American actress of the 1940's and 50's, a former Esquire model and wartime pin-up girl. She got her start in Hollywood via a scholarship to the Max Reinhardt workshop on the strength of being 'The Coca Cola Girl' and elected 'ad queen of Chicago'. Her first starring role on stage was in 'Seventeen' in 1940. Her subsequent film career was ...
January 22, 1922, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died
July 22, 2010, Riverside, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Profession
Actress
Spouse
Glenn Thompson (m. 1953–1953), William M. Moore (m. 1946–1947), William M. Moore (m. 1943–1944)
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Quote
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[on Christine McIntyre] Christine McIntyre was a very sweet girl. Very talented. She could sing, do comedy, anything. She's that beautiful blonde who was in so many Columbia shorts. Part of their ensemble, so to speak.
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[on The Three Stooges, with whom she made several two-reelers at Columbia] Curly [Curly Howard] was the funniest; everything about him was funny. Shemp [Shemp Howard] was good, too. The Stooges would discuss everything before a take--I don't think they had a script. They were very serious--then become clowns on the set! Cookoo Cavaliers (1940) was my favorite. I wore a bathing suit and they followed me around.
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[on Dave O'Brien, with whom she worked on Dead or Alive (1944)] . . . the funniest guy--he had that series of Pete Smith shorts at Metro. I laugh when I think about him and picture him in my mind. He was the best comedian; very humorous; he would make everybody laugh--a great talent; such a humorist. But of course he could play it straight.
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One of the problems of being an actor is that you work, and then you don't work. The time that you don't work might be extensive and you do still have to continue to live.
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I loved my work and I took it seriously.
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Fact
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Born and raised in Chicago, and graduated from Foreman High School.
According to an interview with Mike Barnum in the December 2009 issue of "Classic Images", she got her initial start after winning a scholarship to the Max Reinhardt Workshop in Hollywood, where she appeared as Queen Titania in a version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
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In the 1950s she discovered that a New Orleans stripper began using her name, and she had to take legal action to stop her.
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Was a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio Services and hosted a show called "Radio Calling".
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Popular G.I. pin-up girl during the 1940s and did several layouts, including one for Esquire magazine.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Come on Seven
1956
Short
Fun on the Run
1951
Short
Showgirl
Roaring City
1951
Gail Chase
The Bride Goes Wild
1948
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
The Case of the Baby Sitter
1947
Short
Mamie Russell, alias the Duchess
That's My Gal
1947
Showgirl (uncredited)
The Homestretch
1947
Guest (uncredited)
Society Mugs
1946
Short
Alice Preston
Hot Water
1946
Short
Mrs. Lane
Night and Day
1946
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
The Stranger
1946
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Her Kind of Man
1946
Patsy - Showgirl (uncredited)
Tangier
1946
Rocco's Girl (uncredited)
The Shadow Returns
1946
Lenore Jessup
Because of Him
1946
Roxanna (uncredited)
Adventure
1945
Dame #3 (uncredited)
Where the Pest Begins
1945
Short
Mrs. Howard
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
Girl in Tailor Shop (uncredited)
Wife Decoy
1945
Short
Bunnie Kean, the vamp
Booby Dupes
1945
Short
Captain's Girl
Here Come the Co-eds
1945
Basketball Player (uncredited)
Snooper Service
1945
Short
She Snoops to Conquer
1944
Short
Vera Hassenpheifer, the Spy
The Suspect
1944
Model (uncredited)
Dead or Alive
1944
Belle Loper (bartender, Half Way House)
Atlantic City
1944
Woman on Train (uncredited)
Seven Doors to Death
1944
Mable De Rose
In Old Oklahoma
1943
Woman on Train (uncredited)
Hi'ya, Sailor
1943
Bull's Hostess (uncredited)
Fired Wife
1943
Divorcee (uncredited)
Gals, Incorporated
1943
Waitress (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
1943
Woman in Bed with Tubby (uncredited)
Good Morning, Judge
1943
Sunbather (uncredited)
Hi, Buddy
1943
Girl (uncredited)
It Comes Up Love
1943
Vicki (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
1943
Model
Happy Go Lucky
1943
Showgirl (uncredited)
Arabian Nights
1942
Harem Girl (uncredited)
Fall In
1942
Lydia Hummock
Sin Town
1942
Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
Holiday Inn
1942
Girl (uncredited)
About Face
1942
Short
Girl at Party (uncredited)
The Fleet's In
1942
Hostess (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout
1941
Civil Defense Girl on Truck (uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
1941
Louisiana Belle (as Alaine Brandes)
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1941
Helen Clark (as Alaine Brandes)
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Nice Girl?
1941
Woman (uncredited)
The Fired Man
1941
Short as Alaine Brandes
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
Girl (uncredited)
Hold That Woman!
1940
Girl (uncredited)
Turnabout
1940
Model (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hey Moe, Hey Dad!
2015
TV Series documentary
Various characters
Known for movies
Booby Dupes (1945) as Captain's Girl
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941) as Helen Clark
Wife Decoy (1945) as Bunnie Kean, the vamp
Dead or Alive (1944) as Belle Loper (bartender, Half Way House)
$17 Million
