Rita Corday | |
---|---|
Born | Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset October 20, 1920 |
Died | November 23, 1992 | (aged 72)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California |
Other names | Paula Corday Paule Croset |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1943–1954 |
Spouse |
Harold Nebenzal
(
m. 1947;
div. 1961) |
Children | 2 |
Rita Corday (born Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset; October 20, 1920 – November 23, 1992) was an American actress. [1] She appeared in 30 films during the 1940s and 1950s. She was sometimes billed as Paula Corday [2] or Paule Croset.
Rita Corday was born Jeanne Paule Teipo-Ite-Marma Croset [3] in Papeete, Tahiti, one of two children born to a Swiss-French father, Marc Paul Croset, traveling representative of a Swiss watch company, and an English mother, the former Lily Wigglesworth. [4] [5] [6] She received theatrical training in Switzerland, Paris and Shanghai. [7]
In 1942, RKO Pictures signed Corday to a long-term contract. [8] [7] She made her first film appearance in January 1943, in Hitler's Children. [9] [10] During her career in Hollywood, she appeared mostly in second features. In her later films she was billed as Paula Corday or Paule Croset. [9]
In 1943, Corday announced her engagement to Navy Ensign Marshall Buell. [11] She married producer Harold Nebenzal in 1947 [12] [13] and, in 1954, retired to raise their two children. [14] They divorced in 1961. [15]
Corday died November 21, 1992, [16] after surgery, from complications of diabetes. [10] She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.[ citation needed]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1943 | Hitler's Children | Young matron | Uncredited [9] |
1943 | The Falcon Strikes Back | Mia Bruger | [9] |
1943 | Mr. Lucky | Girl | Uncredited [9] |
1943 | Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event | [9] | |
1943 | The Adventures of a Rookie | Ruth - Party Guest | [9] |
1943 | Gildersleeve on Broadway | Model | Uncredited [9] |
1943 | Gangway for Tomorrow | Georgine | Uncredited [9] |
1943 | Government Girl | Girl in Hotel Lobby | Uncredited [9] |
1943 | The Falcon and the Co-eds | Marguerita Serena | [9] |
1944 | Girl Rush | Member of troupe | Uncredited [9] |
1944 | The Falcon in Hollywood | Lili D'Allio | [9] |
1945 | Pan-Americana | Pan American girl | Uncredited [9] |
1945 | The Body Snatcher | Mrs. Marsh | [9] |
1945 | What a Blonde | Sonya | Uncredited [9] |
1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco | Joan Marshall | [9] |
1945 | West of the Pecos | Suzanne | [9] |
1946 | The Truth About Murder | Peggy | [9] |
1946 | The Falcon's Alibi | Joan Meredith | [9] |
1946 | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Mona Clyde | |
1947 | The Exile | Katie | Credited as Paule Croset [9] |
1951 | The Sword of Monte Cristo | Lady Christiane | Credited as Paula Corday [9] |
1951 | Too Young to Kiss | Denise Dorcet | Credited as Paula Corday [9] |
1952 | You for Me | Lucille Brown | Credited as Paula Corday [9] |
1952 | Because You're Mine | Francesca Landers | Credited as Paula Corday [9] |
1952 | The Black Castle | Elga Von Bruno | Credited as Paula Corday [9] |
1954 | The French Line | Celeste | Credited as Paula Corday [9] |
In 1954 she married producer Harold Nebenzal and retired. Survived by two children, Deborah Corday and Daniel Nebenzal.