Coleen Gray

'Coleen Gray' (qv) was born in Staplehurst, Nebraska, in 1922. After graduating from high school she studied dramatics at Hamline University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She then decided to see America and traveled to California, stopping off at La Jolla where she worked as a waitress. After several weeks there, she moved to L.A. and enrolled in a drama school. Her performances attracted a talent scout from 20th Century-Fox, with whom she signed a contract after a screen test. Although Fox put her in several good pictures (_Kiss of Death (1947)_ (qv), _Nightmare Alley (1947)_ (qv), _The Razor's Edge (1946)_ (qv) in which she acquitted herself well, many of the roles they gave her were not worthy of her talent and she never became as big a star as many thought she should have. Still, she has an extensive list of credits in films, TV, radio and on the stage.::Bill hafker, pakhuntz@runestone.net (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)