Patricia Blair

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Patricia Blair
Blair in 1970.
Born	(1931-01-15) January 15, 1931 (age 81) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Film, television actress
Years active	1955–1979
Spouse	Martin Colbert (married 1965)

Patricia Blair (born January 15, 1931) is an American television and film actress, primarily on 1950s and 1960s television. She is probably best known as Lou Mallory on the classic Western series The Rifleman where she co starred in 22 episodes with Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford and veteran actor Paul Fix; and as Rebecca Boone in all six seasons of NBC's Daniel Boone, with co-stars Fess Parker, Darby Hinton, Veronica Cartwright, and Ed Ames. Patricia married land developer Martin S. Colbert in Los Angeles, California on 14 February 65.

Biography

Like Fess Parker, Blair was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She grew up in Dallas and became a teenage model through the Conover Agency. While acting in summer stock, Warner Bros. discovered her and she began acting in films under the names Patricia Blake and Pat Blake. In the late 1950s she appeared as the second female lead in several films for Warner Bros. and later for MGM. In 1962, she replaced actress Joan Taylor in a semi-regular role as Lou Mallory, Chuck Connors love interest on The Rifleman. She also made guest television appearances on The Bob Cummings Show, The Virginian, Perry Mason and Bonanza.

She had considered moving to New York in 1964 when screenwriter Gordon Chase helped her get a role in the series Daniel Boone. She played wife Rebecca Boone, opposite Fess Parker for six seasons, with Darby Hinton as son Israel and Veronica Cartwright as daughter Jemima. After the show ended in 1970, she appeared in a few minor films and TV spots. Her last appearance on film was as the Fashion Narrator in the 1979 hit motion picture The Electric Horseman. In later years she produced trade shows in New York and New Jersey.

Selected filmography

Film

• Jump Into Hell (1955)
• Crime Against Joe (1956)
• The Black Sleep (1956)
• City of Fear (1959)
• The Electric Horseman (1979)

Television

• The Bob Cummings Show, 1 episode (1957)
• The Rifleman, 22 episodes (1958–1963)
• Tramp Ship, pilot (1961)
• The Virginian, 1 episode (1963)
• Perry Mason, 1 episode (1963)
• Bonanza, 1 episode (1964)
• Daniel Boone, 46 episodes (1964–1970)

External links

• Patricia Blair at the Internet Movie Database
• Patricia Blair at AllRovi
• The Rifleman Epidode Guide List.
• Daniel Boone TV Episode Guide