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Joan Caulfield

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Joan Caulfield
  • Birth Name:
    Beatrice Joan Caulfield
  • Date of Birth:
    June 1, 1922
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Gemini
  • Place of Birth:
    West Orange, New Jersey, USA
  • Place of Death:
    Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Date of Death:
    June 16, 1991
  • Cause of Death:
    Lung Cancer
  • Height:
    5' 5"
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Education:
    Columbia University

Family

Joan Caulfield
  • Spouse:
    Frank Ross - divorced
    Dr. Robert Peterson -

Career

Joan Caulfield

Trivia

Joan Caulfield
  • Hailed in her time as one of the screen's great beauties, many of her cameramen said she was one of the few women in Hollywood whom it was virtually impossible to photograph badly.
  • Caulfield was represented by the John Robert Powers agency as a fashion model in the early 1940s.
  • Is the favorite actress of writer/director Joss Whedon. Joss frequently wears a t-shirt with her picture on it and tests people by asking them if they can correctly identify her.
  • She is featured as a character in the mystery novel, Dead in Their Sights by John Dandola, which explores her West Orange, New Jersey, roots.
  • Later in life she appeared mostly on television, appearing on programs such as "The Cheyenne Show", Baretta and Murder, She Wrote.
  • One of her most memorable roles was when she was lent out to Warner Bros. to appear in The Unsuspected (1947) alongside Claude Rains and Audrey Totter.
  • After being discovered by Broadway producers, she began a stage career in 1943 that eventually lead to signing as an actress with Paramount Pictures.
  • Was an American actress and former fashion model.

Filmography

Joan Caulfield

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