Dani Crayne | |
|---|---|
 Crayen and
George Nader in 1956 | |
| Born | Darlyne Danielle Goldman 25 December 1934
Minneapolis,
Minnesota, U.S. |
| Other names |
|
| Education | University of California |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–2005 |
| Spouse |
Donald Crayne
(
m. 1951;
div. 1955) |
| Children | 1 |
Darlyne Danielle Goldman (born December 25, 1934) is an American actress and model, mostly active in 1950s. [1]
Crayne was born on December 25, 1934 in Minnesota. Her family moved to California when she was five. Schooled there, she later attended the University of California in Berkeley.
Dani had ambitions to break into show business and went on to take dance, voice and acting tuition, eventually becoming a mambo teacher herself at a Hollywood dance academy. While there, she was discovered by a Universal studios talent scout and signed to a one-year contract. [2] Despite a flurry of publicity, Dani made just a handful of pictures and her career was, at best, desultory. When her contract was not renewed in 1956, she appeared in a couple of films at Warner Brothers, of which the first, the B-grade western Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957), saw her to better advantage as a racketeer's girlfriend. She then played Helen of Troy [3] in the expensively made box-office and critical dud that was The Story of Mankind (1957), described by reviewers as a 'disconnected, clichéd pageant'. Dani did not appear on screen again until the late 70s, when she made a brief comeback as a character actress.
At sixteen, she married a Frenchman named Donalde Crayne, but this union ended in divorce some four years later.
In the early 60s, Crayne married singer Buddy Greco [4] after seeing him perform on stage at a Chicago club. Divorcing Greco in 1974, she then wed TV star David Janssen. [5] With Janssen's death in 1980, she became a widow, albeit briefly. Dani's fourth husband) was actor-director-stuntman Hal Needham. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Going Shopping | Shopper | Film |
| 1988 | Stealing Home | Hooker | Film |
| 1987 | Body Slam | Bitsy Vandervagen | Film |
| 1978 | Standing Tall | Ginny Tarver | Film |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind [7] | Helen of Troy | Film |
| 1957 | Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend | Nell Garrison | Film |
| 1957 | Cheyenne [8] | Mary Ellen McSwayne | TV Show |
| 1956 | Kelly and Me | Olive Benson | Film |
| 1956 | Conflict | Jackie McQuade/Louella Summers | Tv Show |
| 1956 | Written on the Wind [9] | Blonde | Film |
| 1956 | The Unguarded Moment | Josie Warren | Film |
| 1956 | Warner Brothers Presents | TV SHow | |
| 1956 | Walk the Proud Land | Film | |
| 1956 | A Day of Fury [10] | Claire | Film |
| 1956 | World in My Corner | Doris | Film |
| 1955 | The Shrike [11] | Film | |
| 1955 | Ain't Missbehavin' | Millie | Film |
- ^ "Dani Crayne - The Private Life and Times of Dani Crayne. Dani Crayne Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Lowe, Barry (2016-04-28). Atomic Blonde: The Films of Mamie Van Doren. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8273-3.
- ^ Mitchell, Charles P. (2015-06-08). The Devil on Screen: Feature Films Worldwide, 1913 through 2000. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0533-3.
- ^ Laing, Dave (2017-01-13). "Buddy Greco obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (1987-08-23). "Carving Out a Career as a Hollywood Ex-Wife". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
-
^ Barnes, Duane Byrge,Mike; Byrge, Duane; Barnes, Mike (2013-10-25).
"Director-Stuntman Hal Needham Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) -
^ Blondell, Ruby (2023-08).
Helen of Troy in Hollywood. Princeton University Press.
ISBN
978-0-691-22962-1.
{{ cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=( help) - ^ Lentz, Harris M. (1997). Television Westerns Episode Guide: All United States Series, 1949-1996. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0377-6.
- ^ CinemaTexas Program Notes: A Service of the Dept. of Radio/Television/Film, University of Texas at Austin. The Department. 1977.
- ^ Blottner, Gene (2000). Universal-International Westerns, 1947-1963: The Complete Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0791-0.
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. 1954.
