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Lori March | |
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.jpg) March in an episode ofOne Step Beyond (1959) | |
| Born | Lori von Eltz (1923-03-06)March 6, 1923 |
| Died | March 19, 2013(2013-03-19) (aged 90) Redding, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | Church of the Transfiguration |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949-1982 |
| Spouse(s) | Alexander Scourby (1943–1985) (his death) (1 child) Howard Taubman (1988–1996) (his death) Milton L. Williams (1997–2008) (his death)[1] |
| Parent(s) | Theodore von Eltz and Peggy Prior Joseph Moncure March (adoptive father) |
Lori March (March 6, 1923 – March 19, 2013) was an American television actress. She was best known for her roles on daytimesoap operas. Her obituary on the Television Academy's web site noted that she "was dubbed 'First Lady of Daytime Television'."[2]
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(1955) NBC Radio drama X-1 episode: Knock - Actor as Grace
March was born in Hollywood, California. She was the daughter ofTheodore von Eltz, an actor, and Peggy Prior, a screenwriter. PoetJoseph Moncure March was her adoptive father.[3] She attendedBeverly Hills High School.[4] She studied theatre atHB Studio[5] in New York City.
March'sBroadway credits includeGiants, Sons of Giants (1961),The Chalk Garden (1955), andCharley's Aunt (1953).[6]
March played Lenore Bradley on the soap operaThe Brighter Day[7]: 136 . Her other soap operas and roles includedThree Steps to Heaven (Jennifer),[7]As the World Turns (Nurse Harris),The Secret Storm (Valerie Hill Ames Northcoate),One Life to Live (Adele Huddleston),The Edge of Night (Mrs. Hinson),Texas (Mildred Canfield),Another Life (Barbara Gilbert),The Guiding Light (Lady Agnes Gilmore), andAnother World (Abigail Kramer).[3] She appeared in 6Perry Mason episodes including the role of defendant Paula Wallace in "The Case of the Wary Wildcatter" (1960),defendant Edna Culross in "The Case of the Posthumous Painter" (1961) and murderer Olive Omstead in "The Case of the Capricious Corpse" (1962).
In May 1943, March married actorAlexander Scourby.[4]
On March 19, 2013, March died at age 90 while sleeping in Redding, Connecticut.[3]
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