In her 1930s features, Una Merkel portrayed a variety of standout roles, including the shrill and frequently sobbing Sibyl in Private Lives (1931), the wronged girlfriend of David Manners in Man Wanted (1931), Jean Harlow’s scheming secretary in Bombshell (1932), read more
Carole Lombard and Una Merkel in "True Confession": Inspiration for "I Love Lucy?"
I Love Lucy was a landmark in television history. The original series ran for six years on CBS and for four of those years was the top-rated TV show in the country. One of the dynamics that made the show work s read more
March 22, 2014 by smumcounty Abraham Lincoln (1930) Una Merkel was born in Covington, Kentucky on Dec 10th, 1903. In her teens she moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in films. In her early years, she so resembled Lillian Gish that D.W. Griffith hired her as Gish’s stand-in for “Way Down East” read more
March 22, 2014 by smumcounty Abraham Lincoln (1930) Una Merkel was born in Covington, Kentucky on Dec 10th, 1903. In her teens she moved to Hollywood to pursue a career in films. In her early years, she so resembled Lillian Gish that D.W. Griffith hired her as Gish’s stand-in for “Way Down East” read more
Stardust Posted by Vanessa Buttino on Jun 28, 2013
Funny Lady Blogathon: Una Merkel
Wide eyes + button nose + pert mouth = the cutest face you ever did see.
I have never laughed so hard whilst watching a classic film as I did at Una Merkel's wisecracks in Warner Brothers' backstage musical 42nd Street (1933). In between bouts of laughter, read more
Dawn recently did a piece on Una Merkel, a solid character actress who got her start as a stand-in for Lillian Gish in 1920's Way Down East. She is famous for her wisecracking blond character in 42nd Street, and is remembered best for such roles. I wanted to pay homage to one of her performances read more
Una Merkel, looked alot like actress Lillian Gish, which started her acting career as a stand-in for Gish in 1920's Way Down East and in 1928's The Wind. She performed in a few films during the silent era, Love's Old Sweet Song (1923). Una, spent most of her time in New York City working on Broadwa read more