Barbara Hale Overview:

Legendary actress, Barbara Hale, was born on Apr 18, 1922 in DeKalb, IL. Hale died at the age of 94 on Jan 26, 2017 in Sherman Oaks, CA .

MINI BIO:

Glamorous brunette American star of cheerful and friendly manner who gave some solid performances in juicy roles towards the end of the forties after a small-parts start via the model and beauty queen route. Her looks became motherly rather early (like Rosemary DeCamp), but she found a successful second career as Della Street in the long-running Perry Mason series on TV from 1957 to 1965, for which she won an Emmy award in 1959. Married Bill Williams in 1946. Mother of William Katt.

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. Hale was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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Classic Movie Travels: , Chicago Illinois

By Annette Bochenek on Sep 24, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Classic Movie Travels: , Chicago Area “It hit every paper the next day: the Cinderella story. Of course they said it was a starring role. I had one line, but you know about those things.”?- Actress was one who performed on many different ... Read full article


, Happy Birthday, Born April 18, 1922; our Best Wishes to this Lovely Actress.

By C. S. Williams on Apr 18, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

By the time the first season of the CBS legal series Perry Mason was drawing to a close had completed 38 films and had gathered a few starring roles to her r?sum?, including: The Window (top of the bill) & And Baby Makes Three, 1949, The Jackpot & Emergency Wedding, 1950 and Lor... Read full article


, Happy Birthday, Born April 18, 1922; our Best Wishes to this Lovely Actress.

By C. S. Williams on Apr 18, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

By the time the first season of the CBS legal series Perry Mason was drawing to a close had completed 38 films and had gathered a few starring roles to her r?sum?, including: The Window (top of the bill) & And Baby Makes Three, 1949, The Jackpot & Emergency Wedding, 1950 and Lor... Read full article


, Happy Birthday, Born April 18, 1922; our Best Wishes to this Lovely Actress.

By C. S. Williams on Apr 18, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

By the time the first season of the CBS legal series Perry Mason was drawing to a close had completed 38 films and had gathered a few starring roles to her r?sum?, including: The Window (top of the bill) & And Baby Makes Three, 1949, The Jackpot & Emergency Wedding, 1950 and Lor... Read full article


Happy Birthday,

By Caftan Woman on Apr 18, 2010 From Caftan Woman

Quick: Name the bombshell of an actress who played a nightclub singer in a film noir and treated the audience to Put the Blame on Mame. No. We're not talking about Rita Hayworth in Gilda. The answer is today's birthday girl pictured above in 1955s The Houston Story co-starring Gene ... Read full article


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Barbara Hale Facts
Has an orchid named after her (cultivated by Raymond Burr).

There is some confusion about her birth year. Early sources say 1922; some recent sources say 1921. However, her listing in the U.S. Census taken on 1 April 1930, before her birthday, gives her age as seven years.

Best remembered by the public for her starring role as girl-Friday "Della Street" in "Perry Mason" (1957).

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