Nancy Guild
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Nancy Guild was an American
film actress of the 1940s and 1950s. The actress appeared in Somewhere in the Night (1946); The Brasher Doubloon
(1947) and the comedy Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
(1951). Though appearing in major films, Guild never achieved as much fame as 20th Century Fox
had hoped for, and eventually gave up acting to marriage. Guild (Hollywood publicity writers in the 1940s said "Guild rhymes with wild!") dropped out of films in the early-1950s after marrying Broadway
producer
Ernest Martin.
Nancy Guild was a University of Arizona freshman when a Life
magazine photographer noticed her. A week after the picture debuted, she won a Hollywood contract.
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film actress of the 1940s and 1950s. The actress appeared in Somewhere in the Night (1946); The Brasher Doubloon
The Brasher Doubloon
The Brasher Doubloon is a 1947 film noir based on the novel The High Window by Raymond Chandler....
(1947) and the comedy Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man is a 1951 comedy horror film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the team of Abbott and Costello alongside Nancy Guild.The film depicts the misadventures of Lou Francis and Bud Alexander, two private detectives investigating the murder of a...
(1951). Though appearing in major films, Guild never achieved as much fame as 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
had hoped for, and eventually gave up acting to marriage. Guild (Hollywood publicity writers in the 1940s said "Guild rhymes with wild!") dropped out of films in the early-1950s after marrying Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
producer
Theatrical producer
A theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a theatre production. The independent producer will usually be the originator and finder of the script and starts the whole process...
Ernest Martin.
Nancy Guild was a University of Arizona freshman when a Life
Life (magazine)
Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
magazine photographer noticed her. A week after the picture debuted, she won a Hollywood contract.