Maria Hart

Maria Hart ( born Barbara Ann McGhee; May 28, 1923 in Los Angeles, California – August 9, 2012 in Canoga Park, California) was an actress under contract to MGM from 1941 to 1948.

Biography

She was born as Barbara Ann McGhee[1] on May 28, 1923 to Edna and James William McGhee.[2][3]

Hart left grand opera and light opera to perform in films after touring in The Desert Song and singing in The Masked Ball and Pagliacci in Los Angeles.[1] She had roles in The Fighting Stallion (1950) and Border Outlaws (1950). She starred in the movie Cattle Queen (1951); and co-starred in Outlaw Women (1952) and The Lusty Men (1952).[4]

Hart was married to movie producer Jack Seaman until their divorce in 1948; they had daughter, Rosalind Jill Seaman. Maria Hart also had a daughter, Georgianna, by a previous marriage. Seaman was Hart's producer for Cattle Queen and Border Outlaws for United-International. They remained on good terms.

On January 22, 1951, she married actor Drake Smith in a double wedding with Jack Seaman. Smith had been her leading man in Cattle Queen.[5][6]

Selected filmography

References
  1. Heffernan, Harold (November 6, 1950). "Rootin', Tootin' Cowgals Spark Sagebrush Sagas". Valley Times. The Bell Syndicate. p. 15. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. James William McGhee (April 28, 1882 – August 6, 1968) was an inventor of the drapery hook. He was also a manufacturer, prospector, carpenter, contractor, and interior design specialist.
  3. California Birth Index; Barbara A McGhee; May 28, 1923
  4. "Film Player Maria Hart Wins Call Board Lead". Los Angeles Times. June 3, 1952. Retrieved 2010-09-10. Maria Hart, young motion picture actress who has just finished "The Lusty Man" at RKO with Robert Mitchumn, Susan Hayward and Arthur Kennedy, is set for a leading role in Harry Segall's whimsical stage fantasy, "Mr.
  5. "Producer, Ex-Wife Wed in Same Rites - to Others". Los Angeles Times. January 29, 1951. Retrieved 2010-09-10. Movie Producer Jack Seaman and Actress Maria Hart, his former wife and contract player participated in a double ...
  6. "Each Took New Mate At Ceremony". United Press International. January 28, 1951. Retrieved 2010-09-10. A movie producer and his actress ex-wife participated in a double ... wife Maria Hart wed her leading man Drake Smith Seaman and Miss Hart were ...
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