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Sally Forrest | |
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 Forrest inVengeance Valley (1951) | |
| Born | Katherine Feeney (1928-05-28)May 28, 1928 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 15, 2015(2015-03-15) (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1946–1967 |
| Spouse | |
Sally Forrest (bornKatherine Feeney; May 28, 1928 – March 15, 2015) was an American film, stage and TV actress of the 1940s and 1950s. She studied dance from a young age and shortly out of high school was signed to a contract byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1]
Forrest was born inSan Diego[2] to Michael and Marguerite (née Ellicott) Feeney. Her father was aU.S. Navy career officer who moved his family to various naval bases, finally settling in San Diego. He and his wife later became ballroom dancers and taught dance classes, where their daughter began learning her lifelong craft.[3]
Forrest began her film career in the 1940s as a chorus dancer in MGM musicals.[1] She made her acting debut inNot Wanted (1949), written and produced byIda Lupino. Its controversial subject of unwed motherhood was a raw and unsentimental view of a condition rarely explored by Hollywood at the time. Forrest starred in two more Lupino projects,Never Fear (1949) andHard, Fast and Beautiful (1951), as well as otherfilms noir, includingMystery Street (1950), directed byJohn Sturges, and the star-studdedWhile the City Sleeps (1956), directed byFritz Lang.[1] Her musical background and training as a jazz and ballet dancer brought roles in the transitional musicals that rounded off the golden age of MGM; most notableExcuse My Dust andThe Strip.
In 1953, after moving to New York with her husband, writer and producer Milo Frank (who was hired to be head of casting forCBS), her film work transitioned to theatre and TV. She starred on Broadway inThe Seven Year Itch, and appeared in major stage productions ofDamn Yankees,Bus Stop,As You Like It andNo No Nanette.[4] Later she returned to Hollywood and continued working atRKO andColumbia Pictures. Her final film was RKO'sWhile the City Sleeps in 1956, a film noir co-starringDana Andrews,Rhonda Fleming,Vincent Price and her frequent collaborator Ida Lupino.
Forrest married Milo Frank in 1951.[5] They had no children and remained wed until his death in 2004.[6]
Forrest and Frank were owners of the former Benedict Canyon home ofJean Harlow andPaul Bern on Easton Drive in Beverly Hills. They rented it toJay Sebring prior to his murder at the nearby home ofSharon Tate.[7]
Forrest died of cancer on March 15, 2015, aged 86, at her home inBeverly Hills, California.[4]
