She was an actress, known for Below the Border (1942), The Laramie Trail (1944) and Death Valley Rangers (1943).
Linda Brent (1919-1994) didn’t become an American citizen until November of 1942
Born in Shanghai, China to an Irish father and a Russian mother (nee Vassilieva)
By then, she had been voted the “prettiest white girl in Shanghai.
Appeared in local plays in Los Angeles and at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco, had married and divorced MGM contract player Steve Cornell (who then, allegedly, disappeared in order to avoid the draft).
Orson Welles’ comely assistant in his famous wartime magic act at the Hollywood Wonder Show, and dated movie tough guy Lyle Talbot.
She was rumored to be close to marrying the latter but that apparently never happened. Instead she wed another screen tough, John Kellogg, and their 1951 divorce created unfortunate headlines that bespoke of physical abuse and a failure to pay child support.
In contrast to all this, Linda Brent’s screen career, which also included the Bob Livingston “Johnny Rapidan” Western The Laramie Trail (1944) and a host of chorus girl and handmaiden roles, seems little more than an afterthought. On screen and television until the early 1960s.
Linda Laura Brent died in obscurity in Los Angeles, California on May 7, 1994.
WORKING ON FINDING BURIAL
Linda Brent (1919-1994) didn’t become an American citizen until November of 1942
Born in Shanghai, China to an Irish father and a Russian mother (nee Vassilieva)
By then, she had been voted the “prettiest white girl in Shanghai.
Appeared in local plays in Los Angeles and at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco, had married and divorced MGM contract player Steve Cornell (who then, allegedly, disappeared in order to avoid the draft).
Orson Welles’ comely assistant in his famous wartime magic act at the Hollywood Wonder Show, and dated movie tough guy Lyle Talbot.
She was rumored to be close to marrying the latter but that apparently never happened. Instead she wed another screen tough, John Kellogg, and their 1951 divorce created unfortunate headlines that bespoke of physical abuse and a failure to pay child support.
In contrast to all this, Linda Brent’s screen career, which also included the Bob Livingston “Johnny Rapidan” Western The Laramie Trail (1944) and a host of chorus girl and handmaiden roles, seems little more than an afterthought. On screen and television until the early 1960s.
Linda Laura Brent died in obscurity in Los Angeles, California on May 7, 1994.
WORKING ON FINDING BURIAL
She was an actress, known for Below the Border (1942), The Laramie Trail (1944) and Death Valley Rangers (1943).
Linda Brent (1919-1994) didn’t become an American citizen until November of 1942
Born in Shanghai, China to an Irish father and a Russian mother (nee Vassilieva)
By then, she had been voted the “prettiest white girl in Shanghai.
Appeared in local plays in Los Angeles and at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco, had married and divorced MGM contract player Steve Cornell (who then, allegedly, disappeared in order to avoid the draft).
Orson Welles’ comely assistant in his famous wartime magic act at the Hollywood Wonder Show, and dated movie tough guy Lyle Talbot.
She was rumored to be close to marrying the latter but that apparently never happened. Instead she wed another screen tough, John Kellogg, and their 1951 divorce created unfortunate headlines that bespoke of physical abuse and a failure to pay child support.
In contrast to all this, Linda Brent’s screen career, which also included the Bob Livingston “Johnny Rapidan” Western The Laramie Trail (1944) and a host of chorus girl and handmaiden roles, seems little more than an afterthought. On screen and television until the early 1960s.
Linda Laura Brent died in obscurity in Los Angeles, California on May 7, 1994.
WORKING ON FINDING BURIAL
Linda Brent (1919-1994) didn’t become an American citizen until November of 1942
Born in Shanghai, China to an Irish father and a Russian mother (nee Vassilieva)
By then, she had been voted the “prettiest white girl in Shanghai.
Appeared in local plays in Los Angeles and at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco, had married and divorced MGM contract player Steve Cornell (who then, allegedly, disappeared in order to avoid the draft).
Orson Welles’ comely assistant in his famous wartime magic act at the Hollywood Wonder Show, and dated movie tough guy Lyle Talbot.
She was rumored to be close to marrying the latter but that apparently never happened. Instead she wed another screen tough, John Kellogg, and their 1951 divorce created unfortunate headlines that bespoke of physical abuse and a failure to pay child support.
In contrast to all this, Linda Brent’s screen career, which also included the Bob Livingston “Johnny Rapidan” Western The Laramie Trail (1944) and a host of chorus girl and handmaiden roles, seems little more than an afterthought. On screen and television until the early 1960s.
Linda Laura Brent died in obscurity in Los Angeles, California on May 7, 1994.
WORKING ON FINDING BURIAL
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