Catherine Bach
| Catherine Bach | |
|---|---|
 Catherine Bach, May 2007 | |
| Born |
Catherine Bachman March 1, 1954[1] Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse(s) |
David Shaw (m. 1976; div. 1981) Peter Lopez (m. 1990; wid. 2010) |
| Website | |
| www.catherinebach.com | |
Catherine Bach (born Catherine Bachman; March 1, 1954)[1] is an American actress. She is known for playing Daisy Duke in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard and Margo Dutton in African Skies.[2] In 2012, she joined the cast of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless as Anita Lawson.[3]
Personal life
Bach was born in Warren, Ohio,[1] the daughter of Norma Jean Kucera (née Verdugo), an acupuncturist, and Bernard Bachman, a rancher.[4][5] Her mother was of Mexican descent and her father was of German ancestry.[6][7] She is descended from the Verdugo family,[8] one of California's earliest landed families.[9] She grew up on a ranch in South Dakota,[10] where she visited her grandparents in Faith, South Dakota, and graduated from Stevens High School (1970) in Rapid City, South Dakota. She studied arts at UCLA where she supplemented her income by making clothes for friends and theatre groups.[10]
She married David Shaw (step-son of Angela Lansbury)[11] in 1976; the couple divorced in 1981. Bach married entertainment lawyer Peter Lopez in August 1990. They had two daughters, Sophia and Laura. On April 30, 2010, 60 year old Lopez was found shot dead in an apparent suicide.[12]
Career
Bach's professional debut was as one of the children in a production of The Sound of Music.[11] Bach's first screen appearance was in the Burt Lancaster murder mystery, The Midnight Man, shot in upstate South Carolina in 1973, in which she played the murdered coed, Natalie Claiburn.
Her next role was Melody in the 1974 film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.
She heard about the audition for The Dukes of Hazzard through her husband.[13] When she arrived there, she found the producers were looking for a Dolly Parton-lookalike; despite not looking like what they were searching for, she was hired on the spot.[14] One of the earliest costume ideas from the producers was that she wear a tight white turtleneck, go-go boots and a poodle skirt, but Bach asked if she could bring her own outfit, which was a homemade T-shirt, a pair of cut-off denim shorts and high heels.[15] Bach had concerns about the appropriateness of the cut-off shorts at first, saying she couldn't wear them in a restaurant scene. When prompted by the producers to visit a restaurant across the street, Bach found the waitresses were wearing "little miniskirts that matched the tablecloths!".[13] She starred on that show, opposite Tom Wopat, John Schneider and James Best, whom Bach remains close to. Bach also visits her mentor's website, that's dedicated to James's painting.
At the suggestion of the show's producers, Bach posed as Daisy Duke for a poster, which sold 5 million copies.[16] The poster once caused a stir when Bach visited the White House to visit one of her former schoolteachers who was then working there.[17]
In 1985, she served as the model for the figurehead for the schooner Californian.[9]
While she was on the The Dukes of Hazzard, her legs were insured for $1,000,000.[18][19]
In 2002, she launched a line of diamond jewellery at Debenhams.[10]
In 2012, she joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as Anita Lawson.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Close Up: Catherine Bach". Ocala Star-Banner. 1988-09-02. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ "Dukes Fest". Melbourne: The Age. 2004-08-01. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.theyoungandtherestless.com/news_events/detail_6871.html
- ↑ Catherine Bach Biography at Film Reference
- ↑
- ↑ Walstad, David (1992-12-12). 'ous+Duty&pqatl=google "Catherine Bach Goes to S. Africa for Some Non-'Hazzard'ous Duty".
- ↑ Goodwin, Betty (1984-05-26). "Bad Luck?".
- ↑ "The Sumter Daily Item - Google News Archive Search". The Sumter Daily Item. 1983-08-25. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 ""Dukes'" Catherine Bach Model for Tall Ship". Ocala Star-Banner. 1985-01-07. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Julia Robson (2002-04-04). "Daisy Duke's sparkling return". London: Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lydia Lane (1979-03-09). "Discipline Keys Life". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ Dukes of Hazzard star Catherine Bach's husband 'commits suicide on his lawn'
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Catherin Bach Defends the Dukes". Beaver Country Times. 1981-10-11. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ "Catherine Bach Waits On A Special Dinner". The Sumter Daily Item. 1980-07-18. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ Craig Shelburne (2005-02-25). "The Original Dukes of Hazzard Stars Reminisce". CMT. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ Dan Kane (2009-01-22). "Daisy Duke today: 10 things you probably didn't know about Catherine Bach". The Repository. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ↑ "Catherine Bach's Daisy poster causing quite a White House stir". Lakeland Ledger. 1981-10-12. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ "Dukes of Hazzard's Catherine Bach swaps her hotpants for comfy sweatpants". Daily Mail. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ Voit, Stan (June 2011). "Catherine Bach still enjoys recognition from Daisy Duke role". The Mountain Press. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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