkinsJessica[3]
Masquerade' Alice Summers[6]
Meet the MeeksPeggy Meek[2]
Sky KingPenny[7]

She also was heard on Grand Marquee[8] and Uncle Walter's Dog House.[3] In addition to her acting, Vaughan was assistant director of the Detroit Children's Theater of the Air for 48 weeks,[3] and she read commercials for the Lone Ranger.[7]

The Chicago Press Photographers Association named Vaughan the "most photogenic radio star" in November 1942. The announcement was during the organization's exhibition of news photographs.[5]

Personal life

Vaughan married Kenneth Nordine, an actor and announcer on radio and television, in 1954. They had three sons[9] and lived in a mansion in the Edgewater community of Chicago until her death.[10]

References

  1. "Beryl Vaughan Nordine". Barr Funeral Home Ltd. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  2. "Beryl Vaughan's Train Waiting Was Films' Loss, Radio's Gain". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. April 25, 1948. p. 43. Retrieved September 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Actress Is Veteran At 21 . . ". The Fresno Bee. January 4, 1942. p. 35. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Beryl Vaughan". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  5. Wolters, Larry (November 4, 1942). "Beryl Vaughan named as photo queen of radio". Chicago Tribune. p. 18. Retrieved September 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "New Serial Starts On KSD Tomorrow". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 13, 1946. p. 5 H. Retrieved September 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Remenih, Anton (October 29, 1950). "Never a ripple in radio waves as baby is born". Chicago Tribune. p. Part 3 - Radio A. Retrieved September 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. La Mertha, Harry (September 8, 1946). "Radio: Drama on the Air". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 4 E. Retrieved September 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. McAvoy, Charles (February 20, 2019). "Ken Nordine – poet, recording artist, North Side resident". Loop North News. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  10. Isaacs, Deanna (November 27, 2019). "When preservation gets prickly". Reader. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
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