Dani Crayne | |
|---|---|
|
Crayen and
George Nader in 1956 | |
| Born | Darlyne Danielle Goldman 25 December 1934
Minneapolis,
Minnesota, U.S. |
| Other names |
|
| Education | University of California |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–2005 |
| Spouse |
Donald Crayne
(
m. 1951;
div. 1955) |
| Children | 1 |
Darlyne Danielle Goldman (born December 25, 1934) is an American actress and model, mostly active in 1950s. [1]
Crayne was born on December 25, 1934 in Minnesota. Her family moved to California when she was five. Schooled there, she later attended the University of California in Berkeley.
Dani had ambitions to break into show business and went on to take dance, voice and acting tuition, eventually becoming a mambo teacher herself at a Hollywood dance academy. While there, she was discovered by a Universal studios talent scout and signed to a one-year contract. [2] Despite a flurry of publicity, Dani made just a handful of pictures and her career was, at best, desultory. When her contract was not renewed in 1956, she appeared in a couple of films at Warner Brothers, of which the first, the B-grade western Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957), saw her to better advantage as a racketeer's girlfriend. She then played Helen of Troy [3] in the expensively made box-office and critical dud that was The Story of Mankind (1957), described by reviewers as a 'disconnected, clichéd pageant'. Dani did not appear on screen again until the late 70s, when she made a brief comeback as a character actress.
At sixteen, she married a Frenchman named Donalde Crayne, but this union ended in divorce some four years later.
In the early 60s, Crayne married singer Buddy Greco [4] after seeing him perform on stage at a Chicago club. Divorcing Greco in 1974, she then wed TV star David Janssen. [5] With Janssen's death in 1980, she became a widow, albeit briefly. Dani's fourth husband) was actor-director-stuntman Hal Needham. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Going Shopping | Shopper | Film |
| 1988 | Stealing Home | Hooker | Film |
| 1987 | Body Slam | Bitsy Vandervagen | Film |
| 1978 | Standing Tall | Ginny Tarver | Film |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind [7] | Helen of Troy | Film |
| 1957 | Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend | Nell Garrison | Film |
| 1957 | Cheyenne [8] | Mary Ellen McSwayne | TV Show |
| 1956 | Kelly and Me | Olive Benson | Film |
| 1956 | Conflict | Jackie McQuade/Louella Summers | Tv Show |
| 1956 | Written on the Wind [9] | Blonde | Film |
| 1956 | The Unguarded Moment | Josie Warren | Film |
| 1956 | Warner Brothers Presents | TV SHow | |
| 1956 | Walk the Proud Land | Film | |
| 1956 | A Day of Fury [10] | Claire | Film |
| 1956 | World in My Corner | Doris | Film |
| 1955 | The Shrike [11] | Film | |
| 1955 | Ain't Missbehavin' | Millie | Film |
- ^ "Dani Crayne - The Private Life and Times of Dani Crayne. Dani Crayne Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Lowe, Barry (2016-04-28). Atomic Blonde: The Films of Mamie Van Doren. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8273-3.
- ^ Mitchell, Charles P. (2015-06-08). The Devil on Screen: Feature Films Worldwide, 1913 through 2000. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0533-3.
- ^ Laing, Dave (2017-01-13). "Buddy Greco obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (1987-08-23). "Carving Out a Career as a Hollywood Ex-Wife". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
-
^ Barnes, Duane Byrge,Mike; Byrge, Duane; Barnes, Mike (2013-10-25).
"Director-Stuntman Hal Needham Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) -
^ Blondell, Ruby (2023-08).
Helen of Troy in Hollywood. Princeton University Press.
ISBN
978-0-691-22962-1.
{{ cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=( help) - ^ Lentz, Harris M. (1997). Television Westerns Episode Guide: All United States Series, 1949-1996. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0377-6.
- ^ CinemaTexas Program Notes: A Service of the Dept. of Radio/Television/Film, University of Texas at Austin. The Department. 1977.
- ^ Blottner, Gene (2000). Universal-International Westerns, 1947-1963: The Complete Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0791-0.
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. 1954.