Trudy Wroe

Trudy Wroe (May 25, 1931 - November 10, 2007)[1] was an American actress.

Trudy Wroe
BornMay 25, 1931
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 10, 2007, aged 76
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Don Durant (? - 2005, his death)
Children2

Early years

Born in Los Angeles, Wroe majored in art at Manual Arts High School,[2] as she planned a career as a commercial artist.[3]

Career

In the early 1950s, Wroe worked as a model for the Mary Webb Davis agency.[4] She was selected for designations including Queen of the Exhibition of West Coast Advertising Art,[5] Queen of Holiday on Wings,[6] Fireworks Queen,[7] and Queen of the National Los Angeles Home Show.[8]

Also in the early 1950s, Wroe teamed with Tommy Irish[9] to make television commercials for Paper Mate pens.[10] By 1954, they had appeared in more than 5,000 radio and TV commercials for the company and had been signed to a five-year contract to continue their work.[11] They were named "outstanding personalities in television commercials" in 1953 and received more than 300 letters a week from fans.[9]

On television, Wroe portrayed Lorelei Kilbourne on Big Town (1954).[12] She survived two months of competition from more than 100 actresses[4] to become the fourth woman to play that role.[13]

Wroe worked as a chorus girl in Las Vegas,[14] and in 1954, she was a contract actress with Columbia Pictures.[10] She retired from acting after her 1959 marriage.[1]

Personal life

In 1959, Wroe married actor Don Durant. They had two children and were still married when he died in 2005.[1]

References
  1. Lentz, Harris M., III (2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786434817. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. "Local Beauty Chosen Queen of Home Show". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. August 24, 1952. p. VI - 2. Retrieved 1 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Lane, Lydia (March 10, 1955). "Women Alter Appearance With Clothes, Make-up". Abilene Reporter-News. Texas, Abilene. Mirror Enterprises Company. p. 19. Retrieved April 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ames, Walter (June 7, 1954). "Trudy Wroe Is 'Lorelei' in Big Town; Hutton to Bow Out of KTLA Show". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. I - 28. Retrieved 2 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Display of Advertising Art Will Open Today". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. February 20, 1952. p. 21. Retrieved 1 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Miles, Marvin (April 13, 1952). "Flying Saucers Bring Skepticism". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. 40. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. "Fireworks Enthusiasts". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. June 26, 1952. p. II - 2. Retrieved 1 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wins Crown". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. August 14, 1952. p. II - 2. Retrieved 1 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Ames, Walter (December 28, 1953). "Hawthorne in Move to KTLA; Stromberg Films Teen-age Trouble Stories". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. I - 22. Retrieved 1 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Showing of New Cottons". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Ohio, Cincinnati. January 4, 1954. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Ames, Walter (February 10, 1954). "Even Dogs Protesting Awards; Laryngitis Hits Toast's Ed Sullivan". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. I - 28. Retrieved 1 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  13. "Jingles Take Them to the Stars". Independent Press-Telegram. California, Long Beach. December 5, 1954. p. 33. Retrieved April 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Chorus Girls Have Found Shangri-La in Las Vegas". The Times Dispatch. Virginia, Richmond. June 16, 1957. p. 2 L. Retrieved April 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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