Beryl Vaughan

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Beryl Vaughan (July 1, 1919 - April 26, 2016) [1] was an American actress.

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Early years

Vaughan was born in Monmouthshire, Wales, [2] the daughter of a father who was a draftsman and a mother who was a designer. [3] She and her family came to the United States when she was 4 years old. [4] Her interest in acting and a profession was ignited when she was 8 years old and received 25 cents for a recitation in a church play in St. Louis. When she was 11, she had a 26-week role on a radio serial, after which she "divided her time between radio and school". [3] After she graduated from high school, she attended Wayne University in Detroit for two years before she began to devote more of her time to acting. [3]

Career

On Broadway, Vaughan portrayed Janey in Every Man for Himself (1940). [4] She continued in the part for a 15,000-mile tour of the play. [3] Her other acting on stage included having a role in a traveling troupe that performed Claudia. [2]

Vaughn's performances on radio programs included the roles shown in the following table:

Partial List of Vaughan's Roles on Radio Programs
ProgramRole
Citizens of TomorrowJerry [5]
HelpmateHolly< [5]
Ma Perkins Jessica [3]
Masquerade' Alice Summers [6]
Meet the MeeksPeggy Meek [2]
Sky King Penny [7]

She also was heard on Grand Marquee [8] and Uncle Walter's Dog House. [3] In addition to her acting, Vaughan was assistant director of the Detroit Children's Theater of the Air for 48 weeks, [3] and she read commercials for the Lone Ranger . [7]

The Chicago Press Photographers Association named Vaughan the "most photogenic radio star" in November 1942. The announcement was during the organization's exhibition of news photographs. [5]

Personal life

Vaughan married Kenneth Nordine, an actor and announcer on radio and television, in 1954. They had three sons [9] and lived in a mansion in the Edgewater community of Chicago until her death. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Beryl Vaughan Nordine". Barr Funeral Home Ltd. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Beryl Vaughan's Train Waiting Was Films' Loss, Radio's Gain". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. April 25, 1948. p. 43. Retrieved September 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Actress Is Veteran At 21 . . ". The Fresno Bee. January 4, 1942. p. 35. Retrieved September 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Beryl Vaughan". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Wolters, Larry (November 4, 1942). "Beryl Vaughan named as photo queen of radio". Chicago Tribune. p. 18. Retrieved September 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "New Serial Starts On KSD Tomorrow". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 13, 1946. p. 5 H. Retrieved September 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 Remenih, Anton (October 29, 1950). "Never a ripple in radio waves as baby is born". Chicago Tribune. p. Part 3 - Radio A. Retrieved September 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ La Mertha, Harry (September 8, 1946). "Radio: Drama on the Air". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 4 E. Retrieved September 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ McAvoy, Charles (February 20, 2019). "Ken Nordine – poet, recording artist, North Side resident". Loop North News. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  10. ↑ Isaacs, Deanna (November 27, 2019). "When preservation gets prickly". Reader. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
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