Olive Deering

Olive Deering (born Olive Corn; October 11, 1918 – March 22, 1986) was an American actress of film, television, and the stage, active from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. She was a life member of The Actors Studio,[1] as was her elder brother, Alfred Ryder.

Olive Deering
Olive Deering in 1943
Born
Olive Corn

(1918-10-11)October 11, 1918
New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 22, 1986(1986-03-22) (aged 67)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeKensico Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1936–1973
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1947; div. 1952)​
RelativesAlfred Ryder (brother)

Early life

Deering was the daughter of Zelda "Sadie" (née Baruchin; born c. 1889)[2] and Max Corn (born c. 1887),[2] a dentist.[3] Her parents were Russian Jews. She began attending the Professional Children's School when she was 11.[4]

Career

Stage

Her first stage role was a walk-on bit in Girls in Uniform (1933). She appeared onstage in Moss Hart's Winged Victory, Richard II (starring Maurice Evans) and Counsellor-at-Law (starring Paul Muni). She received kudos for her performance in the Los Angeles production of Tennessee Williams's Suddenly Last Summer. Other stage appearances included No for an Answer, Ceremony of Innocence, Marathon '33, The Young Elizabeth, They Walk Alone, and Garden District.[5]

In 1940, Deering and Ryder co-starred in Medicine Show on Broadway.[6] In 1980, Deering and Ryder appeared in The Harold Clurman Theater's production of The Two-Character Play. Although Williams maintained an apartment across the street in the Manhattan Plaza, he did not attend a performance. Deering received good notices for the play.

Film
as Miriam, with Edward G. Robinson and Charlton Heston, in The Ten Commandments (1956)

The films she appeared in included Shock Treatment and Caged. In 1948, director Cecil B. DeMille cast her as Miriam, the Danite girl who loves Samson, in his film Samson and Delilah. In his autobiography, DeMille wrote that Deering was "one whose talent and dedication to her art should carry her very far in the theater, whether on screen or stage."[7] DeMille cast her again, this time in the role of the real biblical Miriam, the sister of Moses, in The Ten Commandments (1956).[8]

Radio

Deering also appeared on many radio programs, which included Lone Journey,[9] True Story and Against the Storm, playing in more than 200 television programs, including Desdemona on the Philco Summer Playhouse production of Othello.

Television

One of Deering's early television appearances was in an episode of Suspense on June 12, 1951.[10] Others included the role of murderer Rebecca Gentrie in the 1958 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Empty Tin." On June 6, 1962, she starred in "Journey to Oblivion," an episode of Armstrong Circle Theatre.[11] She had a memorable supporting role in the classic Sci Fi TV series Outer Limits in an episode titled The Zanti Misfits, which aired December 30, 1963. One of her later television appearances was in an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour titled "One of the Family" (original air date February 8, 1965).[12]

Personal life and death

Deering married film director Leo Penn on February 19, 1947 in Los Angeles, California;[13] they later divorced.

A Democrat, she supported the campaign of Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election.[14]

She died of cancer at the age of 67, and was interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York. She had no children and was survived by her brother Alfred Ryder.

Film appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
1948Gentleman's AgreementFirst WomanUncredited
1949Air HostessHelen Field
1949Samson and DelilahMiriam
1950CagedJune Roberts - Inmate
1956The Ten CommandmentsMiriam
1964Shock TreatmentMrs. Mellon
1973HowzerMary Carver(final film role)

Radio appearances
YearProgramEpisode
1951Grand Central StationGod's Own Mountain[15]
1953Marcia AkersMarcia Akers[16]
1956City Hospital[17]

Television appearances
YearProgramEpisode
1950Television TheaterPortrait in Smoke[18]
1955Studio One Summer TheaterThe Pit[19]
1956Markham with Ray Milland"The Searing Flame" episode
1958Shirley Temple's StorybookThe Wild Swant[20]
1958Climax!Deadly Tattoo[21]
1959Alfred Hitchcock PresentsThe Kind Waitress[22]
1959Johnny StaccatoThe Wild Reed[23]
1959One Step BeyondThe Burning Girl
1960Armstrong Circle TheatreThe Numbers Racket[24]
1963The Outer LimitsThe Zanti Misfits[25]
1965The Alfred Hitchcock HourOne of the Family[26]

References
  1. Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
  2. "Max Corn mentioned in the record of Max Corn and Sadie Baruchin". FamilySearch. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. Krampner, Jon (2006). Female Brando: The Legend of Kim Stanley. Back Stage Books. p. 103. ISBN 0823088472. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. Heimer, Mel (March 23, 1950). "My New York". The Marysville Tribune. p. 12. Retrieved May 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. New York Times obituary, nytimes.com, March 27, 1986; accessed July 9, 2014.
  6. "Brother and Sister In 'Medicine Show'". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 7, 1940. p. 51. Retrieved May 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. DeMille, Cecil B. (1959). The Autobiography of Cecil B. DeMille. Prentice Hall. p. 400. ISBN 0-82-405757-0.
  8. Orrison, Katherine (1999). Written in Stone: Making Cecil B. DeMille's Epic The Ten Commandments. Vestal Press. p. 51. ISBN 1-46-173481-9.
  9. Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. P. 186.
  10. "Video Highlights". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 12, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved May 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Alcoholic's Story To Be Theme of Circle Theatre". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. June 3, 1962. p. 65. Retrieved May 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. New York Times obituary, ibid.
  13. "Olive Deering mentioned in the record of Leo Z Penn and Olive Deering". FamilySearch. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  14. Motion Picture and Television Magazine, November 1952, page 33, Ideal Publishers
  15. Kuhns, Kay C. (July 5, 1951). "MBS Spotlight Focuses On Major Sports Events". The Kokomo Tribune. p. 41. Retrieved May 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Dial Chatter". The La Crosse Tribune. November 11, 1953. p. 20. Retrieved May 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. Russell, Fred H. (November 27, 1956). "'City Hospital' Back on Radio Saturday". The Bridgeport Post. p. 28. Retrieved May 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "(TV listing)". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 22, 1950. p. 17. Retrieved May 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "Picture Lines". Daily Independent Journal. September 12, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved May 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "TV Scout". El Paso Herald-Post. September 12, 1958. p. 8. Retrieved May 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. "(TV listing)". Independent. May 1, 1958. p. 24. Retrieved May 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. "East Is East but West Is Bullets Plus Badmen". The Salt Lake City Tribune. March 28, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved May 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. "Johnny Staccato: The Wild Reed Full Episode". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  24. "TV Viewing Highlights". Lake Charles American-Press. April 13, 1960. p. 9. Retrieved May 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. "The Zanti Misfits". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  26. "One of the Family". IMDb. Retrieved Feb 22, 2018.
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