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Joanne Dru (born Joan Letitia LaCock; [1] January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) [2] was an American film and television actress, known for such films as Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, All the King's Men, and Wagon Master.
Joanne Dru. Actress: Red River. The daughter of a West Virginia druggist, Joanne Dru came to New York in 1940. In New York she worked as a model and was cast by Al Jolson as one of the showgirls in his Broadway play "Hold Onto Your Hats."
Joanne Dru. Actress: Red River. The daughter of a West Virginia druggist, Joanne Dru came to New York in 1940. In New York she worked as a model and was cast by Al Jolson as one of the showgirls in his Broadway play "Hold Onto Your Hats."
Joanne Dru was an American actress who is best remembered for her lead role in one of the greatest western classics of all time, ‘Red River.’ She was born Joan Letitia LaCock in West Virginia, and was a highly talented and beautiful actress.
Sep 13, 1996 · Joanne Dru, who starred opposite John Wayne in the westerns ''Red River'' and ''She Wore a Yellow Ribbon,'' died on Tuesday at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 74.
Sep 12, 1996 · BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Joanne Dru, a veteran film actress who starred with John Wayne in the classic Westerns "Red River" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," died at her home. She was 74.
In 1948-50 Joanne Dru starred in three of the finest Hollywood westerns and an Academy Award-winning drama. Though never a major star, her work in these films - Howard Hawks's Red River, John...
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Sep 12, 1996 · LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 -- Actress Joanne Dru, who exemplified the Hollywood image of a frontier woman in several 1940s and 1950s western films, has died of respiratory failure at her Beverly Hills...
Sep 10, 1996 · Joanne Dru (January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) was an American former model, and actress of film and television best known for appearing in westerners like Red River (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and Wagon Master (1950).
Sep 12, 1996 · Joanne Dru, heroine of 1940s and 1950s western films including Howard Hawks’ classic “Red River,” has died. She was 74. Dru died Tuesday night in her Beverly Hills home of respiratory failure...