Lori March

Lori March (March 6, 1923 – March 19, 2013) was an American television actress. She was best known for her roles on daytime soap operas. Her obituary on the Television Academy's web site noted that she "was dubbed 'First Lady of Daytime Television.'"[2]

Lori March
Born
Lori von Eltz

(1923-03-06)March 6, 1923
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 19, 2013(2013-03-19) (aged 90)
Redding, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting placeChurch of the Transfiguration
OccupationActress
Years active1949-1982
Spouse(s)Alexander Scourby (1943-1985) (his death) (1 child)
Howard Taubman (1988-1996) (his death)
Milton L. Williams (1997-2008) (his death)[1]
Parent(s)Theodore von Eltz and Peggy Prior
Joseph Moncure March (adoptive father)

Early years

March was born in Hollywood, California. She was the daughter of Theodore von Eltz, an actor, and Peggy Prior, a screenwriter. Poet Joseph Moncure March was her adoptive father.[3] She attended Beverly Hills High School.[4] She studied theatre at HB Studio[5] in New York City.

Stage

March's Broadway credits include Giants, Sons of Giants (1961), The Chalk Garden (1955), and Charley's Aunt (1953).[6]

Television

March played Lenore Bradley on the soap opera The Brighter Day[7]:136. Her other soap operas and roles included Three Steps to Heaven (Jennifer),[7] As the World Turns (Nurse Harris), The Secret Storm (Valerie Hill Ames Northcoate), One Life to Live (Adele Huddleston), The Edge of Night (Mrs. Hinson), Texas (Mildred Canfield), Another Life (Barbara Gilbert), The Guiding Light (Lady Agnes Gilmore), and Another World (Abigail Kramer).[3] She appeared in 6 Perry Mason episodes including the role of defendant Edna Culross in the 1961 episode "The Case of the Posthumous Painter" and murderess Olive Omstead in the 1962 episode " The Case of the Capricious Corpse".

Personal life

In May 1943, March married actor Alexander Scourby.[4]

Death

On March 19, 2013, March died at age 90 while sleeping in Redding, Connecticut.[3]

Selected television credits

Film credits

References
  1. "Lori March, 'Secret Storm' Actress, Dies at 90". The New York Times. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. "Lori March, Memorable Matriarch of Daytime's Secret Storm". May 21, 2013. p. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. Lentz, Harris M. III (2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. McFarland. p. 239. ISBN 9780786476657. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. Barnes, Mike (March 25, 2013). "Actress Lori March Scourby Dies at 90". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. HB Studio Alumni
  6. "("Lori March" search results)". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  7. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1079. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.


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