Connie Cezon

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Connie Cezan
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Cezon in the late 1940s
Born(1925-03-28)March 28, 1925
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 2004(2004-02-26) (aged 78)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Years active 1951–1966

Consuelo Lord Cezon

Early years

Born in Oakland, California, [1] Cezon attended the Hollywood Community School of the Theater as a child. [2] She has a younger brother, Ricardo. [3]

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Movies and television

Cezon appeared in Ken Murray's Blackouts. [4] She played a blond "gold digger" in several Three Stooges films. Her flair for physical comedy helped, and she made memorable appearances in Corny Casanovas , Up in Daisy's Penthouse , and Tricky Dicks .[ citation needed ] After leaving the Columbia shorts department, Cezon had a recurring role as Perry Mason's receptionist Gertrude "Gertie" Lade on Perry Mason between 1957 and 1964. [5] She also worked as Bette Davis' stand in and body double, most notably in the 1964 thriller Dead Ringer . [6]

After retiring from the screen in 1966, Cezon operated and ran a cat-boarding service in Los Angeles called Connie's Kitty Castle. [1]

Though her surname was spelled "Cezan" in the Three Stooges films, it appears as "Cezon" in all her other appearances. Cezon confirmed that the correct spelling is the latter. [1]

Death

Cezon died on February 26, 2004, in Glendale, California, of complications from breast cancer surgery.[ citation needed ] She was interred alongside her parents, Pedro and Mireio, in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Capello, Bill. The Three Stooges Journal #117 (2006) p. 18
  2. ↑ "Juveniles in Dance Recital". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. June 7, 1931. p. 40. Retrieved August 20, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "Consuelo Lord Cezon in the 1940 Census". Ancestry.com. Ancestry. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Consuelo Cezon". The Boston Globe. Massachusetts, Boston. November 2, 1949. p. 25. Retrieved August 20, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 825. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7.
  6. ↑ "Introducing Gertie the Receptionist". The Evening Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. February 27, 1964. p. 43. Retrieved December 23, 2018– via Newspapers.com.


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