Trudy Wroe | |
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Mark Stevens and Wroe as Lorelei Kilbourne in Big Town (1954) | |
Born | May 25, 1931 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | November 10, 2007 | (aged 76)
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Trudy Wroe (May 25, 1931 – November 10, 2007) [1] was an American actress.
Born in Los Angeles, Wroe majored in art at Manual Arts High School, [2] as she planned a career as a commercial artist. [3]
In the early 1950s, Wroe worked as a model for the Mary Webb Davis agency. [4] She was selected for designations including Queen of the Exhibition of West Coast Advertising Art, [5] Queen of Holiday on Wings, [6] Fireworks Queen, [7] and Queen of the National Los Angeles Home Show. [8]
Also in the early 1950s, Wroe teamed with Tommy Irish [9] to make television commercials for Paper Mate pens. [10] By 1954, they had appeared in more than 5,000 radio and TV commercials for the company and had been signed to a five-year contract to continue their work. [11] They were named "outstanding personalities in television commercials" in 1953 and received more than 300 letters a week from fans. [9]
On television, Wroe portrayed Lorelei Kilbourne on Big Town (1954). [12] She survived two months of competition from more than 100 actresses [4] to become the fourth woman to play that role. [13]
Wroe worked as a chorus girl in Las Vegas, [14] and in 1954, she was a contract actress with Columbia Pictures. [10] She retired from acting after her 1959 marriage. [1]
In 1959, Wroe married actor Don Durant. They had two children and were still married when he died in 2005. [1]
Trudy Wroe | |
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Mark Stevens and Wroe as Lorelei Kilbourne in Big Town (1954) | |
Born | May 25, 1931 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | November 10, 2007 | (aged 76)
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Trudy Wroe (May 25, 1931 – November 10, 2007) [1] was an American actress.
Born in Los Angeles, Wroe majored in art at Manual Arts High School, [2] as she planned a career as a commercial artist. [3]
In the early 1950s, Wroe worked as a model for the Mary Webb Davis agency. [4] She was selected for designations including Queen of the Exhibition of West Coast Advertising Art, [5] Queen of Holiday on Wings, [6] Fireworks Queen, [7] and Queen of the National Los Angeles Home Show. [8]
Also in the early 1950s, Wroe teamed with Tommy Irish [9] to make television commercials for Paper Mate pens. [10] By 1954, they had appeared in more than 5,000 radio and TV commercials for the company and had been signed to a five-year contract to continue their work. [11] They were named "outstanding personalities in television commercials" in 1953 and received more than 300 letters a week from fans. [9]
On television, Wroe portrayed Lorelei Kilbourne on Big Town (1954). [12] She survived two months of competition from more than 100 actresses [4] to become the fourth woman to play that role. [13]
Wroe worked as a chorus girl in Las Vegas, [14] and in 1954, she was a contract actress with Columbia Pictures. [10] She retired from acting after her 1959 marriage. [1]
In 1959, Wroe married actor Don Durant. They had two children and were still married when he died in 2005. [1]