Jo_Morrow

Jo Morrow

Jo Morrow

American actress (born 1939)


Beverly Jo Morrow (born November 1, 1939)[1] is an American actress who played the female lead in six B films between 1958 and 1964, and supporting roles in four major studio features, as well as appearing in 12 television episodes. Following a six-year absence, she returned to the screen in 1970, but, after a few minor supporting roles in exploitation films such as Terminal Island and Doctor Death, she retired again in 1976.

Quick Facts Born, Occupation ...

Early years

Morrow was born in Cuero, Texas. She won the 1958 Miss Pasadena (California) title and represented the city in that year's Miss California contest.[2]

Career

Through a "Be a Star" contest, Morrow won a film contract with 20th Century Fox (with Gary Cooper in Ten North Frederick) in 1958. After only one film with 20th Century-Fox, she moved to Columbia Pictures, allegedly because a producer at 20th Century Fox tried to make a pass at her.[1] At Columbia, she made some 10 films and a dozen TV series episodes between 1958 and 1963, the most notable being Our Man in Havana, in which she played Alec Guinness's daughter Milly. In 1962, Morrow appeared as Melanie Wells on the TV Western Lawman in the episode titled "The Bride".

Personal life

On June 30, 1963,[3] Morrow married Jack Barnett, songwriter for Jimmy Durante.[1] She gave up movies to look after her daughter Dawn who was born deaf in 1964.[1] Son James followed two years later.[1] She had a brief comeback in a few exploitation films and TV series episodes in the 1970s.

Filmography

More information Year, Film ...

References

  1. "Jo Morrow - The Private Life and Times of Jo Morrow. Jo Morrow Pictures". glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  2. "Redhead Selected as 'Miss Pasadena'". California, Pasadena. Pasadena Independent. May 17, 1958. p. 1.
  3. "Actress Jo Morrow Marries Songwriter". The Bridgeport Post. Connecticut, Bridgeport. The Bridgeport Post. July 1, 1963. p. 5. Retrieved March 2, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Jo_Morrow, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.