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Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Biography. Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky, [1] the daughter of Henry and Golden Compton. [2] (
Joyce Compton was born on 27 January 1907 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for The Awful Truth (1937), Christmas in Connecticut (1945) and Bedtime Story (1941). She was married to William Francis Kaliher. She died on 13 October 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Joyce Compton was born on January 27, 1907 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for The Awful Truth (1937), Christmas in Connecticut (1945) and Bedtime Story (1941). She was married to William Francis Kaliher. She died on October 13, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Oct 13, 1997 · Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout ...
Nov 17, 2019 · In perhaps her best remembered scene in a classic film, Leo McCarey's screwball masterpiece The Awful Truth (1937), Joyce Compton delivered a most memorable performance as a dizzy nightclub singer with an equally dizzy act: The Awful Truth (1937) -- Dixie Belle sings "Gone With the Wind." Watch on.
Oct 13, 1997 · She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde". Compton and Robert Benchley in Bedtime Story. Among her over 200 films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives.
Oct 13, 1997 · American actress Joyce Compton was born into a traveling family; she received her schooling bit by bit in classrooms from Texas to Toronto. In the company of her parents, Compton made the Hollywood casting-office rounds in the mid-1920s, finally landing a role in What Fools Men (1925).
