Rita Quigley was born Rita Allene Quigley on March 31, 1923, in Bell, California, and died on August 25, 2008, in Arroyo Grande, California. Quigley was an actress who later became the Corporate Secretary, and the first woman on the board of directors, of the Petroleum Club of Los Angeles. She was the elder sister of Juanita Quigley, who was also an actress, beginning in films at the age of three in 1934.Quigley made her film debut in 1940 in Susan and God, and appeared in more than a dozen other movies, including "Five Little Peppers in Trouble," The Howards of Virginia and The Human Comedy.She is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Judy Sims, Patrick Goehner, T.C. Goble, Andre Goehner, Martin Goehner, Paul Goehner
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"Rita's Rainbows" is a non-profit organization that was set up in memory of Rita's late granddaughter, and dedicated to the cause of helping children in need.
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Early 1940s "B"-level ingénue of westerns, light comedies and social drama who entered films as a teen and played impressionable types. She left acting to marry.
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After raising a large family, she returned to work after her children were grown to join the staff at the Petroleum Club of Los Angeles. She eventually became Corporate Secretary and the first woman ever to serve on its Board of Directors.
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Had six children by husband Arthur: Daughters Judy Sims (who predeceased her)and TC Goble (formerly Theresa Goehner) and sons Martin, Paul, Andre, and Patrick.