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Betty Burgess (February 15, 1917 – 2002) was a singer, dancer, and actress in the United States.[1] She married Duncan Laing in 1951 and then George Zaharias in January 1960. She co-starred in the 1935 film Coronado and the 1938 film I Demand Payment.

She worked for Paramount as a promising young star.[2] She performed with Sonny Lamont.[3][4]

The UCLA Library has a 1935 photo of 18 year old Burgess shaking hands with fellow actress 15 year old Olympe Bradna.[5]

Filmography

• Pirate Party on Catalina Isle, a 2-reel short[6][7]
• Coronado (1935)[8]
• Tough to Handle (1937)
• I Demand Payment (1938)
• The Adventures of the Masked Phantom (1939), a "campy" Western themed musical[9]

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