Kathleen Crowley

Education

Born on 26 December 1929 in Green Bank, New Jersey, Crowley graduated from Egg Harbor High School in 1946. Crowley attended New York"s American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1950 and undertakes some live television work there.

Career

She retired from acting in 1970. On the 7 August 1949, the 19-year-old Crowley wins the title of "Mission New Jersey" at a contest held at Asbury Park. Acting career

In February 1951 she appears with Conrad Nagel in "A Star is Born" on Robert Montgomery Presents.

As an actress, she specialized in being seductive in films and television series.

Maverick

Crowley is best remembered appearing in eight episodes (a series record for a leading lady) as a variety of sirens on the American Broadcasting Company/Warner Brothers series, Maverick (1957) opposite James Garner, Jack Kelly, and Roger Moore. "The Jeweled Gun" (with Jack Kelly)

"Maverick Springs" (with James Garner and Jack Kelly)

"The Misfortune Teller" (with James Garner)

"Kiz" (with Roger Moore)

"Dade City Dodge"

"The Troubled Heir"

"One of Our Trains Is Missing" (the last three with Jack Kelly).

Crowley made 81 television appearances and was cast in 20 movies between 1951 and 1970. One of her last movie roles was in Downhill Racer with Robert Redford.

She made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of defendant and title character Marylin Clark in the 1958 episode, "The Case of the Lonely Heiress." Many of her films were low-budget science fiction and horror movies, but she seemed to appear in practically every narrative television series produced in the late 1950s and 1960s, including Crossroads, Bourbon Street Beat, Surfside 6, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, Bat Masterson with Gene Barry, The Americans.

Bonanza, Colt.45, Bronco, Branded with Chuck Connors, Redigo, My Three Sons with Fred MacMurray, The Donna Reed Show, Checkmate with Sebastian Cabot, Route 66, Thriller, Batman (episodes 21 and 22) with Adam West, Disneyland, Family Affair, Rawhide with Clint Eastwood, The High Chaparral and The Lone Ranger. Private life

Crowley married John Rubsam in Los Angeles on 27 September 1969 and gave birth to a son, Matthew, in 1970. Kathleen Crowley was often confused with Patricia "Pat" Crowley, an actress who appeared as a leading lady in different episodes of many of the same television series but was no relation.

Achievements

• As the winner she enters the "Mission America" pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey on the 10 September 49 and comes sixth.