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Joan Vohs Profile
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(Elinor Joan Vohs) |
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30 July 27 | is born in St. Albans, New York, one of three sisters; the others are Sally and Billie. Her father’s an electrician. |
? | is the Rockettes' youngest chorine |
45 | in the chorus of the Broadway musical Follow the Girls |
49 | is given a motion picture contract by Warner Brothers and goes to California with her family |
Early 50s | stars in a series of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales shot in Denmark |
54 | catches the producer's eye when she's a bit player in Sabrina |
August 54 | is crazy about singer-actor Tom Morton |
January 55 | has no steady beau yet |
59 | marries Universal director-producer John G. Stephens. The couple settles in Tarzana. |
29 January 60 | her son, William C., is born in Los Angeles |
11 August 61 | her daughter, Laurie A., is born in Los Angeles |
4 June 01 | as Joan V. Stephens, she dies at age 73 of heart failure in Tarzana, California. She is survived by her husband, John Stephens; two children, Bill and Laurie; one sister, Millicent McGrath; and one grandson. |
December 04 | Stephens publishes his book From My Three Sons to Major Dad, which is dedicated to her |
Sources: Dino Cerutti, Kirk Crivello, The Complete Directory to Prime Time TV Stars by Tim Brooks, Photoplay, Movie Life, www.Ancestry.com | |
Recommended Books: Fifties Blondes by Richard Koper | |
Links: Filmography |