Nancy Saunders

Nancy Lou Saunders (June 29, 1925 – June 13, 2020) was an American actress of film, television and the stage.

Nancy Saunders
Born	Nancy Lou Sanders June 29, 1925 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	June 13, 2020 (aged 94) Mission Viejo, California, U.S.
Years active	1946–2011

Career

Saunders appeared in over 20 films between 1946 and 1957. She was discovered when a talent scout was looking for attractive actresses who could ride a horse.[1]

Saunders was a contract actress first with RKO Pictures and later with Columbia Pictures.[2]

To modern viewers, Saunders is known for her roles in several Three Stooges films from the Shemp Howard era, specifically I'm a Monkey's Uncle (and its remake Stone Age Romeos) and as Lady Godiva in The Ghost Talks.[3]

Saunders entered the "Queen" competition at the 1972 All American Quarter Horse Congress.[4]

Personal life

Saunders was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles in June 1925. In December 1946, Saunders married used-car dealer Ray Russell Davioni in Las Vegas. The marriage was annulled in August 1947.[5]

She died from leukemia in Mission Viejo, California in June 2020 at the age of 94.[6]

Selected filmography

• The Bamboo Blonde (1946) as glamour girl
• Lady Luck (1946) as manicurist
• The Secret of the Whistler (1946) as girl
• Slappily Married (1946) as bellhop
• Criminal Court (1946) as secretary
• The Locket (1946) as Miss Wyatt - Blair's secretary
• South of the Chisholm Trail (1946) as Nora Grant
• The Thirteenth Hour (1947) as Donna
• West of Dodge City (1947) as Anne Avery
• A Likely Story (1947) as blonde on train
• Law of the Canyon (1947) as Mary Coleman
• The Millerson Case (1947) as Belle Englehart
• Prairie Raiders (1947) as Ann Bradford
• The Woman on the Beach (1947) as girl at party
• Brideless Groom (1947) as former girlfriend
• When a Girl's Beautiful (1947) as Sue Dennis, model
• Her Husband's Affairs (1947) as nurse
• The Lone Wolf in London (1947) as Ann Klemscott[7]
• It Had to Be You (1947) as Nancy, the model
• Six-Gun Law (1948) as June Wallace
• Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) as Joanie

References

1. "Nancy Saunders". Toledo Blade. June 30, 1947. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
2. "Nancy Saunders Signed". Democrat and Chronicle. New York, Rochester. May 17, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Nancy Saunders at threestooges.net
4. "Nancy Saunders is candidate". The Day. October 14, 1972. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
5. "Marriage Annulled". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. August 14, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved 2 June 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ThreeStooges.net: Nancy Saunders profile
7. "Nancy Saunders leads". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 26, 1947. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

External links

• Nancy Saunders at IMDb
• Nancy Saunders at the American Film Institute
• Nancy Saunders interview at Western Clippings