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Joan Weldon (born Joan Louise Welton; August 5, 1930 – February 11, 2021) was an American actress and singer in film, television, and theatre.

Joan Weldon
Weldon in 1955
Born	Joan Louise Welton (1930-08-05)August 5, 1930 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	February 11, 2021(2021-02-11) (aged 90)[1] Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Singer, film and television actress
Years active	1953–1958 (film and television) 1953–1980 (singer)
Spouse	Dr. David Podell (1966–2021, her death)
Children	1[2]

Early years

Weldon was born in San Francisco, California in 1930. Her grandmother, Olio Cornell, raised her there after she "was left motherless at five."[3] Weldon's great-grandfather was an actor on stage and in vaudeville. She attended Galileo High School, and was inducted into their Hall of Merit in 2019.[2]

Stage

Weldon began her career singing in the San Francisco Grand Opera Company chorus. She also sang with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera.[4] On Broadway, she appeared in Kean.[5] She sang at the opening of the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center in 1964.[6]

After working in film and television, she resumed her career as a singer in road company productions including The Music Man[7] and Oklahoma! Weldon retired in 1980.

Radio

In 1953, Weldon appeared as the soprano soloist on a broadcast of The Standard Hour on NBC radio.[8]

Film

Weldon's film debut came in the 1953 film The System.[3] Although her background was singing in operas, The System and her next two films, So This Is Love and Rear Guard, all had her in non-singing roles.[9]

She became a contract actress with Warner Bros. where she remained until her contract ended in 1954. Her most prominent film was the cult thriller Them!

Television

Weldon had a brief television career in the 1950s. Her first appearance in 1955 was in an episode of The Millionaire, starring Marvin Miller. She made three appearances on Lux Video Theater in various roles. She also played Marian Keats in the title role of the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Angry Mourner" in 1957 (Season 1, episode 7). In 1958, she portrayed Grace Wheeler in an episode of Maverick titled "Plunder of Paradise" starring Jack Kelly, Leo Gordon and Ruta Lee. She appeared in the Have Gun-Will Travel episode “The Singer”. Her final television appearance was in 1958 on Shirley Temple Theater.

In 1955, Weldon was one of the regular singers on the syndicated program This Is Your Music.[10]

Filmography

References

External links

• Joan Weldon at IMDb
• Joan Weldon at Yahoo Movies
• Joan Weldon at the Internet Broadway Database

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[de] Joan Weldon

Joan Weldon (eigentlich Joan Louise Welton; * 5. August 1930 in San Francisco, Kalifornien; † 11. Februar 2021 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Sängerin. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch ihre Rolle als Dr. Patricia Medford im SciFi-Horrorfilm Formicula sowie durch Western der 1950er Jahre.

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- [en] Joan Weldon

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[ru] Уэлдон, Джоан

Джоан Уэлдон (англ. Joan Weldon), имя при рождении Джоан Луиз Уэлтон (англ. Joan Louise Welton; 5 августа 1930 — 11 февраля 2021[3]) — американская актриса театра, кино и телевидения 1950-х годов.

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