Pat Crowley

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Pat Crowley
Pat Crowley in Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965).JPG
Crowley in 1965.
Born (1933-09-17) September 17, 1933 (age 91)
Olyphant, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1950–2012
Relatives Ann Crowley (sister)

Patricia Crowley [1] is an American actress. [2]

In 1953, she was awarded the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for her performances in Forever Female and Money From Home . Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, she had starring roles in films with Rosemary Clooney, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Tony Curtis, among other stars of the era. She appeared in television roles starting in the 1950s, continuing through the 2000s.

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Early life

Crowley was born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania. [1] Her sister Ann was also an actress. [3]

Career

Crowley played Sally Carver in the film Forever Female (1953), starring Ginger Rogers and William Holden. She starred as Dr. Autumn Claypool alongside Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in Money from Home (1953), and in their final film together Hollywood or Bust (1956), in which she played Terry Roberts. Her roles in Forever Female and Money from Home brought her the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actress. [4] She co-starred with Rosemary Clooney in a 1954 musical, Red Garters , and with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in the 1956 drama There's Always Tomorrow . She had a starring role opposite Tony Curtis in the boxing drama The Square Jungle (1955) and the Audie Murphy Western Walk the Proud Land , and was also featured in 1963's The Wheeler Dealers , a comedy starring James Garner and Lee Remick.

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Pat Crowley with Elliott Reid in 1959

Crowley starred as Judy Foster in the daytime version of A Date with Judy on ABC-TV in 1951. [5]

Crowley made guest appearances in many television series in the 1950s and 1960s, including the pilot for The Untouchables , The Lieutenant , Crossroads , The Alfred Hitchcock Hour , Riverboat , The DuPont Show with June Allyson , Rawhide (with Clint Eastwood), Wanted: Dead or Alive (with Steve McQueen), The Eleventh Hour , The Roaring 20s , Cheyenne , Mr. Novak , The Twilight Zone , The Fugitive , 77 Sunset Strip , The Tab Hunter Show , and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

She appeared as leading lady for both James Garner and Roger Moore in the same episode of Maverick , titled "The Rivals", a 1958 reworking of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 comedy of manners play. This was the only episode starring both Garner and Moore. She was billed in some Maverick episodes as "Patricia Crowley" and others as "Pat Crowley".

She starred from 1965 to 1967 as Joan Nash in the NBC-MGM television sitcom Please Don't Eat the Daisies , based on the 1957 book by Jean Kerr [6] and the 1960 Doris Day/David Niven film of the same name. [2] In 1975–1976, she played Georgia Cameron on the Joe Forrester television series. [6] : 537 

Crowley with Richard Denning in 1961 Richard Denning Patricia Crowley Michael Shayne 1961.JPG
Crowley with Richard Denning in 1961

Crowley sang and danced on The Dean Martin Show . She made guest appearances on episodes of Bonanza (in the episode "The Actress"), Charlie's Angels , Columbo , Police Woman , The Streets of San Francisco , Hawaii 5-0 , The Rockford Files , The Feather and Father Gang , Hotel , Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (in the episode "The Force of Evil"),[ citation needed ] and Murder, She Wrote , as well as sitcoms Happy Days , The Love Boat , Empty Nest , Roseanne , Frasier , and Friends .

She became known to a later era of television viewers for her roles on the serials Generations from 1989–90, Port Charles from 1997 to 2003, and The Bold and the Beautiful in 2005. She appeared as Emily Fallmont on 10 episodes of the nighttime soap opera Dynasty in 1986. More recently, Crowley portrayed the widow of baseball's Roger Maris in the biopic 61* , directed by Billy Crystal. She appeared in a 2006 episode of The Closer and a 2009 episode of Cold Case .

Throughout her career, she was confused with actress Kathleen Crowley, who guest-starred in many of the same television series during the same time frame (the 1950s and 1960s), though they never appeared together. They were not related. Walt Disney's actor Fess Parker noted in his Archive of American Television interview that two actresses were named Crowley whom everyone was always mixing up, one tall (Pat) and one short (Kathleen), and that he was paired with the shorter Crowley for one project, despite being 6 feet 6 inches tall.

