Carol Brewster
{{Short description|American actress and model (1927–2013)}}
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| birthname = Miriam Elizabeth Hechler
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|2|25}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013 |02|01|1927|02|25}}
| death_place = Big Bear Lake, California, U.S.
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| occupation = Actress, model
| yearsactive = 1949–1970
| height = 1.7 m
| spouse = Arne J. Gerritsen, Chester Gray
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Carol Brewster (born Miriam Elizabeth Hechler; February 25, 1927 – February 1, 2013) was an American actress and model.{{cite news |title=New Girl In Town |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/302030542/?terms=%22Carol%2BBrewster%22%2Bpolio |accessdate=18 January 2019 |work=The Miami News |date=November 27, 1960 |location=Florida, Miami |page=12mn}}
Biography
After she had a role as a model in a Ziegfeld Follies film, Brewster's first acting role came in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949).{{cite news |title=Carol Brewster Wins Initial Acting Role |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27305396/carol_brewster/ |accessdate=17 January 2019 |work=The Evening News |date=September 20, 1948 |location=Pennsylvania, Harrisburg |page=12|via = Newspapers.com}}
In 1955, Brewster came down with polio, causing her to spend 29 days in an iron lung and nine months in a wheel chair. In 1957, she acted on stage in Los Angeles, with a starring role in The Darling Darlinis at the Ivar Theater.{{cite news |title=Carol Brewster Wins Play Lead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27339030/carol_brewster/ |accessdate=18 January 2019 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=June 28, 1957 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=55|via = Newspapers.com}}
During a hiatus in her acting career, Brewster began designing purses, an endeavor that grew into a business that had 10 employees.
Death
Brewster died at 85 in Big Bear Lake, California on February 1, 2013.{{Cite web|title=Carol Brewster - The Private Life and Times of Carol Brewster. Carol Brewster Pictures.|url=http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/32/Carol+Brewster/index.html|access-date=2021-09-27|website=www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com}}
Filmography
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- It's a Great Feeling (1949)
- The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
- Flamingo Road (1949)
- The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)
- A Life of Her Own (1950)
- Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
- Casa Manana (1951)
- The Belle of New York (1952)
- Untamed Women (1952)
- Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
- The Maverick Queen (1955)
- Son of Sinbad (1955)
- Police Nurse (1963)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: "Night Fever" (1965) (TV)
- Branded: "A Proud Town" (1965) (TV)
- Death Valley Days: "Fighting Sky Pilot" with Skip Homeier (1965) (TV)
- Perry Mason: "The Case of the Vanishing Victim" (1966) (TV)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- Hell's Bloody Devils (1970)
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0108262}}
- [http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/32/Carol+Brewster/register.php Glamour girls of he silver screen]
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Category:American film actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses