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Valora Noland | |
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 Noland in 1967 | |
| Born | Valor Baum (1941-12-08)December 8, 1941 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | March 27, 2022(2022-03-27) (aged 80) Sebastopol, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Valora Tree |
| Alma mater | Pasadena Playhouse |
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| Years active | 1961–1970 (acting) |
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Valora Noland (bornValor Baum; December 8, 1941 – March 27, 2022) was an American actress, notable for her 1960s movie and television work, and, in her later years, photographer and author.[1]
Noland was born in Seattle, as Valor Baum, on December 8, 1941,[2] the day after Pearl Harbor. Her mother named her "Valor", inspired by a speech byWinston Churchill.[3] Her family moved from Seattle to the countryside nearSanta Cruz, California in 1943. Sometime around 1959 she decided to become an actress. After graduating fromSanta Cruz High School, she was accepted by thePasadena Playhouse and, while studying there for a year and a half, settled on "Valora Noland" for her stage name and moved to Hollywood.
Valora's first job was an improvised scene with three other actors for the filmFive Finger Exercise, later cut before distribution. Still, it enabled her to buy herSAG card, and somewhat larger parts in TV shows followed. She had a small role in a 1961 episode of the TV westernThe Rifleman entitled "High Country".
She played Vinnie inThe Donna Reed Show episode entitled "Everywhere That Mary Goes."[4] Her first movie role was inBeach Party (1963), and the next year, 1964, she played a part in an independent production,Summer Children, made onCatalina Island. It was never officially released. This was followed byMuscle Beach Party and after that a film titledSex and the College Girl, which took place onPuerto Rico. A third "island" film came in 1965 when she was chosen to play the unfaithful wife inThe Passionate Strangers, a Philippine production.
Back in Hollywood, Valora joined the cast ofThe War Wagon for a minimal role and appeared in guest roles in television shows includingThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.,The Virginian,Star Trek, andMannix as Cindy Gier in "Live Blueberries". Season 1 episode 7.
Noland was also active as a photographer[5] and, asValora Tree, authored the books"Horse Stories", andWater Lily Ponds, a volume of poetry.[6]
Noland died on March 27, 2022, at the age of 80 inSebastopol, California.[3]
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