Personal life

Crowley, a Republican, endorsed Dwight Eisenhower for re-election in the 1956 presidential election. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1953 Forever Female Clara Mootz/Sally Carver
Money from Home Dr. Autumn Claypool
1954 Red Garters Susan Martinez De La Cruz
1955 The Square Jungle Julie Walsh
1956 There's Always Tomorrow Ann
Walk the Proud Land Mary Dennison
Hollywood or Bust Terry RobertsA Martin and Lewis comedy
1960 Key Witness Ann Morrow
1963 The Wheeler Dealers Eloise Cott
1964 To Trap a Spy Elaine May Bender Donaldson(archive footage)
Send Me No Flowers MargeUncredited
1972 The Biscuit Eater Mary Lee McNeil
2012Mont ReveMrs. Cottington(final film role)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1950 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre Season 2 Episode 24: "Three Smart Girls"
Kraft Television Theatre Season 4 Episode 7: "Sixteen"
The Ford Theatre Hour Season 3 Episode 7: "Another Darling"
1950–1952 Armstrong Circle Theatre Wanda4 episodes
1951 A Date with Judy Judy FosterDaytime version
1952 The Web Season 2 Episode 28: "The Terrible Truth"
Suspense Season 4 Episode 30: "Night of Evil"
1952–1954 Goodyear Television Playhouse Miranda2 episodes
1954 Inner Sanctum KatherineSeason 1 Episode 10: "Lost in the Dark"
The Philco Television Playhouse MargieSeason 7 Episode 1: "Middle of the Night"
The United States Steel Hour Lorna Smith / Evelyn2 episodes
1954–1956 Lux Video Theatre Val / Emmadel2 episodes
1955 The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre Sally PruittSeason 1 Episode 2: "Nearly Normal"
1955–1958 General Electric Theater Hester Hicks / Diana2 episodes
1956 Climax! Sue MartinSeason 2 Episode 43: "The 78th Floor"
West Point MegSeason 1 Episode 11: "Heat of Anger"
1957 Crossroads Season 2 Episode 37: "Deadline"
The Frank Sinatra Show Grace HattenSeason 1 Episode 8: "A Gun at His Back"
1957–1959 Letter to Loretta Verna Ellsworth / Helen Morris / Nancy Hodges3 episodes
1957–1959 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars June Baker / Mrs. Martin / B.J. Brown3 episodes
1958 Studio 57 Season 4 Episode 15: "The Terrible Discovery"
1959 The Untouchables Betty AndersonSeason 1 Episode 0: "Pilot"
Wanted: Dead or Alive Helen MartinSeason 1 Episode 22: "Competition"
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Betty Anderson2 episodes
Bronco Amanda StoverSeason 2 Episode 1: "Game at the Beacon Club"
Maverick (1) Lydia Lynley
(2) Ann Saunders
(3) Stephanie Malone		(1) Season 2 Episode 18: "The Rivals"
(2) Season 2 Episode 25: "Betrayal"
(3) Season 3 Episode 6: "A Tale of Three Cities"
Cheyenne Jenny GirardSeason 4 Episode 4: "Trial by Conscience"
1959–1960 Goodyear Theatre Maggie Barrett / Maggie Randall2 episodes
1959–1963 77 Sunset Strip Johanna Martin / Doris Devlin2 episodes
1960 Riverboat Joan MarchandSeason 1 Episode 16: "Tampico Raid"
The DuPont Show with June Allyson SylviaSeason 1 Episode 21: "Threat of Evil"
The Tab Hunter Show Lila WestbrookSeason 1 Episode 5: "Operation Iceberg"
Hong Kong Karen BryantSeason 1 Episode 5: "The Jade Empress"
The Roaring 20's Mary Lou WeatherbeeSeason 1 Episode 5: "The Prairie Flower"
1960–1979 The Wonderful World of Disney Patricia Kettrick / Molly Graham / Leah McIver / Sophina McClaren / Florence Stone8 episodes
1961 Michael Shayne Louise KirkSeason 1 Episode 25: "The Body Beautiful"
Tales of Wells Fargo LydiaSeason 6 Episode 3: "Treasure Coach"
87th Precinct Josie ThompsonSeason 1 Episode 9: "Empty Hours"
The Detectives NormaSeason 3 Episode 10: "Escort"
1962 Cain's Hundred Holly BakerSeason 1 Episode 30: "Quick Brown Fox"
1962–1964 Dr. Kildare Janet Parker / Claire Sutton2 episodes
1963 Rawhide Sara May GreenSeason 5 Episode 18: "Incident of the Mountain Man"
Bonanza Julia GrantSeason 4 Episode 22: "The Actress"
The Twilight Zone Jackie BensonSeason 4 Episode 9: " Printer's Devil "
The Eleventh Hour Georgia TateSeason 1 Episode 22: "Five Moments Out of Time"
The Fugitive Emily NortonSeason 1 Episode 2: "The Witch"
Mr. Novak Ariel WilderSeason 1 Episode 11: "Love in the Wrong Season"
1964 The Lieutenant Susan RambridgeSeason 1 Episode 17: "Between Music and Laughter"
Arrest and Trial Ellen TobinSeason 1 Episode 23: "The Black Flower"
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Enid BentleySeason 2 Episode 23: "A Matter of Murder"
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Elaine May DonaldsonSeason 1 Episode 1: "The Vulcan Affair"
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Carol SinclairSeason 2 Episode 8: "Mr. Biddle's Crime Wave"
1965–1967 Please Don't Eat the Daisies Joan NashSeries regular
1966The Two of UsElizabeth WilliamsTV Movie
1966–1967 Vacation Playhouse Elizabeth Williams / Joan2 episodes
1968 The Virginian Pearl 'Angela' Van OwenSeason 6 Episode 21: "The Hell Wind"
Insight ZaraEpisode 145: "The Porous Curtain"
Judd for the Defense Sharon McNarySeason 2 Episode 4: "The Name of This Game Is Acquittal"
1969 Love, American Style LaurieSeason 1 Episode 5: "segment: Love and the Modern Wife"
1970Menace on the Mountain [8] Leah McIverWalt Disney film
1971 The Name of the Game Christy LandonSeason 3 Episode 23: "The Broken Puzzle"
Marcus Welby, M.D. Carol AdamsSeason 3 Episode 2: "A Portrait of Debbie"
Columbo Mrs. Lenore KennicuttSeason 1 Episode 2: "Death Lends a Hand" (as Patricia Crowley)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Helen JohnsonSeason 3 Episode 3: "One Lonely Step"
Alias Smith and Jones Meg ParkerSeason 2 Episode 14: "Miracle at Santa Marta"
1972 Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Sue RohmerSeason 1 Episode 15: "Warlock at Mach 3"
1973 Griff Marietta MarloweSeason 1 Episode 3: "All the Lonely People"
1974Return of the Big CatSophina McClarenTV Movie
1974–1976 Police Story Ellie / Maggie Dolan / Georgia / Patty Pickett4 episodes
1975 Cop on the Beat Georgia CameronTV Movie
Matt Helm Lila FaroSeason 1 Episode 4: "The Game of the Century"
1975–1976 Joe Forrester Georgia CameronSeries regular
1976 Police Woman Marlene SimpsonSeason 3 Episode 3: "Trial by Prejudice"
The Streets of San Francisco Carol MossmanSeason 5 Episode 10: "Castle of Fear"
1977 Family Maggie CalderSeason 2 Episode 13: "Return Engagement"
The Force of EvilMaggie CarringtonTV Movie
Tales of the Unexpected Maggie CarringtonSeason 1 Episode 6: "Force of Evil"
The Feather and Father Gang LaceySeason 1 Episode 11: "Welcome Home, Vince"
1978 A Family Upside Down Carol LongTV Movie
The Eddie Capra Mysteries Susan LockardSeason 1 Episode 9: "The Two Million Dollar Stowaway"
The Millionaire Maggie HainesTV Movie
