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|name=Constance Falk | |name=Constance Falk | ||
|image=[[Image:Falk_Connie-1946-oil.jpg|200px]] | |image=[[Image:Falk_Connie-1946-oil.jpg|200px]]<br>''The Girl in Red'' by Fred Wallace | ||
|Born= 1925 | |Born= February 16, 1925 | ||
|Died= | |Died= December 5, 2008 | ||
|Nationality= [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] American | |Nationality= [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] American | ||
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She graduated of Lash High School in 1942 and attended at New York Academy of Dramatic Art. She studied voice with Polanski of New York and later with Ruth Streeter of Boston. In 1945 she was subject of an oil portrait by Fred Wallace of Boston and started her career as an actress in the Cambridge Summer Theatre resident company. Connie acted in several plays in the Boston area in the following years, under the stage name of "Constance Moorehead". | She graduated of Lash High School in 1942 and attended at New York Academy of Dramatic Art. She studied voice with Polanski of New York and later with Ruth Streeter of Boston. In 1945 she was subject of an oil portrait by Fred Wallace of Boston and started her career as an actress in the Cambridge Summer Theatre resident company. Connie acted in several plays in the Boston area in the following years, under the stage name of "Constance Moorehead". | ||
In Boston she met Lee Falk and they married August 3, 1946. Their first child, [[Diane Falk|Diane]], was born in 1947 and their son [[Conley Falk|Conley]] was born in 1951. In 1953 she also completed a radio show for Marlene Dietrich's "Time for Love" program and a film with Ralph Bellamy for television's "Man Against Crime" series. | In Boston she met Lee Falk and they married August 3, 1946. Their first child, [[Diane Falk|Diane]], was born in 1947 and their son [[Conley Falk|Conley]] was born in 1951. In 1953 she also completed a radio show for Marlene Dietrich's "Time for Love" program and a film with Ralph Bellamy for television's "Man Against Crime" series. Lee Falk and Constance were divorced in 1954 and Constance later remarried with James G Hilton. | ||
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Constance have been used as name for characters in Mandrake strips: | |||
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==References== | |||
*[http://www.ancestry.com ancestry.com]; U.S. Federal Census 1930 & 1940; Yearbook Lash High Schooll 1942; Passenger Lists | |||
*The Zanesville Signal: 1941-1954 | |||
*The Harvard Crimson; Playgoer articles | |||
*Billboard magazines 1940-1946 | |||
==See also== | |||
[[Spotlight on Lee Falk - The Theatre Years]] | |||
[[Category:Writers|Falk, Constance]] | [[Category:Writers|Falk, Constance]] | ||
[[Category: Cameos, parodies and imitations|People]] | [[Category: Cameos, parodies and imitations|People]] | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 25 December 2015
| Constance Falk | |
 The Girl in Red by Fred Wallace | |
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| Born: | February 16, 1925 |
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| Died: | December 5, 2008 |
| Nationality: |  American
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Constance Falk (born Lilienthal) was the second wife of Lee Falk from 1946 until 1954.
Biography
Constance J. (Connie) is the daughter of George M. Lilienthal Jnr. and Ruby Squire. She was named after her grandmother Jessie Constance Moorehead. She grew up at Elm Street farm in Ohio, near Duncan Falls, nearby Philo and Zanesville.
She graduated of Lash High School in 1942 and attended at New York Academy of Dramatic Art. She studied voice with Polanski of New York and later with Ruth Streeter of Boston. In 1945 she was subject of an oil portrait by Fred Wallace of Boston and started her career as an actress in the Cambridge Summer Theatre resident company. Connie acted in several plays in the Boston area in the following years, under the stage name of "Constance Moorehead".
In Boston she met Lee Falk and they married August 3, 1946. Their first child, Diane, was born in 1947 and their son Conley was born in 1951. In 1953 she also completed a radio show for Marlene Dietrich's "Time for Love" program and a film with Ralph Bellamy for television's "Man Against Crime" series. Lee Falk and Constance were divorced in 1954 and Constance later remarried with James G Hilton.
Behind the scenes
Constance have been used as name for characters in Mandrake strips:
| Year | Daily/Sunday | Title | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Daily | "HRH Cuddles" | as Connie, King Segrid's wife. |
| 1949 | Daily | "Mystery at the Bar-J Ranch" | Janet is Narda's aunt, Janet Squire it the aunt to Constance. |
| 1950 | Daily | "The Dark One" | as Connie, King Segrid's wife. |
| 1952 | Daily | "The Mysterious Phone Booth" | as Connie, friend of Narda. |
| 1956 | Sunday | "The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest" | as Constanze of Elm |
References
- ancestry.com; U.S. Federal Census 1930 & 1940; Yearbook Lash High Schooll 1942; Passenger Lists
- The Zanesville Signal: 1941-1954
- The Harvard Crimson; Playgoer articles
- Billboard magazines 1940-1946