Beryl Vaughan (July 1, 1919 - April 26, 2016) [1] was an American actress.
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]
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:
| Program | Role |
|---|---|
| Citizens of Tomorrow | Jerry [5] |
| Helpmate | Holly< [5] |
| Ma Perkins | Jessica [3] |
| Masquerade' | Alice Summers [6] |
| Meet the Meeks | Peggy Meek [2] |
| Sky King | Penny [7] |
She also was heard on Grand Marquee [8] (09/10/1946 episode "Miss Livingstone, I Presume" and 01/23/1947 episode "Love is a Better Word") 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]
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]