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Amelita Ward
American actress
Amelita Ward (July 17, 1923 – April 26, 1987) was an American film actress. She played supporting roles in over 20 films between 1943 and 1949, generally in B Pictures such as Gangway for Tomorrow[2] and The Falcon in Danger (1943).
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She was sometimes credited as Lita Ward.
Life and career
Ward's father was Claude "Bud" Ward, a production manager for NBC.[3]
Two producers discovered Ward while they were in Harlingen, Texas, filming scenes on location. That led to her first film role, in Aerial Gunner (1943).[4]
Ward married Leo Gorcey on February 10, 1949, in Ensenada, Mexico.
They had two children and later divorced in February 1956.[5]
Filmography
References
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