Irene Vernon
{{Short description|American actress (1922–1998)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Irene Vernon
| image = Irene Vernon Goldwyn Girl.jpg
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| caption = Vernon in 1947
| birth_name = Irene Vergauwen
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|01|16|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|04|21|1922|01|16|mf=yes}}
| death_place = South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
| resting_place = Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
| other_names = Irene Rosenberg
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1947–1966
}}
Irene Vernon (born Irene Vergauwen, January 16, 1922 – April 21, 1998) was an American actress.
Background
Vernon was born Irene Vergauwen in Mishawaka, Indiana, and graduated from Mishawaka High School. Following graduation, she moved to New York to become an actress.{{cite news |title=1948 film at park to have local connection |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/417595252 |access-date=December 5, 2020 |work=South Bend Tribune |date=August 7, 2008 |page=E 2|id={{ProQuest|417595252}} |via = ProQuest}} Her career began with small uncredited roles in 1940s movies. Vernon ended her movie career in 1952, but during the 1950s, she began performing television roles.
Career
Throughout the early 1950s, Vernon guest starred in shows such as Fireside Theater, The Lone Ranger, Danger, Flight, Dennis the Menace Christmas Show and The Donna Reed Show. In 1964, Vernon began portraying Louise Tate on the hit television series Bewitched. Vernon held the role until 1966.
After writer Danny Arnold left the series, the producers, actress Elizabeth Montgomery and Montgomery's husband, director William Asher, reportedly pressured Vernon to also leave the show due to her friendship with Arnold (although the official reason given was that Vernon's husband was ill). The role of Louise Tate was later taken over by Kasey Rogers.[https://books.google.com/books?id=XZKHsTjRfQIC&dq=irene+vernon+louise+tate+danny+arnold&pg=PA234 Twitch Upon a Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery]
On Broadway, Vernon performed in The Lady in Ermine (1922).{{cite web |title=Irene Vernon |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/irene-vernon-460585 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201205034153/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/irene-vernon-460585 |archive-date=December 5, 2020}}
Personal life
On July 29, 1944, Vernon married U. S. Army Major Edward Duryea Dowling in Englewood, New Jersey. Before his military service, Dowling had been a director of musical shows.{{cite news |title=Major Dowling Weds |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/106977643 |access-date=December 5, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=July 31, 1944 |page=11|id={{ProQuest|106977643}} |via = ProQuest}}
On March 26, 1993, Vernon married Emanuel Rosenberg in Miami Beach, Florida. He preceded her in death on October 28, 1997.{{cite news |title=Irene V. Rosenburg |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/129850865/ |access-date=11 August 2023 |publisher=The South Bend Tribune |date=April 23, 1998}}
Death
Irene Rosenberg (as she was known at the time of her death) died on April 21, 1998, in South Bend, Indiana, aged 76. Death certificate indicates from congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease. She is interred in Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Mishawaka, Indiana.Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By | Showgirl | Uncredited |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Goldwyn Girl | Uncredited |
| 1948 | The Pirate | 'Nina' Showgirl | Uncredited |
| 1948 | A Song Is Born | Woman at Crow's Nest | Uncredited |
| 1950 | The Sound of Fury | Helen Stanton | |
| 1951 | The Blue Veil | Adult Stephanie | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Deadline – U.S.A. | Mrs. Burrows | Uncredited |
| 1960 | High Time | Matron | Uncredited |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6502796/irene-vernon Irene Rosenberg on FindAGrave.com]
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- {{IBDB name|460585}}
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Category:Actresses from Indiana
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:People from Mishawaka, Indiana
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:American stage actresses
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