1978–1982 The Love Boat Noreen Badger / Linda Bradley3 episodes
1978–1983 Fantasy Island Lucy Faber / Mrs. Gleason2 episodes
1979 The Rockford Files Valerie PointerSeason 5 Episode 14: "Guilt"
Friends DorisSeason 1 Episode 2: "Episode #1.2"
1979–1981 Charlie's Angels (1) Ellen Miles
(2) Marion Moss		(1) Season 3 Episode 20: "Angels in Waiting"
(2) Season 5 Episode 6: "Hula Angels"
1980 Happy Days Susan PattersonSeason 7 Episode 23: "A Potsie Is Born"
Hawaii Five-O Dr. Elizabeth FieldingSeason 12 Episode 19: "Woe to Wo Fat"
Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop Gloria LelandTV Movie
1981 Aloha Paradise Sondra Culberson2 episodes
Today's FBI Season 1 Episode 6: "Career Move"
1983 Matt Houston AudreySeason 1 Episode 12: "The Purrfect Crime"
Trauma Center Season 1 Episode 2: "Notes About Courage"
1984 Falcon Crest Dr. Lillian Heller2 episodes
1985 Hotel Margot HowlandSeason 2 Episode 13: "Crossroads"
Finder of Lost Loves Maggie SingerSeason 1 Episode 22: "Broken Promises"
International Airport Beverly GerberTV Movie
1986 Blacke's Magic Claudia BaronSeason 1 Episode 2: "Knave of Diamonds, Ace of Hearts"
Dynasty Emily Fallmont9 episodes (Recurring role)
1987 Murder, She Wrote Trudy HowardSeason 3 Episode 18: "No Laughing Murder"
1989 Generations Rebecca Whitmore #165 episodes (Recurring role)
1990 Empty Nest ClaireSeason 2 Episode 24: "Still Growing After All These Years"
1993 Frasier Marion LawlorSeason 1 Episode 8: "Beloved Infidel"
1995 Thunder Alley ElizabethSeason 2 Episode 16: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
1996 Melrose Place Sharon RossSeason 4 Episode 24: "Ruthless People"
1997 General Hospital Mary ScanlonEpisode 8829: "Episode #1.8829"
1997–1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 Audrey Cutler3 episodes
1997–2001 Port Charles Mary Scanlon251 episodes (Recurring role)
1998 Friends Mrs. BurginSeason 4 Episode 18: "The One with Rachel's New Dress"
Pacific Blue Catherine CallawaySeason 3 Episode 20: "With This Ring"
Love Boat: The Next Wave Lily StubingSeason 2 Episode 4: "Reunion"
1999 Charmed Mrs. JohnsonSeason 2 Episode 8: "P3 H2O"
2000 Family Law Beverly DunbarSeason 1 Episode 15: "A Mother's Son"
2001 61* Pat Maris ('98)TV Movie
2005 The Bold and the Beautiful Natalie DeWitt4 episodes
2006 The Closer Beverly LangnerSeason 2 Episode 9: "Heroic Measures"
2009 Cold Case Diane Drew '09Season 6 Episode 14: "The Brush Man"

References

  1. 1 2 Monush, Barry (2003). Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 163. ISBN   9781557835512 . Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Pat Crowley- Biography". Yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  3. ↑ "Gets ingenue lead" . The New York Times. September 12, 1950. p. 22. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Pat Crowley". Golden Globe Awards. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 199. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.
  6. 1 2 Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 842. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7.
  7. ↑ Motion Picture Magazine, Issue 549, November 1956, Brewster Publications, Inc., Page. 27
  8. ↑ Mark Arnold (2022). "Pat Crowley". Stars of Walt Disney Productions.
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