Carolyn Craig

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Carolyn Craig
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Sebastian Cabot, Craig, and Doug McClure in Checkmate (1962)
Born
Adele Ruth Crago

(1934-10-27)October 27, 1934
DiedDecember 12, 1970(1970-12-12) (aged 36)
OccupationActress
Years active19551967
Spouses
Charles E. Graham
(m. 1957;div. 1961)
Arthur Bryden
(m. 1961;div. 1970)
Children2
Craig and Martin Milner on TV's The West Point Story (1956) Martin Milner Carolyn Craig West Point 1956.jpg
Craig and Martin Milner on TV's The West Point Story (1956)

Carolyn Craig (born Adele Ruth Crago, [1] October 27, 1934 – December 12, 1970) was an American actress who was best known for her performance as Nora Manning in William Castle's 1959 shocker House on Haunted Hill .

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Career

Craig gained early acting experience at the Community Playhouse in Santa Barbara, California. [2] She made her film debut in Giant (1956) [3] as Lacey Lynnton and had a lead role in the 1957 film noir Portland Exposé as Ruth Madison. She was also the second female lead in the 1958 Western Apache Territory .

Sometimes billed as Caroline Craig, she also made numerous guest appearances on television, including a recurring role on the soap opera General Hospital . Craig made a guest appearance on the fourth episode of the television series Perry Mason ; she played Helen Waters in "The Case of the Drowning Duck". Craig also made a guest appearance on season 1 episode 3 "End of a Young Gun" of The Rifleman in October 1958, playing Ann Bard, a young woman who sparked the interest of Will Fulton, played by Michael Landon.

On April 8, 1958, Craig was cast as Edna Granger, a young woman with an unrequited romantic interest in deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp in the Western series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp .

On April 9, 1962, Craig was cast in the episode "The Fortune Hunter" of the Western series Laramie in the role of Kitty McAllen.

Personal life and death

Craig in 1957 married Charles E. Graham and in 1959 gave birth to their child, a son. [4] [5] After divorcing Graham in 1961, she married Arthur Francis Bryden, a union that lasted until April 1970. Later that same year, on December 12, Craig died in Los Angeles from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. [1] [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1956 Giant Lacy Lynnton
1956 Annie Oakley Della ForsythSeason 3, Episode 4: "Annie and the Twisted Trails" [7]
1957 Fury at Showdown Ginny Clay
1957 A Face in the Crowd Redheaded FillyUncredited
1957 Portland Exposé Ruth Madison
1957 Gunsight Ridge Farm Girl
1957 Annie Oakley Penny GrangerSeason 3, Episode 33: "Dude's Decision" [8]
1958 Mr. Adams and Eve JoanieSeason 2, Episode 41: "Teenage Idol"
1958 Apache Territory Junie Hatchett
1959 House on Haunted Hill Nora Manning
1960 Studs Lonigan Catherine Banahan
1961 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Sally BeanSeason 3, Episode 9: "The Second Most Beautiful Girl in the World" [9]

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