Sue Hussey

Last updated
Sue Hussey
Born
Sylvia Sue Hussey

(1935-08-19) August 19, 1935 (age 89)
Education Auburn University
Occupations
Years active19491951
SpouseSidney Davis [1]
Children3

Sue Hussey (born August 19, 1935) is an American actress and model who starred in 1950s-era westerns. [2]

Contents

Education

Hussey attended Talladega High School and was crowned Queen of the Turkey Festival while earning her diploma. [3]

Career

She was discovered by Lash LaRue who flew her to Hollywood to star in two of his movies at Republic Pictures. [4] He tried to convince her to do more movies, but she wasn't interested. [5]

Sue Hussey in The Vanishing Outpost (1951) Sue Hussey in The Vanishing Outpost (1951).png
Sue Hussey in The Vanishing Outpost (1951)

Personal life

She wed Sydney Davis on February 22, 1958. [6] The couple had three daughters, one of whom was married to Norbert Leo Butz. [7]

Filmography

References

  1. "Sue Hussy – The Private Life and Times of Sue Hussey. Sue Hussey Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
  2. "Get Set for Fat Stock Show, Circus!". The Birmingham News. 15 April 1951. p. 27. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. "Door to Hollywood Opens for Lovely Sue Hussey". Talladega Daily Home and Our Mountain Home. 20 October 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  4. Jenkins, Dan. "Lash La Rue introduces Sue Hussey Miss Taladeega, Alabama on Jimmie Jackson's MEMORY LANE". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. Claesson, Samuel (September 2024). "Sue Hussey". Western Clippings. p. 38.
  6. "White Wedding". The Blade. 23 February 1958. p. 46. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  7. "Butz-Dav". The Atlantic Journal. 28 August 1994. p. 141. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  8. "The Thundering Trail". AFI|Catalog. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  9. "The Vanishing Outpost". AFI|Catalog. Retrieved 10 July 2025.