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Lois Collier

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Lois Collier

Born March 21, 1919 in Salley, South Carolina, USADied January 27, 199939 films

Collier's acting career started in 1938, when she had a small but credited role in A Desperate Adventure, starring Ramon Novarro and Marian Marsh. From 1940 through 1949, her career would be active and somewhat successful, with her playing mostly heroine roles in B-movies. During that period, she often starred opposite western stars Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Dennis Moore. In 1950, she starred in the sci-fi serial The Flying Disc Man from Mars.

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Collier was sometimes called the Fourth Mesquiteer because seven of Republic Pictures' The Three Mesquiteers movies featured her as the female lead. Collier played Carol in the soap opera Dear John, which ran on CBS in the 1930s and 1940s. Beginning December 6, 1948, she was featured in You, a program on KMGM in Los Angeles, California.

In 1949, Collier co-starred in City Desk, a drama about activity in the newsroom of a newspaper. From 1950 through 1957, she starred mostly on television series episodes. She played Mary, the hero's girlfriend and sidekick, in 58 episodes of the television series Boston Blackie, which ran from 1951 to 1954. She retired from acting after 1957.

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Filmography

39 films as actor
  1. 1958Missile MonstersHelen
  2. 1956Jungle SafariPamela Courtney
  3. 1951Rhythm InnBetty Parker
  4. 1950Flying Disc Man from MarsHelen Hall
  5. 1950Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a ChanceAnne Howe Palooka
  6. 1949Miss Mink of 1949Alice Forrester
  7. 1948Out of the StormGinny Powell
  8. 1948Arthur Takes OverMargaret Bixby
  9. 1947Slave GirlAleta
  10. 1946Wild BeautyLinda Gibson
  11. 1946The Cat CreepsGay Elliot
  12. 1946A Night in CasablancaAnnette
  13. 1946Girl on the SpotKathy Lorenz
  14. 1945The Crimson CanaryJean Walker
  15. 1945Penthouse RhythmLinda Reynolds
  16. 1945The Naughty NinetiesMiss Caroline Jackson
  17. 1945Jungle QueenPamela Courtney
  18. 1944Jungle WomanJoan Fletcher
  19. 1944Cobra WomanVeeda
  20. 1944Follow the BoysLois Collier (uncredited)
  21. 1944Weird WomanMargaret Mercer
  22. 1944Ladies CourageousJill Romilly
  23. 1943She's for MeEileen Crane
  24. 1943Young IdeasCo-ed (uncredited)
  25. 1943Get GoingDoris
  26. 1943Santa Fe ScoutsClaire Robbins
  27. 1943My Son, The HeroNancy Cavanaugh
  28. 1942The Phantom PlainsmenJudy Barrett
  29. 1942Westward HoAnne Henderson
  30. 1942The Affairs of Jimmy ValentineReceptionist
  31. 1942Raiders of the RangeJean Travers
  32. 1942The Man Who Returned to LifeMary Tuller
  33. 1942Blondie Goes to CollegeCoed
  34. 1941West of CimarronDoris Conway
  35. 1941Gauchos of El DoradoEllen
  36. 1941Sailors on LeavePretty Brunette (uncredited)
  37. 1941Outlaws of Cherokee TrailDoris Sheldon
  38. 1941Ice-CapadesAudition Girl
  39. 1940Girls of the RoadRoad Girl (Uncredited)