American actress Kathleen Hughes was discovered in a Little Theater production in 1948. Signed to a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox, she made 14 films for the studio, and appeared in five motion pictures for Universal Studios, including the cult film
It Came From Outer Space (1953).
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| Kathleen Hughes in the 1940s and ’50s |
By 1956, Hughes was appearing in television series. She played in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956–1957), Telephone Time (1956), The Bob Cummings Show (1958), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, 77 Sunset Strip (1959), Hotel de Paree (1959), Tightrope (1959), General Electric Theater (1960–1962), The Tall Man (1961), Bachelor Father (1962), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1965), and I Dream of Jeannie (1967).
Hughes’ favorite stage role was in the play
The Seven Year Itch (1952). These beautiful photos from scrapbooks were found by
jericl cat that show portraits of young Kathleen Hughes in the 1940s and ’50s.
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| Kathleen Hughes in bathing suit, circa 1948 |
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| Kathleen Hughes in Halloween costume, circa 1948 |
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| Kathleen Hughes, circa 1948 |
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| Kathleen Hughes, circa 1948 |
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| Kathleen Hughes, circa 1948 |
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| Kathleen Hughes, circa 1948 |
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| Kathleen Hughes is probably supposed to be getting tips for a successful movie career from established star Jeanne Crain, seated at her mirror, circa 1949 |
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| Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, October 15, 1950 |
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| Kathleen Hughes, circa 1950 |
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| Kathleen Hughes, circa 1950 |
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| Kathleen Hughes, circa 1950 |
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| An event at the Hotel Statler, downtown Los Angeles with Kathleen Hughes and Mary Pickford, circa mid-1950s |
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| An event at the Hotel Statler, downtown Los Angeles with Kathleen Hughes and Mary Pickford, circa mid-1950s |
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| Bar of Music, 7351 Beverly Blvd., Hollywood, California, circa mid-1950s |
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| Kathleen Hughes in bathing suit, circa mid-1950s |
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| Kathleen Hughes in bathing suit, circa mid-1950s |
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| The note read "To Betty who will be Kathleen Hughes in lights", Mocambo, Hollywood, California, circa mid-1950s |
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| Thrifty Drug Stores, Cut Rate fur coats, sable-dyed coney, circa mid-1950s |
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| Thrifty Drug Stores, Cut Rate fur coats, sable-dyed coney, circa mid-1950s |
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| Thrifty Drug Stores, Cut Rate fur coats, sable-dyed coney, circa mid-1950s |
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| "The Girl Most Likely" Album, January 31, 1958 |
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| "The Girl Most Likely" Album, January 31, 1958 |
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| "The Girl Most Likely" Album, January 31, 1958 |
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| "The Girl Most Likely" Album, January 31, 1958 |
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| Kathleen Hughes in the late 1950s |
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