Anne Nagel

Anne Nagel (September 29, 1915 - July 6, 1966) was an American actress. She played in adventures, mysteries, and comedies for twenty-five years. She also appeared in television series in the 1950s.

Biography

Career

Born Anne Dolan in Boston, Massachusetts, Nagel's film career began in 1932 with a bit part as a ballet girl in Hypnotized. In 1936, she appeared in Here Comes Carter with Ross Alexander. A reviewer remarked of her performance, "she was just one of those girls who has learned to croon for the microphone, and let the rest of the world go hang." Her early roles were in such films as Footloose Heiress, Three Legionnaires, Torchy Blane, the Adventurous Blonde (all from 1937). She was in Mystery House (1938), Unexpected Father (1939), and Legion of Lost Flyers (1939).

In 1940, she appeared with W.C. Fields and Mae West in My Little Chickadee. Other feature movies from 1940 in which she had parts are Black Friday, Hot Steel, and Diamond Frontiers. She was often a heroine in horror films. Late in the 1940s she made The Spirit of West Point (1947). The film starred Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. Nagel later worked on television in episodes of The Range Rider (1951) and Circus Boy (1957).

Personal life and death

Nagel was married twice. The first was to actor Ross Alexander who committed suicide in 1937. Her second husband was Air Force Lt. Col. James H. Keenan. They divorced in 1951.

Anne Nagel died in Hollywood, California in 1966, aged 50, following surgery for cancer. She is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Selected filmography

References

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• Appleton, Wisconsin Post Crescent, "Anne Nagel's Death Revives Old Mystery", Monday, August 29, 1966, Page A11.
• Los Angeles Times, "Final Rites Set for Actress Anne Nagel", Page B10.
• New York Times, "Anne Nagel Dies; Movie Actress, 50", July 8, 1966, Page 26.
• Reno, Nevada State Journal, "Movie Actor Kills Self", January 3, 1937, Page 1.

External links

• Anne Nagel at the Internet Movie Database
• Anne Nagel at Allmovie
• Anne Nagel at Find a Grave